On This Date in Minnesota History: May 7

May 7, 1986 - The United Food and Commercial Workers union “placed its Austin, Minnesota branch, UFCW Local P-9, into trusteeship. The action took place nine months into the strike by Local P-9 against the Hormel meatpacking company. The international union immediately filed for a court injunction against the Local P-9 leadership to enforce its decision.

The stated aim of the action was to remove the democratically elected local leadership and end the strike, which had won broad support among workers and farmers in Minnesota, Iowa and across the US. With workers in Austin showing few signs of breaking, and with indications that the strike might spread to other Hormel plants in the Midwest, the international union was intervening openly on the side of management to crush the strike.”

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2011/may2011/twih-m02.shtml

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHUvYTTvHzV9XecWADpOcDlyfc7QjP30u6X3Zep4ob-Yhp5DNHemn_-2_C-UO2pn8TVy9KFePONP-TIFt7SDMQ8IWBREnaTJK3ck_FNiRs5NPf6RSJS1W0QCiiVzOwyiTyp46gINnkqtw/s1600/photo.JPG

__________________________________________________________

If you are interested in finding out more about your family history in Minnesota, I specialize in researching  genealogical and historical records in Minn. and western Wis., including: census records,  birth records,  death certificates, obits, grave site photos, ship passenger lists, marriage records and declarations of intent/naturalization records.  I will visit locations to research local history and county records, as well as take photos. Quick turnaround on MNHS records. Both short searches and family history reports available.

                                                         

Discover your roots, and watch the branches of your family tree begin to grow.

Website:  TheMemoryQuilt.com > click on Family History

Contact me at: pjefamilyresearch@gmail.com