Thursday, May 10, 2012

Thursday, May 10, 1934

After school Daddy came by and took Ruth Ray, Nadine and me to Swope. I caught 6 fish. Saw Memorial.

Friday May 10, 1934 [being
1934 West Coast Waterfront Strike
Picket parade, Embarcadero, Friday May 10, 1934 (being led by Harry Bridges)

The 1934 West Coast Waterfront Strike (also known as the 1934 West Coast Longshoremen's
Strike) lasted eighty-three days, triggered by sailorsand a four-day general strike in San Francisco,
and led to the unionization of all of the West Coast ports of the United States.

 

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