The 1985 - 1986 Hormel Meat Packers Strike in Austin, Minnesota

by Fred Halstead

The hard-fought strike against Hormel opened a round of battles by packinghouse workers that together with strikes by paper workers, cannery workers, and western coal miners marked a break in the rout of the U.S. unions that began with the 1981-82 recession. Photos, map, chronology, notes. Also available in Spanish

44 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1986

About the author

American Trotskyist politician.

Halstead was the candidate for President of the United States of the Socialist Workers Party in 1968.

He was known for his role in the movement against the Vietnam War and as a writer for the newspaper The Militant.

He also held jobs as garment cutter and bouncer.

Reviews

[Marc Lichtman · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very important strike at the time. By the author of the definitive book on the movement in the US against the Vietnam War, Out Now: A Participant's Account of the Movement in the United States Against the Vietnam War.

[Austin Wright · Rating 5 out of 5]

A quick book that shows how a strike can be systematically dismantled, regardless of an entire town's support.