Sunday morning, over 300 San Francisco union members and supporters marched in memorial of 'Bloody Thursday,' 1934, an infamous struggle between employers and workers that resulted in two deaths, hundreds of injuries, a massive strike, and the creation of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. 'Bloody Thursday,' has long been thought of as a turning point for U.S. labor, and for African-American labor. The Sunday memorial served as a reminder of the importance of employee solidarity, especially during hard times. One organizer commented on the similarity of the 1934 fall-out and the present-day, "The way the economy is going right now, the employer is taking advantage...It's a turning point for organized labor. They need to step up."
See "Key labor movement anniversary honored in S.F.", Demian Bulwa, San Francisco Chronicle, July 5, 2009