1929 New Orleans streetcar strike

February 2025 New Orleans streetcar strike Canal Street New Orleans Traffic 1926 Stereo - (further crop).png 1926 New Orleans streetcar photo 1929 7 1 - 1929 11 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Striking Carmen’s Union, Division 194 New Orleans Public Service, Inc. (NOPSI) 1,100 strikers At least 2 strikers killedHundreds of strikers injured The 1929 New Orleans streetcar strike was a labor dispute between streetcar workers and the New Orleans Public Service, Inc. (NOPSI). Involving 1,100 workers, it began on July 1, 1929, and lasted over four months.July 1, 1929: Streetcar Workers Strike in New Orleans https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/streetcar-workers-strike-new-orleans/ Zinn Education Project It is credited with the creation of the po' boy sandwich.Mizell-Nelson Michael 1929 Streetcar Strike - Stop 4 of 9 in the Streetcars and their Historian Michael Mizell-Nelson tour https://neworleanshistorical.org/items/show/514 New Orleans Historical enMizell-Nelson Michael Po-Boy Sandwich - Stop 6 of 7 in the French Quarter Street Food tour https://neworleanshistorical.org/items/show/480 2023-07-16 New Orleans Historical en2023-07-01 This day in history: streetcar operators strike in New Orleans https://prcno.org/day-history-streetcar-operators-strike-new-orleans/ 2023-11-07 Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans en-USKemp John R. June 1, 2022 1929 https://www.myneworleans.com/1929-2/ 2023-11-07 New Orleans Magazine en-US At one point a streetcar was burned by strikers.Friedman H George New Orleans Streetcar Album http://friedman.cs.illinois.edu/album/Album.htm#Group15 2025-01-24 References Category:History of New Orleans Category:1929 in Louisiana Category:1929 labor disputes and strikes Category:Economy of New Orleans Category:Labor disputes in Louisiana New Orleans Category:1920s strikes in the United States Category:20th century in New Orleans