Ernest Henry

Released
Era:1930s
State:Maine
Support
Congress of Industrial Organizations United Shoe Workers of America
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Biography

Ernest Henry was a shoe-worker union organizer jailed during the 1937 Lewiston-Auburn shoe strike for violating an injunction against support for the strike.

Case

Charges: Contempt of court — support for the 1937 shoe strike in violation of an injunction
Sentenced: May 1937
Incarcerated: May 1937
Sentence: Six months in jail. Contemporary reporting confirms actual custody and later release on bail after about two months. The contempt proceedings were dismissed June 30, 1938 for lack of verified petitions. Exact custody endpoints remain unresolved.

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