ABSTRACT

In 1934, the Pacific Coast was shaken by a massive strike of waterfront workers- on the docks and the ships. In this mighty struggle, the Sailor’s Union of the Pacific, quiescent since it’s defeat in the period after the first World War was reborn. Fighting on San Francisco’s Embarcadero led to the stationing of National Guard troops on the ‘front’. This book looks at the Union from 1885 to 1985.

chapter Chapter I|12 pages

The Lookout of the Labor Movement (1885)

chapter Chapter II|15 pages

New Horizons (1885–1900)

chapter Chapter III|15 pages

Storm Birds (1900–1915)

chapter Chapter IV|23 pages

Twilight of Freedom (1916–1933)

chapter Chapter V|11 pages

Twilight of Freedom Part II (1916–1933)

chapter Chapter VI|15 pages

Year of Rebirth (1934)

chapter Chapter VII|18 pages

Year of Rebirth Part II (1934)

chapter Chapter VIII|19 pages

Rebel Workers (1935–1950)

chapter Chapter IX|13 pages

“The Fight Goes On” (1950–1985)