The Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934

By Philip Korth

The 1934 Minneapolis Teamsters Strike proved to be a pivotal event in twentieth-century American labor history. The Minneapolis Teamsters challenged the muscle of big business, as well as the authority of local, state, and federal government, and in the process they changed the very nature of labor relations in the United States. In The Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934, Philip Korth's description of events surrounding this landmark labor action are filtered through the recollections of the people who were there. Korth blends historical record with the words of actual participants to draw a thorough and compelling portrait of a labor strike and its consequences. Philip Korth's study illustrates the organizational strategies that made the Minneapolis strike a success, as well as how opposition and public perception defined emerging labor relations practices and public policy. At the same time, the author provides an in-depth examination of the conflict through interviews with witnesses and participants in this pivotal event in labor history.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870133853
• ISBN13: 9780870133855
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Well researced, but.....

I enjoyed this book which is well researched. The chapters titled "Voices" containing oral histories are a very nice insightful touch. Two things do strike me as odd. (1) Farrell Dobbs whose name is almost synonymous with this strike is barely mentioned. (2) Dan Tobin, who was General President of the IBT at the time, is referenced primarily through secondary sources. Did the author not pursue Tobin's papers with the Wisconsin State Historical Society?