War, Betrayal, and the Secret Buttons: Inside the 1917 Twin Cities Transit Strike
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At 1:00 AM on Saturday, October 6, 1917, Twin Cities transit workers walked off the job, shutting down 450 miles of track and plunging Minneapolis and St. Paul into a bitter, high-stakes battle. They worked 10 to 12 hour shifts, 7 days a week, with no overtime pay or guaranteed day off. As wartime inflation pushed the cost of basic family necessities out of reach, motormen and conductors organized to demand dignity and fair wages. In response, Twin Cities Rapid Transit president Horace Lowry and Governor J.A.A. Burnquist’s iron-fisted Minnesota Commission of Public Safety…
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