1946 St. Paul teachers' strike

The 1946 St. Paul teachers' strike was a strike by public school teachers in Saint Paul, Minnesota in late 1946. The strike began on November 25,{{cite web|date=26 November 1946|title=ST. PAUL TEACHERS SHUT ALL SCHOOLS; 1,160 Instructors Strike in Pay Fight and Picket Buildings-- Minneapolis Tie-Up Averted|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1946/11/26/archives/st-paul-teachers-shut-all-schools-1160-instructors-strike-in-pay.html|author-last=|author-first=|access-date=25 June 2024|work=The New York Times}} and 1165 teachers took part until its end on December 27.{{cite web|date=11 April 2007|title='Strike for better schools' - The St. Paul public school teachers' strike of 1946|url=https://workdaymagazine.org/strike-for-better-schools-the-st-paul-public-school-teachers-strike-of-1946/|author-last=Braunworth Carlson|author-first=Cheryl|access-date=25 June 2024|work=Workday Magazine}}{{Cite news |date=1946-12-22 |title=ST.PAUL TEACHERS END MONTH'S STRIKE |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1946/12/22/archives/stpaul-teachers-end-months-strike.html |access-date=2024-07-05 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} The strike is considered one of the first teachers' strikes in American history.{{cite web|date=3 February 2018|title=1946 St. Paul teachers' strike got everyone's attention|url=https://www.startribune.com/1946-st-paul-teachers-strike-got-everyone-s-attention/472516213/|author-last=Brown|author-first=Curt|access-date=25 June 2024|work=Star Tribune}} Elmer L. Andersen described the strike as being "absolutely unheard of," saying that "it is inconceivable to people today what a shock it was then to have teachers go out on strike."{{Cite web |date=2019-05-28 |title=The 'Strike for Better Schools' |url=https://apwu.org/news/strike-better-schools |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=American Postal Workers Union}} Teachers in Saint Paul did not go on strike again until 2020.{{Cite web |last=Lahm |first=Sarah |date=2020-03-11 |title=Teachers in St. Paul Are Striking for ‘Schools Students Deserve’ |url=https://progressive.org/api/content/02b65bca-63b8-11ea-a3f3-1244d5f7c7c6/ |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=Progressive.org |language=en-us}}