My grandfather, Lewis C. French of the Milwaukee Journal wrote about the 1934 Electric Co. strike.
Too bad Gov. Walker dropped out of college, because if he had studied his state's history he'd know not to mess with the unions.
I've quoted liberally from grandpa's article "'Let's Forget It', City Feels in Looking Back on Strike"
Labor War's Scars Are Healed by Joy Over New Deal, Marking an Epoch for Utility
Not since the armistice has greater Milwaukee rejoiced as it did over the message, “The Strike is over!”After three nights of terror, people went to bed secure. There was light and power, the police were back to protect homes and the rumble of street cars was welcomed.
The strike had left its scars – one dead, many injured, and more than $250,000 in property damage, with extra costs to the utility.