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New Orleans streetcar strike
1926 New Orleans streetcar photo
DateJuly 1, 1929 (1929-07-01) - November 1929 (1929-11)
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States
MethodsStriking
Parties
Carmen’s Union, Division 194 New Orleans Public Service, Inc. (NOPSI)
Number
1,100 strikers
Casualties and losses
At least 2 strikers killed
Hundreds of strikers injured
North American transit strikes
Streetcar strikes
1930s–1970s
1980s–2020s

The 1929 New Orleans streetcar strike was a labor dispute between streetcar workers and the New Orleans Public Service, Inc. (NOPSI). Involving 1,100 workers, it began on July 1, 1929, and lasted over four months. It is credited with the creation of the po' boy sandwich. At one point a streetcar was burned by strikers.






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References

  1. "July 1, 1929: Streetcar Workers Strike in New Orleans". Zinn Education Project.
  2. Mizell-Nelson, Michael. "1929 Streetcar Strike - Stop 4 of 9 in the Streetcars and their Historian Michael Mizell-Nelson tour". New Orleans Historical.
  3. Mizell-Nelson, Michael. "Po-Boy Sandwich - Stop 6 of 7 in the French Quarter Street Food tour". New Orleans Historical. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  4. "This day in history: streetcar operators strike in New Orleans". Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans. 2023-07-01. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  5. ^ Kemp, John R. (June 1, 2022). "1929". New Orleans Magazine. Retrieved 2023-11-07.


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