Boston Police Strike — Strike in 1919 by most of Boston s police force to protest the police commissioner s decision to deny them the right to unionize. The mayor called in the city militia to restore order and break the strike; Gov. Calvin Coolidge later sent in the… … Universalium
Boston Police Strike — The Boston Police Strike was a strike by the Boston police rank and file that began on September 9, 1919 after Police Commissioner Edwin Upton Curtis refused to allow the creation of a police union. The strike, which plunged Boston into civil… … Wikipedia
Boston Police Department — Infobox Law enforcement agency agencyname = Boston Police Department abbreviation = BPD patch = Boston Police patch.jpg motto = established = 1854 country = United States countryabbr = USA divtype = State divname = Massachusetts divdab =… … Wikipedia
Baltimore police strike — The Baltimore police strike was a labor action taken by the police department of Baltimore, Maryland in July 1974. The city experienced a police strike along with other community employees that was one of the most effective municipal labor… … Wikipedia
Police strikes — A police strike occurs when law enforcement is effected by a labour dispute. They are extremely rare. Generally, they are illegal, but for obvious reasons this law is difficult to enforce. The few times throughout history when there has been a… … Wikipedia
police — /peuh lees /, n., v., policed, policing. n. 1. Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws. 2. (used with a pl. v.) members of such a force: Several police are… … Universalium
Boston — /baw steuhn, bos teuhn/, n. 1. a seaport in and the capital of Massachusetts, in the E part. 562,994. 2. (l.c.) a variety of whist, popular in the early 19th century, played by four persons with two packs of cards. 3. (usually l.c.) a social… … Universalium
strike — strikeless, adj. /struyk/, v., struck or (Obs.) strook; struck or (esp. for 31 34) stricken or (Obs.) strook; striking; n., adj. v.t. 1. to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit … Universalium
strike — 1 /straIk/ verb past tense and past participle struck /str k/ THINK/NOTICE 1 (transitive not in progressive) if a thought or idea strikes you, you suddenly realize that it is important, interesting, surprising, bad etc: The funny side of the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Massachusetts State Police — Abbreviation MSP Patch of the Massachusetts State Police … Wikipedia
History of Boston — 1740 Faneuil Hall, sketch by John Smybert The 18th century Old State House in Bosto … Wikipedia
