The Lessons of The San Francisco General Strike For Today With The Screening of “Harry Bridges, A Man & His Union”

At: 518 Valencia St., SF

Film showing of “Harry Bridges, A Man and His Union” (58min)(1992)
Director: Berry Minnott

Speakers:
Clarence Thomas – ILWU10 Retired Secretary Treasurer
Dr. Bob Cherny – Author of Harry Bridges: Labor Radical, Labor Legend
Bob Carson – ILWU Local 34 Retired (invited)

The San Francisco 1934 general strike was a major advance for the working class in San Francisco and Northern California. The ILWU was formed out of that strike, and today, it is one of the most powerful and democratic unions in the United States.
A key leader of the strike was Harry Bridges, an Australian American who was part of a group called the Albion Group that began the organization to take over the corrupt ILA local.
This film is the best film made about who Harry Bridges was. It will be followed by presentations and discussion on the lessons for today.