Workers' strike in Toledo, Ohio
"Battle of Toledo" redirects here. For the battle in Toledo during the Spanish Civil War, see
Siege of the Alcázar .
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The Toledo Auto-Lite strike was a strike by a federal labor union of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) against the Electric Auto-Lite company of Toledo, Ohio , from April 12 to June 3, 1934.
The strike is notable for a five-day running battle between nearly 10,000 strikers and 1,300 members of the Ohio National Guard . Known as the "Battle of Toledo," the clash left two strikers dead and more than 200 injured.[ 1] [ 2] [page needed [ 3] [ 4]
^ Bernstein (1970 , p. 224)^ Bernstein, Irving (1970). Turbulent Years: A History of the American Worker 1933–1941 . Retrieved December 21, 2022 . ^ "New Peace Plan Drawn at Toledo As Riots Continue," Associated Press, May 27, 1934.
^ Pakulski, "As Auto-Lite's Labor Battle Became a War, Union Seeds Took Root," Toledo Blade, October 24, 1999.
