The Seattle Post-Intelligencer Strike began on August 13, 1936 when 35 journalists walked out after two senior staff members were fired for joining The Newspaper Guild. The PI was owned by newspaper billionaire William Randolph Hearst who was anti-labor and was virulently opposed to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal. The Guild, founded in 1933, was controversial at the time because many considered white collar workers like journalists didn’t need unions. During the strike, the workers printed a separate paper of their own and sold 20,000 copies on the first day. By the end of its run, it had more than 60,000 readers. The strike ended on November 29 of that year when Hearst recognized The Newspaper Guild after FDR was elected president for a second term. The strike brought out union solidarity when longshore workers, lumber workers, metal workers, and Teamsters joined the picket lines. #TNGCWA #UnionHistory #PROUAW ... See MoreSee Less