On September 9, 1919, the Boston police went out on strike in order to achieve recognition for their trade union and for improvements in wages and working conditions.
Their Police Commissioner Edwin Upton Curtis, who denied that police officers had any rights to form a union, affiliated with a larger organization like the American Federation of Labor - AFL.
When the Boston police force went on strike in 1919, they all got fired.
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the boston police strike
The Boston Police strike took place in 1919 on September 9. The reason for the strike was to get improved wages and working conditions.
Boston Mass. had the police strike
Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
The Police Force.
The police force.
The Boston Police Strike of 1919 was over poor wages and working conditions. The strike began at 5:45pm on September 9th.
Calvin Coolidge ended it. He used the state militia to patrol the streets.
The Boston Police Strike began on September 9, 1919, upon the refusal by Edwin Upton Curtis to allow to create a police union. A number of officers were suspended, and future President Calvin Coolidge hoped to reinstate the officers.