strike

5-Jul-37

One photo of a cotton field with a farmer standing guard with a gun watching over four workers bent over in parallel rows picking cotton with long cloth bags trailing behind them. There is also...

1919

Handwritten on the back, "Street Car Strike 1919." Photo shows a street car with its windowns boarded up stopped on a street, somewhere in downtown Oakland. Several men are getting on the car....

1919

Handwritten on the back, "Street Car Strike 1919." Photo shows a street car with its windowns boarded up stopped on a street, somewhere in downtown Oakland. Several men are getting on the car....

12-Sep-46

Clipping on the back, September 12, 1946-- "Approximately 1200 shipyard workers were turned back by pickets when they reported for work at the Moore Drydock Company here this morning, as striking...

21-May-41

Handwritten on the back, "Moore Drydock Co." Photo shows a group of men walking past two lines of men being held back by police. The men walking down the middle are being escorted by police as...

21-May-41

Handwritten on the back, "Moore Drydock Co." Photo shows a group of men walking past two lines of men being held back by police. The men walking down the middle are being escorted by police as...

21-May-41

Handwritten on the back, "Moore Drydock Co." Photo shows a group of men walking past two lines of men being held back by police. The men standing on either side are the union members who are...

26-May-41

Clipping from Tribune on the back, May 26, 1941-- "The first group of an estimated 1500 shipyard workers who returned to the Moore Dry Dock plant today is shown here as the men walked through the...

26-May-41

Clipping from Tribune on the back, May 26, 1941-- "Another group of workers was loaded into Navy trucks at the Labor Temple and rode the two miles and a half to Moore's. Here, the convoy is about...

30-Jun-41

Clipping from Tribune on the back, "Striking Bay area machinists ended their costly 51-day stike today and returned to work in 11 Metropolitan Oakland and San Francisco shipyards which hold more...

Nov-46

Photo shows a group of men and women standing in front of Kahn's, picketing. They are all holding signs that say ""Do Not Partronize This Store Unfair," "We Want self-Supporting Wages Now!" and "...

Nov-46

Photo shows a group of men and women standing in front of an entrance to Kahn's. They are all holding signs that say ""Do Not Partronize This Store Unfair," "We Want self-Supporting Wages Now!" "...

Nov-46

Photo shows a group of men and women walking in a line holding picket signs in front of Kahn's department store. They are all holding signs that say ""Do Not Partronize This Store Unfair," "We...

Nov-46

Photo shows a group of men and women walking in a line holding picket signs in front of Kahn's department store. They are all holding signs that say "A.F. of L. Picket Line, Do Not Pass," "All...

Nov-46

Photo shows a line of women and one man picketing in front of Kahn's Department Store. The women are all dressed in suits with high heels and carrying purses. The man is wearing a leather jacket...

1946

Photo shows an interracial group of picketers in front of the Tribune building. They are holding signs that say "No Material for Vets Homes, Plenty For Knowlands Tower, Why!" "Who Ruptured Our...

11-Jun-47

Clipping on the back of the photo says, "Public transportation at a standstill is illustrated by this pile-up of streetcars at the car barns at Second Avenues and Foothill Boulevard. All of these...

Sunday November 3rd, 1991

The caption on the back reads: Sun Nov 3 1991, "Since 1975, nearly all the building trades have experienced major membership declines." Then in red someone has hand-written "Labor? Strikes?"...

Nov-46

Photo shows a group of women and men holding picket signs in front of Kahn's. They are holding signs that say "Do Not Patronize, This Place Unfair," "Kahn's Employees on Strike Support Us," and "...

Nov-46

Photo shows a group of women and men holding picket signs in front of Kahn's. They are holding signs that say "Do Not Patronize, This Place Unfair," "Kahn's Employees on Strike Support Us," and "...

Nov-46

Photo shows a group of women and men holding picket signs in front of Kahn's. They are holding signs that say "Do Not Patronize, This Place Unfair," "Kahn's Employees on Strike Support Us," and "...

Nov-46

Photo shows a group of women picketing in front of Kahn's. They are holding signs that say "? Living Coats, Kahns Wages???" "Closed Shop is Not the Issue in this Strike,...

Nov-46

Photo shows a group of women holding picket signs in front of Kahn's. They are holding signs that say "? Living Costs, Kahns Wages???" and "Closed Shop is Not the Issue in this Strike." One woman...

Nov-46

Photo shows a group of women holding picket signs in front of Kahn's. They are holding signs that say "Help Us Get a Living Wage." Several of the women are wearing a scarves around thier hair...

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