Film about ’34 Teamsters strike to screen Wednesday

Filmmaker John DeGraaf tells the story of the massive and bloody 1934 Teamsters strike that broke the power of the anti-union Citizens Alliance and made Minneapolis a union town.

The film draws on 1934 newsreel footage and photographs, interviews with participants in the strike, and also features a 1979 reunion of strike participants at a Minnehaha Park picnic.

The 1934 Minneapolis Teamsters strike was a catalyst for passage of the National Labor Relations Act in 1935, the foundation for labor law and collective bargaining in the United States.

The film will be shown following the regular monthly meeting of the Minneapolis Central Labor Union Council.

Admission is free and open to the public.

Following the film, local labor historian David Riehle will lead an informal question and discussion session.

The June 13 screening of “Labor’s Turning Point” is the first of a series of community education events planned by the Minneapolis Labor Review as part of its 100th anniversary year.

For more information, contact the Labor Review at 612-379-4725.