The Minneapolis general strike of 1934 grew out of a strike by Teamsters against most of the trucking companies operating in Minneapolis, the major distribution center for the Upper Midwest. The strik
Open battle between striking teamsters armed with pipes and the police in the streets of Minneapolis
Trotskyist leaders Max Shachtman (left) and James P. Cannon following their arrest, July 27, 1934
Floyd B. Olson
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Floyd Bjørnstjerne "Skipper" Olson was an American politician and lawyer who served three-terms as the 22nd governor of Minnesota from January 6, 1931 until his death in office at the age of forty-fou
Minneapolis general strike of 1934
…The Alliance had power and sway over the Minneapolis economy and thwarted union organizing. At the time of the strike, the governor of Minnesota was Floyd Olson, who belonged to the Farmer-Labor party. Olson was sympathetic to the union cause but also believed that he had gubernatorial responsibility to maintain…
Olson c. 1931
Olson as County Attorney with daughter Patricia, 1924
Olson strikes a pose, 1924
Portrait of Olson as Governor by Carl Bohnen