Strikes; Square D Electric

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Description:

Chaotic scene as uniformed police officers, one mounted, clash with striking United Electrical Workers who are demonstrating against Square D. Electric Company in Detroit, Michigan. "Union leaders and management hammered out a settlement that meant victory for the company but saved face for the unionists, among the terms: a 4¢ hourly wage hike (v. the 5¢ demanded and the 3¢ offered), an extra holiday, arbitration of 27 cases involving employees who were fired during the strike for alleged violence and intimidation," from Time Magazine article October 11, 1954.

Notes:

Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library

Date Issued:

1954-09-02T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library

Collection:

Virtual Motor City

Place:

Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, and Detroit

Subject Topic:

Strikes and lockouts, Electric industry, Demonstrations, Police, and Square D Company

Format:

photographs

Rights:

Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

URL:

http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc29834_1