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Items from Minute Books,, 1916-1918

 File — Carton: 1, Folder: 13

Contents

Contents of this folder include: a copy ballot and the results of a referendum on July 15, 1916 deciding if the Riggers' would go back to work or on July 17 or continue to strike (the vote was 1186 for to 549 against returning); a resolution stating the Riggers' opposition to the Chamber of Commerce's drive to change the office of police judge from an elected to an appointed office; a timeline on the negotiations of wages between unions and employers dated May 26, 1917; a letter form the International Workers' Defense Fund about the Mooney Billings case; a resolution from July 31, 1916 which endorsed the prohibition of consumption and manufacturing of alcohol. The Riggers' reasoned that since some of the members of the Chamber of Commerce made money from producing and selling alcoholic beverages, they would be hurt if prohibition was enacted. The Chamber of Commerce, which had announced its intentions to crush unions and institute the open shop in San Francisco, would theoretically suffer financially because of prohibition. Finally, the contents of this folder include a list of unions affiliated with the Waterfront Workers' Federation as of May 3, 1917.

Dates

  • 1916-1918

Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.25 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Labor Archives and Research Center Repository

Contact:
San Francisco State University
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San Francisco 94132-1722 USA
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