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1934 West Coast waterfront strike
Labor strike by longshoremen in California, Oregon, and Washington
The 1934 West Coast waterfront strike began on May 9, 1934, when longshoremen in every U.S. West Coast port walked out. It lasted 83 days. Organized by the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), the strike peaked with the death of two workers on "Bloody Thursday" and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
International Longshore and Warehouse Union
North American labor union
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) is a labor union which primarily represents dock workers on the West Coast of the United States, Hawaii, and in British Columbia, Canada; on the East Coast, the dominant union is the International Longshoremen's Association.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)