3 May 1926: Striking furriers arrested

3 May 1926: Striking furriers arrested

From On This Day in Working Class History by Working Class History

May 3, 2026 · 1 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the arrest of 46 striking furriers in New York City on May 3, 1926, as they fought for an 8-hour workday.

On this day, 3 May 1926, police in New York City arrested 46 striking furriers, fighting for an 8-hour day. 31 of them were arrested in the fur district at the junction of 7th Avenue and 30th St for "refusing to move on when ordered to do so." Meanwhile, elsewhere in the city, 1,500 delegates of the 12,000 strikers agreed to insist that the employers had to accept the workers' demand of a 40-hour week before continuing negotiations. Our work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon . If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory . See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/today Browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/date Check out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.com Check out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com If you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History

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Host: Working Class History

Topics covered

  • labor history
  • strikes
  • workers' rights
  • New York City
  • 1920s history

Keywords

  • furriers
  • strikes
  • 8-hour day
  • New York City
  • labor movement

Mentioned in this episode

Places: New York City, fur district, 7th Avenue and 30th St

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