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Morris Shiffman

Era:1920s
State:New York
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Biography

Morris Shiffman was a Bronx laundry-strike picket arrested on Wednesday, May 29, 1929, at Starlight Laundry, 2075 Washington Avenue. The May 31 Daily Worker individually names him among two pickets jailed during the campaign for union recognition and improved conditions. It supplies no individual statutory charge, physical release or complete custody duration. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1929/1929-ny/v06-n072-NY-may-31-1929-DW-LOC.pdf#page=5

Case

Charges: Arrest during Starlight Laundry strike picketing; statutory charge unspecified.
Arrested: May 29, 1929
Sentence: Actually arrested and jailed; no imposed sentence or complete detention established. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1929/1929-ny/v06-n072-NY-may-31-1929-DW-LOC.pdf#page=5