LABOR HIST: CHICAGO MEMORIAL DAY MASSACRE 1937 p1

ARCHIVE VIDEO PRODUCED BY THE ILLINOIS LABOR HISTORY SOCIETY.

While reading the book "Labor's Giant Step" by Art Preis. I heard of these terrible murders. And the murders of such a brave group of workers won't go untold around here. This is a video every union worker needs to witness in order to appreciate a little of what our elders went through to build what we have today. And maybe it will give us an idea of what it will take to keep our unions together in the last days of capitalism. I think gas masks and riot shields will be absolutely necessary to hold a picket. -ROT

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[Scott Jones]

I'm from Chicago and have heard of this. But this is the first time I've seen this. I am a big history buff and I find this very interesting. For the people who have laid their lives on the line this is why we have Labor Day. It is not for cook-outs and going to the beach. This is the legacy that we are going to leave to our children and future generations. Thank you for posting this. And I will be putting this on my FB page.

[John Candido]

These incidents need to be accurately recorded and preserved for posterity. They should be taught to students as a record of police brutality, murder, and the denial of union members' human rights. It is a really shocking film.

[screwface1011]

thank you for this, very good film and interesting.