The Longshoreman Strike of 1934 was a labor action lasting 83 days and spanning the entire west coast of the USA. The strike, which the authorities attempted to violently suppress, resulted in the unionization of all west coast ports. These strike-related photos are from San Francisco.
Food raids, July 13, 1934
Funeral of men slain during the strike
[see "Bloody Thursday"]
Grocery store and shopper
Longshoremen eating in dining hall
Picket parade, Embarcadero, May 10, 1934
Police and strikers
Police driving strikers along railroad tracks
Produce market - food overturned, July 12, 1934
Strike food, July 19, 1934
Strikers - food line
Source: California Digital Archive