December 1, 1936

injustice

Killing of Virgil Duyungan and Aurelio Simon

Content note This entry describes violence.

Virgil Duyungan and Aurelio Simon, leaders of Seattle's Filipino Cannery Workers' Union, were shot dead by an agent tied to the labor-contracting system they were fighting to abolish.

Sources

  1. depts.washington.edu depts.washington.edu/depress/cannery_workers_union_murders.shtml
  2. historylink.org historylink.org/file/411