What the records say
- When
- 9 Sep 1919 – 13 Sep 1919
- Kind
- Strike
- Coordinates
- 42.36° N, 71.06° W
- Description
- union strife
- Participants
- 1140
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Boston police strike
1919 labor unrest in Massachusetts, US
The Boston police strike occurred on September 9, 1919, when Boston police officers went on strike seeking recognition for their trade union and improvements in wages and working conditions. Police Commissioner Edwin Upton Curtis denied that police officers had any right to form a union, much less one affiliated with a larger organization like the American Federation of Labor (AFL), which some attribute to concerns t…
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