May 16
Minneapolis general strike backs Teamsters, who are striking most of the
city’s trucking companies - 1934
U.S. Supreme Court issues Mackay decision, which permits the permanent
replacement of striking workers. The decision had little impact until Ronald
Regan’s replacement of striking air traffic controllers (PATCO) in 1981, a
move that signaled antiunion private sector employers that it was OK to do
likewise - 1938
__Black labor leader and peace activist A. Philip Randolph dies. He was
president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and first black on the
AFL-CIO executive board, and a principal organizer of the 1963 March on
Washington – 1979 _(for more on Randolph, check out [16]A. Philip Randolph:
A Biographical Portrait in the UCS bookstore)_
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