Introducing... The Teamsters 1934: Mill City Revolt

Episode Notes

An accidental two-part episode! What I recorded came out to over 50 minutes and so I just had to split it in half. If the episode seems to end abruptly, that is why.


This week: building towards the first strike throughout the year of 1933. We introduce Farrell Dobbs, the Teamsters and its national president Daniel Tobin, Local 574 and its president, Bill Brown, and their relationships with the Dunne Brothers and Karl Skoglund. We also bring back the Citizens' Alliance and their previous dealings with the Teamsters back in 1916 as well as their choice of mayor and police chief during the Depression, Buzz Bainbridge and Mike Johannes. There's a lot going on even in just preparing for a strike!


I failed to note in the episode itself that Farrell Dobbs is one of the major historical sources for the podcast, particularly his book, Teamster Rebellion. So he is both a player in the story and one of its storytellers.


Next week: The February Whirlwind Strike!


Sources:


Teamster Rebellion by Farrell Dobbs.
Revolutionary Teamsters by Bryan D. Palmer.
A Union Against Unions by William Millikan.
The Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934 by Philip A. Korth.
American City by Charles Rumford Walker.


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