Monday Memories: The Deadly Strike

An initially peaceful protest was named “Battle of Toledo” once it became fatal. Nearly 85 years ago, a federal labor union of the American Federation of Labor began to strike against the Electric Auto-Lite company. An arrest of an organizer and four strikers initiated a five-day battle. During this battle, members of the Ohio National Guard and several thousand strikers clashed. Two strikers were shot down by National Guardsmen from a nearby bridge, and many others were injured. Thi