The Remember 1934 Committee Presents: Labor’s Turning Point
Friday, July 26, 2024, 6:30 – 9:00 pm
East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota

Join the Remember 1934 Committee for a screening of the documentary remembering the landmark 1934 Minneapolis Teamsters Strike that shifted the tide of union activism in the United States. The film, Labor’s Turning Point remembers the labor action with interviews, media and history that brought together members of Teamsters Local 574, farmers, secretaries and many others who supported the strike, standing against the business interests and police who opposed the union as well as and the National Guard and the state and national governments that were compelled to intervene.

The massive, bloody campaign transformed Minneapolis from a bastion of the anti-labor Citizens Alliance to a union town. The struggle was also a catalyst for passage of the National Labor Relations Act, the foundation for today’s U.S. labor law.

Weaving together photos, journalist reports and newsreel footage from 1934 and interviews with veterans of the conflict and historians, John DeGraaf’s 1981 documentary reveals a compelling chapter in the history of Minnesota and the nation.

• 6:30 pm Reception
• 7:00 pm Film screening
• 7:45 pm Conversation
• 8:30 pm Wrap up

THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL FOR THE CAUSE OF SOLIDARITY!