In 1920, Harry Bridges walked down the gangplank of
an Australian sailing ship and set foot on the San
Francisco Waterfront for the first time. Only 19 years
old, he was a seasoned 3-year veteran of the high
seas. His eyes had already seen so much. Images of
worldwide poverty and disease haunted him. And. As
a sailor he knew first hand about isolation, miserable
and humiliating living...
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In 1933 the economic depression that started in 1929
had hit the nation full-force. Longshoremen, who had
long suffered their own special kind of depression through
chronic job insecurity, now experienced even deeper
hardship. Genuine union organization became a matter
of survival. An employer controlled blue-book union...
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A union is built on it’s members. The strength,
understanding and unity of membership can determine
the union’s course and it’s advancements.
The members who work, who make up the union and pay
dues, can best determine their own destiny. If the facts
are honestly presented to the members in the ranks,
they will best judge what should be done and how it
should be done. In brief, It is the...
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Date: Third Thursday Every Month
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Union Hall
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