1946 Saint Paul teachers' strike

February 2026 February 2026 1946 labor dispute in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States The 1946 Saint Paul teachers' strike was a strike by public school teachers in Saint Paul, Minnesota in late 1946. The strike began on November 25,November 26, 1946 St. Paul Teachers Shut All Schools https://www.nytimes.com/1946/11/26/archives/st-paul-teachers-shut-all-schools-1160-instructors-strike-in-pay.html subscription live https://web.archive.org/web/20250220190348/https://www.nytimes.com/1946/11/26/archives/st-paul-teachers-shut-all-schools-1160-instructors-strike-in-pay.html February 20, 2025 February 27, 2026 The New York Times 32 0362-4331 1645522 United Press and 1165 teachers took part until its end on December 27.December 22, 1946 St. Paul Teachers End Month's Strike https://www.nytimes.com/1946/12/22/archives/stpaul-teachers-end-months-strike.html February 27, 2026 The New York Times 0362-4331 https://web.archive.org/web/20180309195322/https://www.nytimes.com/1946/12/22/archives/stpaul-teachers-end-months-strike.html March 9, 2018 live 1645522 9 subscription The strike is considered one of the first teachers' strikes in American history.February 3, 2018 1946 St. Paul teachers' strike got everyone's attention https://www.startribune.com/1946-st-paul-teachers-strike-got-everyone-s-attention/472516213/ Brown Curt June 25, 2024 The Minnesota Star Tribune https://web.archive.org/web/20251213170811/https://www.startribune.com/1946-st-paul-teachers-strike-got-everyone-s-attention/472516213 December 13, 2025 live subscription 2641-9556 43369847 Elmer L. Andersen described the strike as being "absolutely unheard of," saying that "it is inconceivable to people today what a shock it was then to have teachers go out on strike."September 30, 2014 The 'Strike for Better Schools' https://apwu.org/news/strike-better-schools July 5, 2024 American Postal Workers Union https://web.archive.org/web/20251115004007/https://apwu.org/news/strike-better-schools/ November 15, 2025 live Teachers in Saint Paul did not go on strike again until 2020.Lahm Sarah March 11, 2020 Teachers in St. Paul Are Striking for 'Schools Students Deserve' https://progressive.org/api/content/02b65bca-63b8-11ea-a3f3-1244d5f7c7c6/ July 5, 2024 The Progressive https://web.archive.org/web/20240625121628/https://progressive.org/public-schools-advocate/teachers-in-st-paul-are-striking-lahm-200311/ June 25, 2024 live 0033-0736 531780706 References St. Paul teachers' strike Category:1940s strikes in the United States Category:20th century in Saint Paul, Minnesota Category:Labor disputes in Minnesota Category:Education labor disputes in the United States Category:Education in Saint Paul, Minnesota