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David Harrington (Oakland picket, 1936)

Era:1930s
State:California
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Biography

David Harrington was individually named among arrested pickets at the L. A. Young Steel and Wire Company strike in Oakland in the June 11, 1936 report. Paul Heide and Edward Green were beaten and jailed, accused of battery, refusing to move and resisting an officer; Harrington was also arrested. The collective charges are not automatically all assigned to Harrington. No exact individual arrest, physical discharge or measured duration is given. Daily Worker, June 12, 1936, original PDF page 6. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1936/v13-n141-NY-jun-12-1936-DW-Q.pdf#page=6

Case

Charges: Oakland L. A. Young Steel and Wire picket-line arrest; individual counts unestablished.
Sentence: David Harrington was individually named among arrested pickets at the L. A. Young Steel and Wire Company strike in Oakland in the June 11, 1936 report. Paul Heide and Edward Green were beaten and jailed, accused of battery, refusing to move and resisting an officer; Harrington was also arrested. The collective charges are not automatically all assigned to Harrington. No exact individual arrest, physical discharge or measured duration is given. Daily Worker, June 12, 1936, original PDF page 6. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1936/v13-n141-NY-jun-12-1936-DW-Q.pdf#page=6