Bloody Thursday Research Paper
Bloody Thursday
Bloody Thursday is a labor strike that occurred on July 5th 1934 during The Great Depression. Bloody Thursday is a strike that longshoremen started because of low wages and long hours, it soon grew into one of the biggest strikes ever. I feel like it is an important topic to discuss because it shows how people stand together through times that are tough; it also shows how effective things are in great numbers.
A reason it shows how people care about one another, even in death is that strikers stood guard over the area the picket men died. Strikers also cordoned off the area the 2 men had been shot. They also laid flowers and wreaths around the bodies. When the police tried to remove the flowers and drive out the strikers, they stood their ground.” (W Coast waterfront strike) This is important because it shows that …show more content…
People from, sailors, firemen, cooks, stewards, masters, and pilots eventually went on strike.” At one point 2000 men battered down pier gates, drove police aside and haled work. On May 15th, for the first time ever, not a single freighter sailed from a pacific coast port. The strikers shut down 2000 miles of coastline, including major ports: Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, San Francisco, San Pedro, and San Diego.”. (C punch) this is important because it shows that the strikers are serious and mean business.” On the 57th day 1000 police officers lined up to escort a column of red trucks moving to Embarcadero, they were filled with strike breakers, hired to reopen the port. In front of trucks were thousands of pickets, led by longshoremen.”. (C punch) This shows that neither side is ready to back down. “The strike ended when disputes over wages and hours would be sent to arbitration.”. (C punch) This is important because it means the strikers basically won and got what they fought so long and hard
Bloody Thursday is a labor strike that occurred on July 5th 1934 during The Great Depression. Bloody Thursday is a strike that longshoremen started because of low wages and long hours, it soon grew into one of the biggest strikes ever. I feel like it is an important topic to discuss because it shows how people stand together through times that are tough; it also shows how effective things are in great numbers.
A reason it shows how people care about one another, even in death is that strikers stood guard over the area the picket men died. Strikers also cordoned off the area the 2 men had been shot. They also laid flowers and wreaths around the bodies. When the police tried to remove the flowers and drive out the strikers, they stood their ground.” (W Coast waterfront strike) This is important because it shows that …show more content…
People from, sailors, firemen, cooks, stewards, masters, and pilots eventually went on strike.” At one point 2000 men battered down pier gates, drove police aside and haled work. On May 15th, for the first time ever, not a single freighter sailed from a pacific coast port. The strikers shut down 2000 miles of coastline, including major ports: Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, San Francisco, San Pedro, and San Diego.”. (C punch) this is important because it shows that the strikers are serious and mean business.” On the 57th day 1000 police officers lined up to escort a column of red trucks moving to Embarcadero, they were filled with strike breakers, hired to reopen the port. In front of trucks were thousands of pickets, led by longshoremen.”. (C punch) This shows that neither side is ready to back down. “The strike ended when disputes over wages and hours would be sent to arbitration.”. (C punch) This is important because it means the strikers basically won and got what they fought so long and hard