The Washington Navy Yard labor strike of 1835 is considered the first strike of federal civilian employees. The strike began on Wednesday July 31, 1835, and ended August 15, 1835. The strike supported
Washington Navy Yard c. 1862
Isaac Hull, who issued the order that caused the strike
Commodore Isaac Hull's regulation of July 29, 1835, re employee meals and access to the Washington Navy Yard that touched off the August 1835 labor strike. This was the first labor strike of federal employees
Enclosure to letter from Issac Hull to Mahlon Dickerson dated August 12, 1835, NARA RG 45 Office of Naval Records and Library. Enclosure enumerates striking WNY civilian employees by occupation.
Isaac Hull
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Commodore Isaac Hull was a United States Navy officer who served in the Quasi-War, Barbary Wars and War of 1812. During his military career, he commanded the warships USS Argus, USS Chesapeake, USS Pr
1835 Washington Navy Yard labor strike
…to do so though it might be completed by mid-summer. The spark that ignited the Washington Navy Yard strike occurred on July 29, 1835, when Commodore Isaac Hull issued a new and unprecedented regulation forbidding yard workers and mechanics from entering shop spaces during their lunch break and from bringing…
Claimed birthplace, Shelton, Connecticut
"We shall have nothing to fear from any single deck Ship". Letter Isaac Hull to Paul Hamilton July 2, 1812 re status of USS Constitution and crew. NARA Washington D.C., RG45, CL, 1812 Vol. 2, No. 85.
Battle between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere 19 August 1812