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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.
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Date | June 2, 1913 (111 years ago) | ||
Location | United States | ||
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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
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