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Remembering Bloody Thursday: July 5, 1934 on the San Francisco waterfront

International Longshore and Warehouse Union · Harvey Schwartz

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  1. Social movements · 5 July 1934

    Bloody Thursday and the 1934 San Francisco General Strike

    Former maritime union headquarters at Mission and Steuart Streets · United States

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    Why editors use it here

    Union oral-history synthesis with the strike demands, Pier 38 confrontation, exact shooting site, victims, funeral, and settlement.

    1. Quick read

      During the 1934 West Coast maritime strike, employers and city officials tried to reopen San Francisco's port with strikebreakers and police escorts.

      Reviewed 24 July 2026
    2. Trigger and conditions

      On 5 July, trucks with police escorts attempted to move cargo through the picket line at Pier 38.

      Reviewed 24 July 2026
    3. Uncertainty

      Contemporary and later sources give different crowd and general-strike participation estimates.

      Reviewed 24 July 2026
    4. Why it matters

      The corner makes visible how workplace rules can become street conflict.

      Reviewed 24 July 2026