Labor action in Washington state, US
1933 Yakima Valley strike |
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Date | 24 August 1933 |
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Goals | End of child labor, the eight-hour day, wage increases |
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Methods | Strike, picketing |
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Resulted in | Defeat of strike, public assemblies banned, transient workers expelled |
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100+ picketers |
22 Yakima County Sheriff's deputies, 250+ vigilantes |
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Injuries | Some picketers |
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Arrested | 61 picketers |
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The 1933 Yakima Valley strike (also known as the Congdon Orchards Battle) took place on 24 August 1933 in the Yakima Valley, Washington, United States. It is notable as the most serious and highly publicized agricultural labor disturbance in Washington history and as a brief revitalization of the Industrial Workers of the World in the region.