United Fruit Company strike (1913)

United Fruit Company strike (1913)
Part of Labor Unions
Date	June 2, 1913 (111 years ago)
Location	United States
Parties
MTW Union Striking workers United Fruit Company
Casualties and losses
At least 2 deaths

The United Fruit Company strike of 1913 started on June 2, 1913. ^[1] It was a worker-led strike organized by the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) ^{[2] [3]} in New Orleans against the United Fruit Company that was marked by violence.

On June 13, 1913, an attempt to stop the loading of a ship by strikebreakers turned violent as police officers and private security guards opened fire on the strikers, killing two and wounding several. ^{[4] [5]}

The strike was one of a series of strikes that were led by workers in other port cities, most notability in Philadelphia with the Marine Transport Workers Union. Most of these strikes were successful; however, the strike was a failure in New Orleans. ^{[6] : 58–59}

References

1. "United Fruit Co. Riot, Trust Goes The Limit But Solidarity of Strikers Unbroken" (PDF). The Lumberjack. June 19, 1913.
2. "FRUIT TRUST GROGGY" (PDF). The Lumberjack. June 26, 1913.
3. "THE SITUATION ON THE RIVER FRONT" (PDF). The Lumberjack. June 12, 1913.
4. "Riot on The River Front: Strike of Steamship Crews Results in Bloodshed". The Times-Democrat. June 12, 1913. p. 1. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
5. "Wounded Striker Dies: Neumann Succumbs to Wound Received in Wednesday's Riot". The Times-Democrat. June 14, 1913. p. 5. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
6. Reed, Merl E. (January 1, 1972). "Lumberjacks and Longshoremen: The I.W.W. in Louisiana". Labor History. 13 (1): 41–59. doi:10.1080/00236567208584190. ISSN   0023-656X.