David Krasny

Era:1930s
State:New York
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Biography

David Krasny, treasurer of the May’s department-store workers’ union in Brooklyn, was named with Clarina Michelson, Elsie Monokian and Pearl Edison among four arrested strike defendants. The June 12, 1936 report says the conspiracy charge failed and a coercion trial was scheduled for June 15. No individual arrest date, actual verdict, physical release or complete duration is supplied. Daily Worker, June 12, 1936, original PDF page 3. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1936/v13-n141-NY-jun-12-1936-DW-Q.pdf#page=3

Case

Charges: Coercion arising from the May’s department-store strike after the conspiracy accusation failed.
Sentence: David Krasny, treasurer of the May’s department-store workers’ union in Brooklyn, was named with Clarina Michelson, Elsie Monokian and Pearl Edison among four arrested strike defendants. The June 12, 1936 report says the conspiracy charge failed and a coercion trial was scheduled for June 15. No individual arrest date, actual verdict, physical release or complete duration is supplied. Daily Worker, June 12, 1936, original PDF page 3. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1936/v13-n141-NY-jun-12-1936-DW-Q.pdf#page=3

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