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Richard L. Black
County Manager
Charleston County, S. C.
August 26, 1969
THE CHARLESTON HOSPITAL WORKERS' STRIKE - A CASE OR A CAUSE
Viewed in perspective the 113 day strike at the Charleston County Hospital
by Local 1199B, which involved approximately one hundred non professional workers,
and the 100 day strike at the State Medical University Hospital by about three
hundred such workers were not necessarily the result of lpcal. grievances. Dur-
ing the most crucial periods of the strikes the workers' alleged complaints
appeared to be overshadowed, if not lost- in the excitement and emotionalism
created by a variety of outside influences, including the national news media.
The strikes attracted nationally and sectionally prominent political, govern-
mental, labor union, and civil rights figures. They also attracted militants
and extremists of many ilks from practically every part of the country.
During the strike period demonstrations, confrontations, economic boycotts,
injunctions, protests, threats, curfew, vandalism, and arson occurred in the
Charleston community. Violence, however, was kept to an absolute minimum.
A power coalition of organized labor and civil rights groups girded with
substantial financial and organizational backing moved against the two public
hospitals in Charleston to force union recognition on the State of South Carolina
and the County of Charleston and to establish a "foot in the door" situation
for unions throughout the state vis-a-vis city, county, state, and other public
employees. The Charleston hospital strikes originally had the full encouragement and support of influential labor union leaders from the A.F.L.-C.I.O.,
Teamsters, and the U.A.W. The national presidents of the A.F.L.-C.I.O. and tne
U.A.W. made competitive contributions to the cause of the hospital strikers,
and at the stage the HL.A. threatened to close the port of Charleston "unless
the strike v.as settledJin the workers' favor."
What began at the public hospitals in Charleston allegedly over hospital
Union file Chas. Co. Hosp
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Items related to the Hospital Workers' Strike |
| Source | ARC 104.1.14 |
| Subject.LCSH |
McCord, William M. (William Mellon), 1907-1996 Hospital Workers’ Strike, Charleston, S.C., 1969 Medical College of South Carolina (1952-1969) Labor disputes--South Carolina Civil Rights--South Carolina |
| Description | This folder includes reports from the county manager's office, materials from the chairman of the county council, and materials from other sources regarding the strike. |
| Digital Collection | MUSC Hospital Workers Strike, 1969 |
| Contributing Institution | Waring Historical Library (MUSC) |
| Website | http://digital.library.musc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/1969strike |
| Language | English |
| SC County | Charleston County (S.C.) |
| Digitization Specifications | 400 dpi, Canon imageFORMULA DR-G110, Archival files are tiffs. |
| Date Digital | 2016-09 |
| Type | Text |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Media Type |
Documents Correspondence |
Description
| Title | Page 1 |
| Creator Name | Black, Richard L. |
| Date | 1969-08-26 |
| Extent | 7 p. |
| Description | Comprehensive report on the events leading up to the strike and steps taken to bring it to an end. |
| Rights | Copyright © Richard L. Black. All rights reserved. For more information, contact the Waring Historical Library, Charleston, SC 29425. |
| Media Type | Documents |
| Resource Identifier | arc104_001_014_001 |
| Transcript | Richard L. Black County Manager Charleston County, S. C. August 26, 1969 THE CHARLESTON HOSPITAL WORKERS' STRIKE - A CASE OR A CAUSE Viewed in perspective the 113 day strike at the Charleston County Hospital by Local 1199B, which involved approximately one hundred non professional workers, and the 100 day strike at the State Medical University Hospital by about three hundred such workers were not necessarily the result of lpcal. grievances. Dur- ing the most crucial periods of the strikes the workers' alleged complaints appeared to be overshadowed, if not lost- in the excitement and emotionalism created by a variety of outside influences, including the national news media. The strikes attracted nationally and sectionally prominent political, govern- mental, labor union, and civil rights figures. They also attracted militants and extremists of many ilks from practically every part of the country. During the strike period demonstrations, confrontations, economic boycotts, injunctions, protests, threats, curfew, vandalism, and arson occurred in the Charleston community. Violence, however, was kept to an absolute minimum. A power coalition of organized labor and civil rights groups girded with substantial financial and organizational backing moved against the two public hospitals in Charleston to force union recognition on the State of South Carolina and the County of Charleston and to establish a "foot in the door" situation for unions throughout the state vis-a-vis city, county, state, and other public employees. The Charleston hospital strikes originally had the full encouragement and support of influential labor union leaders from the A.F.L.-C.I.O., Teamsters, and the U.A.W. The national presidents of the A.F.L.-C.I.O. and tne U.A.W. made competitive contributions to the cause of the hospital strikers, and at the stage the HL.A. threatened to close the port of Charleston "unless the strike v.as settledJin the workers' favor." What began at the public hospitals in Charleston allegedly over hospital Union file Chas. Co. Hosp |
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