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George Gordon (Philadelphia auto-body unionist)

Full name:George Gordon
Era:1930s
State:Pennsylvania
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Biography

President of Commercial Auto Body Workers’ Union Local No. 2, Gordon was among Kerstein-shop pickets arrested the day before the report and immediately released through ILD intervention. No datelined day, formal charge or measured custody hours supplied. Distinct from George Gordon of Atlanta’s 1972 Black Panther arrests. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1934/v11-n126-may-26-1934-DW-LOC.pdf#page=3

Case

Charges: Arrest during Philadelphia Kerstein auto-body strike picketing.
Sentence: Immediate ILD-secured release reported; no exact dates or hours supplied.