On April 25, 1933, the city of Chicago witnessed a brazen and deadly assault on the Needle Trades Workers Industrial Union in the latest chapter of a chilling saga of labor unrest. The attack, which left two gangsters dead and 22 workers wounded, was not a spontaneous outburst of violence, but a carefully planned and executed operation orchestrated by the Associated Fur Manufacturers Inc. and AFL leaders. This shocking revelation was made possible by the publication of a damning exposé in the Women’s Wear Daily, a mouthpiece for the garment industry’s elite.
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Key Facts
- State: Illinois
- Category: Violent Crime
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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