On This Date in Minnesota History: September 14

September 14, 1907 – “Boilermakers and helpers employed by five [railroads] operating out of St. Paul, went on strike” this morning at 8 o’clock “following the refusal of the general managers to grant the increase of wages demanded. The men walked out simultaneously from shops extending from Chicago to Montana, and the men say railroad boiler shops as far as North Pacific coast points will be closed. The officers of the union in St. Paul claim that 2,600 men are affected by the order, while railroad officials place the figure at 1,200.”

“The [railroads] so far affected are: Northern Pacific, Great Northern, Soo, Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha and Chicago Great Western.”  

Tower Weekly News; “Boilermakers Out on Strike, General Managers Refuse to Grant Increase in Wages Asked.”; September 20, 1907; p. 3.

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