What the records say
- When
- 1937
- Kind
- Strike
- Coordinates
- 40.28° N, 76.65° W
- Description
- 1937 Hershey Chocolate Corporation Strike
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Pennsylvania chocolate workers' strike, 1937
1937 strike at Hershey Chocolate Company
Hershey, Pennsylvania witnessed a six-day sit-down strike of workers at the Hershey Chocolate Corporation in 1937. The strike ended in violence, as dairy workers and loyal Hershey employees stormed the factory to force out strikers.
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