1929 New Orleans streetcar strike

New Orleans streetcar strike
1926 New Orleans streetcar photo
Date	July 1, 1929 (1929-7-1) - November 1929 (1929-11)
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Methods	Striking
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

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. ^[1] It is credited with the creation of the po' boy sandwich. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} At one point a streetcar was burned by strikers. ^{[5] [6]}

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 July 16, 2023.
4. "This day in history: streetcar operators strike in New Orleans". Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans. July 1, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
5. Kemp, John R. (June 1, 2022). "1929". New Orleans Magazine. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
6. Friedman, H George. "New Orleans Streetcar Album" . Retrieved January 24, 2025.