The seventh session for 2024 of the Harry Bridges School of Labor was on the Great San Francisco General Strike. We will be going over the working conditions that led to the strike, the strike itself, as well as its aftermath. We will also watch some of an old ILWU documentary on the strike.

The Harry Bridges School of Labor aims to educate the workers of America on the strength of unions and to foster a class-conscious workforce through Labor United Educational League. We aim to connect the struggles of the past with the struggles of today to empower the labor movement to transform from their present hopeless defensive fight into an aggressive attack upon Capital. We plan to empower workers with knowledge regardless of industry or type of work, bringing all workers to a class-oriented trade union movement.

To learn more, visit https://luel.us/ .

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:24 Section 1 - The Working Conditions that Led to the Strike
9:30 Video - Strikestory - 1934 Strike - ILWU Documentary (1988)
21:00 Q&A 1
26:30 Section 2 - The 1934 West Coast Waterfront Strike
36:20 Video - Strikestory - 1934 Strike - ILWU Documentary (continued)
47:50 Q&A 2
52:15 Section 3 - Strike Gains & Aftermath
59:50 Q&A 3 and Conclusion

The second of two classes from the Harry Bridges School of Labor on the Flint Sit-Down Strike.

The Harry Bridges School of Labor aims to educate the workers of America on the strength of unions and to foster a class-conscious workforce through Labor United Educational League. We aim to connect the struggles of the past with the struggles of today to empower the labor movement to transform from their present hopeless defensive fight into an aggressive attack upon Capital. We plan to empower workers with knowledge regardless of industry or type of work, bringing all workers to a class-oriented trade union movement.

To learn more, visit https://luel.us/ .

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:06 Battle of Bulls Run
12:45 Q&A 1
18:23 GM Counter-Attacks and Sit-Downers Take Chevy No. 4
30:51 Q&A 2
35:30 The Workers Win
44:07 Q&A 3
54:30 Conclusion

The first of two classes from the Harry Bridges School of Labor on the Flint Sit-Down Strike.

The Harry Bridges School of Labor aims to educate the workers of America on the strength of unions and to foster a class-conscious workforce through Labor United Educational League. We aim to connect the struggles of the past with the struggles of today to empower the labor movement to transform from their present hopeless defensive fight into an aggressive attack upon Capital. We plan to empower workers with knowledge regardless of industry or type of work, bringing all workers to a class-oriented trade union movement.

To learn more, visit https://luel.us/ .

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
2:55 Section 1: What is a Sit-Down Strike? / Organizing at General Motors
15:55 Q&A 1
21:20 Section 2: Strike Actions Begin
30:00 Q&A 2
47:40 Section 3: Life as a Sit-Downer
1:01:30 Q&A 3 and Conclusion