Across the great divide: Stedman started apart
Ketchikan Creek formed a dividing line in Ketchikan in the early 1900s. To the north, white pioneers' homes, schools and churches stair-stepped up the hill and businesses crowded the waterfront. . . . — — Map (db m182050) HM
Organized Dec. 1, 1873 at Port Jervis, N.Y. by Joshua A. Leach and 10 Erie Railroad firemen Membership 69,750 825 lodges in the United States and Canada — — Map (db m265299) HM
Organized Sept. 23, 1883 at Oneonta, N. Y. by 8 brakemen in Delaware & Hudson caboose No. 10 Membership 185,000 1,100 locals in the United States and Canada — — Map (db m265297) HM
Organized July 6, 1868 at Amboy, Ill. First Chief Conductor, Thomas J. Wright Membership 13,750 438 Divisions in the United States, Canada and the Panama Canal Zone — — Map (db m265298) HM
Organized Oct. 23, 1894 at Kansas City, Mo. Membership 12,000 275 locals in the United States and Canada SUNA watchword, The injury of one is the concern of all. — — Map (db m265338) HM
[east side] Hot Springs, Arkansas is recognized as the birthplace of the United Transportation Union. This monument is placed to commemorate the formation of the union. Members named hereon from the four veteran rail . . . — — Map (db m265300) HM
Frank Moore, a WWI veteran buried at Little Rock National Cemetery in 1932, moved to Phillips County, Arkansas, after being honorably discharged in December of 1918 from service as a private in the 162nd Depot Brigade, There he worked on a farm and . . . — — Map (db m210364) HM
At the heart of the San Francisco waterfront are the maritime workers - the ferryboat deckhands, longshore workers, deep-sea sailors, cooks, cleaners, and engineers who move
goods and people across the bay and around the world.
Deckhands, . . . — — Map (db m157581) HM
Listed on the National Record of Historic Places
In 1877, English immigrant John G. Wright founded the Golden Sheaf, Berkeley's first wholesale/retail bakery. The original bakery, with a public dining room, stood around the corner on Shattuck . . . — — Map (db m50360) HM
City of Berkeley Landmark
designated in 1979
Toward the end of the 19th-century, a large Finnish immigrant community was located in west Berkeley. Together they constructed this wooden building which integrates traditional Finnish and American . . . — — Map (db m53834) HM
Originally located at Sixth and Delaware streets, this simple wooden building was constructed by volunteers from the Workingmans Club, a west Berkeley political organization. Built as a reading room for laborers, it was used briefly as Berkeleys . . . — — Map (db m53836) HM
In December 1946, management refusal
to recognize a union of retail clerks in
stores adjacent to Latham Square led
to a general strike involving 100,000
workers in Alameda County. Called a
"work holiday by labor leaders, the
spirited action . . . — — Map (db m160525) HM
I am the Master of my fate / I am the Captain of my soul
Sculptor: Carol Tarzier
Funded by Federal Transportation Enhancement Activities Grant
Commissioned by City of Oakland Public Works Agency
encircling the base
1923 - . . . — — Map (db m71326) HM
Railroad Heritage
The opening of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 reduced travel time between the East and West Coasts from as much as four months by sea to just six days. The Central Pacific made Oakland its western terminus. In 1871, . . . — — Map (db m71297) HM
In the early 19th century many canneries operated throughout California. The rich agricultural and fishing areas of east Contra Costa County hosted a number of canneries and packing sheds. The picturesque Antioch waterfront was home to two canneries . . . — — Map (db m18292) HM
The area where you are now standing was alive with activity during World War II, when it was known as Kaiser Shipyard #2. It was one of four shipyards carved from Richmond's coastline to serve the war effort. The Rosie the Riveter Memorial . . . — — Map (db m94433) HM WM
At the corner of Mariposa and I streets, from
October 1910 to March 1911, the Industrial
Workers of the World fought for the right
of free speech in their efforts to organize
Fresno's unskilled labor force. This was the
first free speech . . . — — Map (db m241573) HM
Striking sawmill workers gather in a mass picket at a redwood mill due west of Fort Humboldt on June 21,1935, trying to convince local redwood mill owners to bargain with their union.
Police ordered the strikers to disperse. As they were . . . — — Map (db m190781) HM
The Forty Acres has been designated a
National Historic Landmark.
This property possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America.
Forty Acres embodies and conveys multiple layers of national . . . — — Map (db m54836) HM
This unpretentious building was the home of Cesar Chavez and his wife Helen. When the Chavez family moved here in 1971, the oldest of their eight children had already moved out of the family home but their younger children were raised here. Cesar . . . — — Map (db m234147) HM
Cesar Chavez, the farmworker who became this
nation's most important Latino leader in the
20th century, chose this as his home, office, and
final resting place. Here he found spiritual and
physical refuge from the conflict and threats
faced by . . . — — Map (db m140336) HM
After Cesar began organizing farmworkers in 1962, Helen looked after their eight children. Over the years, Helen also became a surrogate mother to countless volunteers who journeyed to Delano, and eventually to La Paz, to work for social justice. . . . — — Map (db m234148) HM
For more than a century, no other single
dynasty, no one enterprise shaped Southern California's growth like the Chandler
family and the Los Angeles Times.
Water for a desert city. A port
for a landlocked city.
A music center for . . . — — Map (db m234630) HM
The first home of the Screen Actors Guild was located here (1933 to 1936) in a one-room office on the second floor. The Writers Guild of America also had its first office here. "Albert Sheetz's Circus Cafι," a glamorous underground cocktail . . . — — Map (db m235279) HM
A Force on the Face of the Valley
Chandler Boulevard cuts across the San Fernando Valley, where wheat fields once grew - along with the ambitions of the man for whom the boulevard is named, Harry Chandler.
He was a political . . . — — Map (db m163426) HM
Panel 1: American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial
The United States Merchant Marine has faithfully served our country in times of war and peace, hauling life and cargo to every corner of the world.
This memorial is dedicated . . . — — Map (db m67059) HM
Dedication: National Maritime Day, May 22, 2003.
[List of state and local government officials]
Gene Frank Construction, Builder. Randall B. Montgomery, Engraver. Jerry Sturm, JSA, Design Architect.
American Merchant Marine Veterans . . . — — Map (db m50928) HM
Harry Bridges
1901 1990
Founder of the ILWU
Harry Bridges was an Australian seaman who came ashore and started longshoring in San Francisco in 1922. Unsafe working conditions, corrupt hiring practices and low wages convinced . . . — — Map (db m72148) HM
Prior to 1934 the Pepper Tree Saloon
was one of many places where longshoremen
and seamen were hired along the shore.
In that year, the first successful
general strike in the United States was
prompted to eliminate bad . . . — — Map (db m157964) HM
In 1923 the Marine Transport Industrial Workers Union 510, a branch of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), called a strike that immobilized 90 ships here in San Pedro. The Union protested low wages, bad working conditions, and imprisonment of . . . — — Map (db m157331) HM
This memorial plaque commemorates the
early struggle of West Coast Longshoremen to establish hours, wages, and
working conditions. It specifically recalls
the day, May 15, 1934, when fighting broke
out on the waterfront near this . . . — — Map (db m180230) HM
Cesar Chavez was a courageous labor leader, community organizer, and a civil rights activist. He organized an international movement to improve the lives of thousands of workers. As co-founder of the United Farm Workers Union, he recognized the . . . — — Map (db m149987) HM
John “Bricky” Crivello, a key figure in the Monterey Fishermans Union for 67 years, was instrumental in the passage of Senate Bill 1213 which provided unemployment benefits to all California fishermen. Due to Brickys relentless . . . — — Map (db m68861) HM
"Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect of other cultures."
Cesar E. Chavez (1927-1993)
Cesar Chavez was a Mexican American Labor leader & cofounder of the United Farm Worker (UFW). Cesar Chavez was . . . — — Map (db m26874) HM
Built in the early 1900s this building was originally a dance hall, owned by Jack Wardlow. In 1926 Leo Speegle bought it and in 1933 it became the Eastside Cafe. In 1945 it became a recreation center, known as the Chester Bowl. Around 1988 Char . . . — — Map (db m56735) HM
The Sloat Towne Hall is the only remaining public building in Sloat. It was built in 1935 as a union and meeting hall, and was donated by the United Independent Workers Union to the community in 1956.
The town of Sloat once boasted a population . . . — — Map (db m56554) HM
Like Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., Cesar Chavez's legacy is one of non-violence. He mobilized hundreds of Americans to boycott, strike, and make change through political action. He used the fast as a tool to demonstrate personal . . . — — Map (db m304168) HM
A stock market panic in 1893 threw many out of work and created hard times. Labor strikes became increasingly aggressive until a strike of the Pullman Factory near Chicago in 1894 resulted in a nation-wide railroad boycott. Railroad workers in . . . — — Map (db m229897) HM
Born in Barbados, West Indies in 1859, Captain William Thomas Shorey served as the only black captain on the Pacific Coast during the rise of San Francisco as America's principal whaling port. Captain Shorey, known as "Black Ahab" by his crew, took . . . — — Map (db m92827) HM
In memory of Howard Sperry and Nick Bordoise, who gave their lives on Bloody Thursday, July 5, 1934, so that all working people might enjoy a greater measure of dignity and security.
Sperry and Bordoise were fatally shot by San Francisco . . . — — Map (db m26162) HM
"...nothing ever comes to
the working man or
woman on a silver platter,
free, gratis...every crumb,
every thing we get has to
be fought for..."
1994 (60th anniversary of the strike)
As the Great Depression wore on,
working . . . — — Map (db m157043) HM
Revolution in San Francisco; July 6. 1934...Blood ran red in the streets of San Francisco yesterday. In the darkest day this city has known since April 18, 1906, one thousand embattled police held at bay five thousand longshoremen and their . . . — — Map (db m92869) HM
This heroic statue of the patron Saint of St. Francis de la Varenne was carved in Paris in 1926-1928 out of a 20-ton block of granite, by the great
Italian sculptor, Beniamino "Benny Bufano. It remained unseen in a warehouse there for 27 years, . . . — — Map (db m177076) HM
The Building
Although the building was quickly constructed after the 1906 earthquake, the design does not forgo aesthetics. The post-quake urgency to rebuild is reflected in the building's design; its unusual sheet metal siding was . . . — — Map (db m163003) HM
Opened in 1976, the Lusty Lady started out as a private-booth theatre showing 16mm adult films. By 1983, the
theater had incorporated live performances into the mix,
a move that would engender a landmark workers' rights
win just thirteen years . . . — — Map (db m152594) HM
At this location, on July 3, 1934, a dramatic clash occured, one that eventually touched the nation. Longshoremen, sailors, teamsters, and other waterfront workers had closed down Pacific coast shipping since May, in what came to be known as "The . . . — — Map (db m21179) HM
From 1926 until 1970, Piers 30 and 32 were famous as the San Francisco base of operations of the Matson Line, founded by Captain William Matson, who in 1882 borrowed $4,000 from a scow schooner man to buy shares in the sailing schooner Emma . . . — — Map (db m92899) HM
An ethnically diverse student body experienced a “Worker's Culture” here through painting, dance, music, theater, labor history and social science courses. Such artists as Anton Refregier, Ralph Stackpole, and Pablo O'Higgins taught . . . — — Map (db m91526) HM
Harvey Milk and Scott Smith opened their camera store at 575 Castro Street in 1973. It quickly developed into the neighborhood's "city hall" - the place where people always seemed to gather to discuss the latest news, problems, and concerns. Its . . . — — Map (db m99850) HM
Between 1961 and 2002 the Trades Union Building
at 417 Chapala Street served as a headquarters for
Santa Barbara building trades unions. The unions'
offices were housed in a building designed by the
architectural firm of Arendt, Mosher and . . . — — Map (db m161440) HM
Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission Chapel was established in 1953 by a
Spanish-speaking community of Catholic faithful led by Father Donald
McDonnell, a member of the San Francisco Archdiocese's "Spanish
Mission Band." Here, Father McDonnell . . . — — Map (db m240623) HM
The San Josι Labor Temple, located at 72 North Second Street, was a hub of the citys turn of the century labor movement. It was established informally between 1901 and 1903 by Harry Ryan, an early San Josι labor leader, and Jack London, the famous . . . — — Map (db m30444) HM
The Plaza de Cιsar E. E. Chαvez is part of the original plaza of the 1797 Pueblo de San Josι and is the oldest continuously used public open space in the city. The plaza was the hub of the old Spanish settlement: the site of Juzgado and the . . . — — Map (db m30207) HM
This clock was built by E. Howard of Boston in 1914. It was originally located in front of Burnett Brothers Jewelry Store on Market Street, San Francisco
The clock became nationally known after the San Francisco Preparedness Day Parade on July . . . — — Map (db m100491) HM
Cesar E. Chavez was born in Yuma,
Arizona, on March 31, 1927. His parents
Librado and Juana Chavez came to
Oxnard to work in the walnut orchards
in 1938, 1939 and 1940. During their 1939 stay
the family lived in a storage building at
this . . . — — Map (db m146945) HM
Colorado's immense northern coal field, centered beneath these rolling hills, contributed to the early development and growth of Colorado and to the birth of nearby towns. Miners and mine owners in this area battled over issues of workers' . . . — — Map (db m120145) HM
Language carries the culture. Read in English, the meanings here may differ from those of the traditional Spanish language of this area. The language, reminiscent of sixteenth century Spain, is a cornerstone of the culture. For half a century . . . — — Map (db m282900) HM
[Espaρol]Sociedad Protecciσn Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos (S.P.M.D.T.U.) 26 de Noviembre 1900 Los Primeros Oficiales De La Sociedad Protecciσn Mutua De Trabajadores Unidos Celedonio E. Mondragσn Presidente . . . — — Map (db m281555) HM
Home of Margaret Brown, Titanic survivor & national advocate for Suffrage & Labor Rights. Proposed as candidate for U.S. Senate 1914. — — Map (db m177950) HM
Living conditions were often deplorable in the Galena Mining District. Miners often lived in company supplied boarding houses set up in close proximity to the mines. The houses were poorly built, drafty, and had leaky roofs. Although conditions at . . . — — Map (db m177890) HM
A day of festivity was followed by one of the darkest in American Labor history.
The state militia was on guard
Because tensions between the strikers and the company had been steadily escalating, the state militia was stationed on . . . — — Map (db m100513) HM
Most miners lived in company-owned towns like Berwind.
The miners often lived in company-owned towns near the mines where they worked.
Because of their isolated location, miners were forced to buy provisions at company stores, live in . . . — — Map (db m193636) HM
Excavations of the Ludlow tent cellars permitted archaeologists to contribute to the historical record.
The cellars provided the most comprehensive snapshot of daily life in the tent colony.
The goals of archaeology at Ludlow were to . . . — — Map (db m193557) HM
The legacy of those who fought and died in the strike is evident in workplace rights enjoyed today.
Miners lost the strike but paved the way for labor reform.
The coalfield strike ended in December, 1914, when the UMWA was forced to . . . — — Map (db m193556) HM
Between 1997 and 2002 archaeologists studied the living conditions of miners in southern Colorado.
Archaeologists carried out excavations at the Berwind coal camp and the Ludlow tent colony - two sites from the 1913-1914 Colorado coalfield . . . — — Map (db m193558) HM
Even though conditions were harsh, colonists forged friendships and a sense of community.
Approximately 1200 people lived in 200 tents made of canvas and wood.
Based on excavations, tents averaged 10 x 14 feet in size and were . . . — — Map (db m193627) HM
The following statements are from people who were involved with the tragedy. They come from official records and oral histories.
"They used to scrub by hand, go fetch the water a mile [or] two, [at] 3:00 in the morning. We used to make . . . — — Map (db m193570) HM
On April 20, 1914, the State Militia unleashed an un-warranted attack on striking coal miners and their families living in a tent colony at this site. Eleven children and two women suffocated in a cellar beneath a tent when flames engulfed the . . . — — Map (db m100509) HM
History often neglects or omits the 1913-1914 Colorado coalfield strike and massacre
Looking onto this prairie, you see one of several places where coal miners lived during the strike.
Miners demanded better wages, an eight-hour work . . . — — Map (db m193668) HM
The United Mine Workers of America has fought for workers rights at home and abroad.
The UMWA accepts all mine workers regardless of race, religion or national origin.
The UMWA was founded in Columbus, Ohio, on January 22, 1890. It . . . — — Map (db m193590) HM
During the miners' strike that began in September 1913, when the United Mine Workers of America was trying to unionize the coal mines of Colorado, their most effective public speaker, organizer and morale-booster was nationally famous Mary Harris . . . — — Map (db m100500) HM
The Architecture and the Architect The Miner's Union Hospital Building was completed in 1908 at a cost of approximately $35,000. The building is of great importance to Silverton's architectural heritage, designated as a contributing structure . . . — — Map (db m283000) HM
From 1901 to 1904, Telluride was besieged with serious labor disputes. The first labor strike occurred at the Smuggler-Union Mine to protest the newly instituted contract system, which resulted in longer hours for less pay. On July 3, 1901, . . . — — Map (db m292799) HM
Sherman and Edward Bell, who moved to Cripple Creek in 1893, did business in real estate, insurance, and investments. They built this office building to house their own business and to lease space to others.
In 1898, the Spanish-American War . . . — — Map (db m250289) HM
Miners Win 8-hour Day
Underground gold mining was difficult, dangerous, labor intensive work. Two major labor conflicts between the Association of Mine Owners and the Western Federation of Mines (WFM) Labor Union changed Victor and Gold . . . — — Map (db m46892) HM
'Prince E. Gray, one of the best known men on the New Haven, has made waiting an art. [Gray] has put his son and daughter through college.
Portrait of Prince E. Gray, Along the Line, railroad employee . . . — — Map (db m227298) HM
Throughout its history, countless women have contributed to Danbury and the lives of its citizens. Here are just a few that have left their mark on our community.
Mary Bull (1812-1882) dedicated her life to attending the poor and needy of . . . — — Map (db m71247) HM
Fresh Water Springs in this pleasant high ground once drew European settlers. Farmers called the area "Crystal Spring." In 1859 the half-mile Crystal Spring Racetrack opened on land to your left. For 75 cents, Washingtonians hopped a . . . — — Map (db m109288) HM
A legendary figure of 'Solidarity' - the socio-political movement that initiated the fall of communism in Europe. One of the 100 women who defined the last century, according to the American newsweekly Time.
She worked hard her whole . . . — — Map (db m200391) HM
Solidarność (or Solidarity) emerged in Poland in 1980) as the first free, independent labor union in the so-called Eastern Bloc, i.e. the Soviet sphere of influence, which included the USSR and much of Central . . . — — Map (db m163276) HM
Josephine Butler (1920-1997) was a tireless and dedicated community activist. As a young woman she organized the first union of black female laundry workers in DC and the country.
In the 1950s Butler shepherded the Adams and Morgan elementary . . . — — Map (db m141278) HM
The Linotype was introduced in Baltimore in 1883 by Ottmar Mergenthaler, a German-born inventor. By replacing hand-set type with machine-set type, the speed of composition was vastly increased by this important advance in printing.
This . . . — — Map (db m29511) HM
United Mine Workers
of America Building
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
Associated with the . . . — — Map (db m19990) HM
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, whose mission is to protect human health and the environment, has occupied the majority of offices in this block since 2001. EPA West (this building), the adjacent Mellon Auditorium, . . . — — Map (db m57210) HM
The Old Korean Legation building was originally built in 1877 as the residence of Seth Ledyard Phelps (1824-1885), a Civil War veteran, politician and diplomat. This building served as a diplomatic base in the United States, functioning . . . — — Map (db m284995) HM
Led by his desire to secure a better quality of life for migrant farm workers, Cesar Chavez helped found the United Farm Workers of America, the first effective farm workers' union in the United States. Under his leadership of nonviolent protest, . . . — — Map (db m15471) HM
All my life I have had a love affair with the City of Washington.
In a time of racial strife he brought reconciliation and mutual respect.
In the struggle between management and labor he worked for reason and moderation. In a marketplace . . . — — Map (db m92230) HM
As founder and 37-year president of the American Federation of Labor (AFL), Samuel Gompers is credited with winning unprecedented rights and protections for the American worker. Never wavering in his belief that power for the worker lay in . . . — — Map (db m92227) HM
Carter G. Woodson, The Father of Black History, worked and lived at 1538 Ninth Street from 1912 until 1950. The son of formerly enslaved people. Woodson received a Ph.D. from Harvard, and became an acclaimed scholar, educator, and advocate. . . . — — Map (db m130890) HM
Carter G. Woodson, the "Father of Black History," worked and lived at 1538 Ninth Street from 1922 until 1950. The son of formerly enslaved people, Woodson earned a Ph.D. from Harvard and became an acclaimed scholar, educator, and advocate. He . . . — — Map (db m294408) HM
Commemorating AFT members we have lost during the COVID-19 pandemic and renewing our commitment for safe and welcoming workplaces for all.
#WorkersMemorialDay
#IamAFT
Nagi Abraham
Federico Acerri
Arturo Aguilar . . . — — Map (db m227903) HM
Pullman porters make the trip comfortable for long distance train travelers. Randolph organizes the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters in 1925 and wins its first major contract with the Pullman Company in 1937. — — Map (db m112943) HM
Dolores Huerta's efforts to promote harmony and social justice have made her a towering figure in the American civil rights and labor movements. Born in 1930 in New Mexico, Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) with Cιsar Chαvez in the . . . — — Map (db m298965) HM
Tampa's port is one of its most important economic engines, and for
over a century, the port's longshoremen have been one of the most
significant groups of people who make that engine run smoothly.
Though the dock workers had been represented . . . — — Map (db m301124) HM
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