The 1934 West Coast waterfront strike | Oregon Experience | OPB
On May 9, 1934, more than 12,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association walked off the job from Bellingham to San Diego. They demanded better working conditions, union recognition and a coastwide contract.
The strike would cripple shipping and paralyze commerce for nearly three months. Despite violent clashes up and down the coast, solidarity bound the longshoremen together in a fight they were determined to win.
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