Cantaloupe Strike of 1928

When

1928

Kind

Strike

Coordinates

39.83° N, 98.58° W

Description

California labor strike

Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.

California labor strike

The Cantaloupe strike of 1928 was labor movement of cantaloupe pickers in Imperial Valley, California. On May 7, 1928 cantaloupe pickers walked off of the job and the strike lasted to May 10 of the same year. The strikers had hardly any outside support and many were effectively imprisoned by local police for gathering together in any public space during the strike.

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