Garbage Collectors Strike of 1938
Apr 28, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 33
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Episode description
While private sector employees in Philadelphia had been seeing huge union wins throughout the 1930s, municipal workers were largely left out. This would all change in 1938 when garbage collectors brought the city to a standstill in a weeks long strike.
Originally aired: September 5, 2022.
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