St. Paul teachers’ strike 1946,
Star Tribune, 1946
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In 1946, St. Paul teachers went on “Strike for Better Schools”. The St. Paul public school system was seriously underfunded and had been underfunded for decades due to spending limitations on city services and no school board. Almost 90% of teachers voted to strike despite the action being illegal; teachers risked losing their tenure, licenses, or jobs. It was the first organized teachers’ strike in the nation and ended when the city’s charter commission accepted an amendment to increase funding. A similar strike was voted on that same year in Minneapolis, however, it was averted when a pay raise was negotiated.
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