On this day, 28 May 1913, thousands of dockworkers in Philadelphia won their two-week strike for a pay increase and union recognition.
They had recently joined the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), chartered as Local 8. This local branch had more Black members than any other Wobbly branch, led by the African-American dockworker, Ben Fletcher (pictured).
Local 8 was probably the most racially and ethnically integrated union in the United States during the WWI era. Black and Irish workers, Eastern European migrants and others all belonged. Local 8 also was among the most durable branches of the IWW, dominating the waterfront, despite massive employer and government repression, for almost a decade.
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They didn’t want to sit through demeaning and bigoted religious services just for a place to sleep. (Church run food banks do this a lot too btw).
They were late and the shelter wouldn’t let them in and voided the rest of their allowed stay bc they didn’t call and tell the shelter they couldn’t make it in before closing.
One of the other people at the shelter got violent/threatened violence and the shelter refused to do anything about it.
One of the SHELTER EMPLOYEES/VOLUNTEERS got violent/threatened violence and the shelter refused to do anything about it.
The shelter refuses to disclose if allergens are in the food they’re providing saying, “This is all you’re getting, be glad for this much and thank god!”
Shelter refused to believe person is homeless saying, “You are FAR too clean and nicely dressed!”
