In 1970, a strike by school workers in Keokuk, Iowa sent shockwaves through the state and jump-started a movement for collective bargaining rights for Iowa’s public-sector workers.
Our story of this explosive event in a little industrial town on the Mississippi River comes to us from the Speaking of Work podcast, which goes back to the 1950s and 1960s to explore the roots of the Keokuk strike. Episodes 2 and 3 are available now! Music this week by Matthew Grimm.
And on this week’s Labor History in 2:00…
The year was 1934. That was the day National Guard troops in Minneapolis raided Teamsters local 574 headquarters.
Produced by Chris Garlock. To contribute a labor history item, email laborhistorytoday@gmail.com
Labor History Today is produced by the Metro Washington Council’s Union City Radio and the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor at Georgetown University.
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