University of Massachusetts Boston: History of 1919 Boston Police Strikers Lives on Through Healey Library Website
March 07, 2020
March 07, 2020
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 7 -- The University of Massachusetts Boston campus issued the following news:
On September 9, 1919, 1,177 Boston police officers went on strike in hopes of gaining long-promised improvements in wages and working conditions. None of the strikers ever worked as Boston police officers again. Some were so ashamed that they spoke very little about their former jobs to their family, if at all.
Now, descendants, hobby genealogists, historians, and . . .
On September 9, 1919, 1,177 Boston police officers went on strike in hopes of gaining long-promised improvements in wages and working conditions. None of the strikers ever worked as Boston police officers again. Some were so ashamed that they spoke very little about their former jobs to their family, if at all.
Now, descendants, hobby genealogists, historians, and . . .