Talk:Albert Lea, Minnesota

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I would like to propose the following edit to the history of Albert Lea:

Albert Lea received national attention in 1959 after Local 6 workers of the United Packinghouse Workers of America went on strike against Wilson & Co. (one of the Big 4 meatpacking plants at the time) over issues involving mandatory overtime requirements. When Wilson & Co attempted to operate the plant with replacement workers, violence erupted and split the town. During the 109 day strike, Governor Orville Freeman, acted to quell the violence by closing the plant, calling in the Minnesota National Guard, and declaring martial law to keep the peace. Mjarka911 23:01, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

The strike was very notable in Albert Lea history, and you may have found that some folks thought the governor overreacted and that the threat of violence was not as great as stated. But feel free to edit, and if you can, cite your sources. There are a number of useful templates and pages for adding citations to the sources which you refer to in making your edits, including Wikipedia:Citing_sources and Wikipedia:Citation_templates. Don't be reluctant to edit-- I have found that people will come along and straighten out citations if mistakes are made. Kablammo 02:08, 26 March 2007 (UTC)