The Boston Police The Boston Police had not been given no wage raises since WWI and were not allowed to unionize. Because of that, representatives asked for a raise but then they were fired; that was the spark that led to the decision to strike. Not much later, Massachusetts governor Calvin Coolidge called the National Guard and the strike ended. The policemen then were replaced with new ones and Coolidge was praised for saving Boston. Quote of Calvin Coolidge when he called out the National Guard, “There is no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, anywhere, any time".
The Steel Mill Strike