Biography
Edward Hoffman was a member of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 3 in New York. The Daily Worker of April 24, 1933, page 3, reports his arrest on 1933-04-07 for disorderly conduct while opposing a wage reduction and preparing to discuss its effects at a union meeting. The article describes police intervention in a conflict between union officials and rank-and-file members over wages and union democracy, and characterizes the charge as a frame-up. The source does not establish a conviction, sentence, length of detention or eventual release.
