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The Battle of Ballantyne Pier
On this week's Labor History Today, from our friends at The Docker Podcast, we join ILWU longshore workers James Brophy and Leith Jasinowski-Kahl to mark the 90th anniversary of the 1935 Battle of Ballantyne Pier. From police violence on Vancouver’s waterfront to the songs that keep resistance alive, they share why this history still matters today.
And on Labor History in 2:00: the year was 1936; Jesus Pallares, a Chicano miner and union organizer was deported from the United States.

The Screenwriter Who Fought Back

Last week on the Labor Heritage Power Hour: J.E. Smyth discusses her book on Mary C. McCall Jr., the trailblazing screenwriter who helped found the Screen Writers Guild and fought for union recognition in Hollywood. Plus, Steve Zeltzer previews San Francisco’s LaborFest – which launches tomorrow -- marking the 1934 General Strike with a month of labor arts, films, and music. LISTEN HERE


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