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"Bloody Thursday": The police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco.

Historical image related to "Bloody Thursday": The police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco. from July 5, 1934

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…
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San Francisco Police Department

Municipal police department in San Francisco, California

The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) is the municipal law enforcement agency of the City and County of San Francisco, as well as San Francisco International Airport in San Mateo County. In 2000, the SFPD was the 11th largest police department in the United States.
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Dockworker

Occupation of loading and unloading ships

A dockworker is a waterfront manual laborer who loads and unloads ships.
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San Francisco

Consolidated city-county in California, United States

San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of 2024, San Francisco is the fourth-most populous city in the U.S. state of California and the…
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