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Communist Party : flyers, Longshoremen strike
Monday, January 1, 1934
Tuesday, December 31, 1935
A2001-074
AF/157818
Flyers regarding Longshoreman and Seamen strike of 1934. First flyer titled, "Answer Murderous Attack with General Strike." Encouraging workers to continue to strike after 4 longshoremen were shot and killed in Portland. Second flyer, "fellow longshoreman your next step" gives longshoremen advice. Third flyer "ship - owners and relief officials prepare to use longshoreman as scabs and strikebreakers, in retaliation of their strike last year. Fourth flyer "anniversary - rally" of the first anniversary of the meeting held in protest against shooting of striking longshoremen and the raids upon various workers organizations' headquarters. The four speakers who were arrested at that meeting and charged with criminal syndicalism will speak at the anniversary - rally. Fifth flyer, "Longshoremen, seamen - unemployed" announcing the upcoming longshoremen strike. Sixth flyer that states that Longshoremen are facing a sellout by the regional labor board, the employees and the Pacific coast executives of the I.L.A. Organizations : Portland Section Communist Party U.S.A. ; District Committee, Communist Party People : Lawson ; Olson, Louis ; De Jonge, Dirk : Denny, Edward ; Steward, Earl ; Ryan ; Lewis ; Morton ; Morris Key words : strike ; syndicalism ; longshoremen ; union ; organization ; waterfront strike ; waterfront ; police ; bloody Wednesday ; labor
