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Related Historical Markers
By Craig Baker, August 15, 2021
First Blood Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Wilmington — First Blood Longshoremen Strike May 15, 1934 —  |
| 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 | |||
| 2 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, San Pedro — Harry Bridges Memorial ILWU — |
| 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 | |||