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Saturday, June 7, 2008
California State Archives, Research Room
OPEN Including the Root Cellar Family History Library located at 1020 "O" Street in Sacramento will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For general information, telephone (916) 653-7715, Reference Desk (916) 653-2246 or visit the California State Archives and Museum web site

May 9, 1934
San Francisco Longshoremen's Strike
Members of San Francisco's International Longshoremen's Association went on strike on this date in 1934. They were joined by unions representing sailors, masters and mates, marine engineers, and stewards, in protest to a hiring system that discriminated against pro-union workers. In all 3,500 men went on strike, shutting down Pacific coast shipping. The strike would become among the most violent in California history.

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