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,POLICE ,GUNS ,BR+ ,G5]AL ,/RIKE TO ',FRISCO 

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,AU?OR 3 ,ROSE ,PESOTTA 

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,ROSE ,PESOTTA  

,BREAD UPON ! ,WAT]S 

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,POLICE ,GUNS ,BR+ ,G5]AL ,/RIKE TO ',FRISCO 

,A,F,T,] ,P,R,O,L,O,N,G,$ ,N,E,G,O,T,I,A,T,I,O,N,S \R DRESS AGREEM5T1 MODIFI$1 WAS ACCEPT$ 
BY #ae ( ! #ah MID-T[N MANUFACTUR]S4 ,IT PROVID$ = A UNION %OP1 #c#e-H\R 
WEEK1 M9IMUM WAGE SCALES 9 L9E ) ! ,N,R,A ,DRESS ,CODE1 TWO WEEKS' TRIAL 
P]IOD1 WORK]S TO ELECT A %OP *AIRMAN & %OP COMMITTEE TO H&LE COMPLA9TS 
& GRIEVANCES1 EQUAL DI/RIBUTION ( WORK DUR+ SLACK SEASON1 & IMP>TIAL 
>BITRATION MA*9]Y 9 CASE ! UNION & EMPLOY] C\LD NOT ADJU/ DIFF]5CES 
AMICABLY4 ,IT WAS UND]/OOD ?AT ! WORK]S MI<T JO9 ! UNION )\T 
9T]F]5CE BY ! EMPLOY]S4 

,ONE MANUFACTUR] EXPLA9$ ?AT HIS EMPLOYES W]E 0CONSCI5TI\S 
OBJECTORS0 :O FLATLY REFUS$ TO JO9 UP4 ,!Y W]E ,RUSSIAN EMIGRES 
:O FE>$ ?AT BY JO9+ \R UNION !Y W\LD HAVE TO FOLL[ ! ,COMMUNI/ 
L9E4 

,I SUGGE/$ ?AT ,I GO TO HIS FACTORY & SPEAK TO !M4 

0,NO1 ?ANK Y\6 0 HE ANSW]$4 0,I KN[ :AT Y\'LL TELL 
!M4 ,I'D RA!R S5D !M TO Y\R (FICE40 

,NEXT AFT]NOON AB\T ?REE DOZ5 >ROGANT WOM5 WALK$ 9TO \R HEADQU>T]S4 
,!Y W]E ANNOY$1 IMPATI5T1 9 A HURRY TO GET HOME4 

,GISNET READ TO !M ! MA9 PO9TS ( ! AGREEM5T4 ,!Y SAT COLD 
& HO/ILE4 ,HE TRI$ ADDRESS+ !M 9 ,RUSSIAN4 ,!Y W]E CONTEMPTU\S4 
,HE HAD BE5 AWAY FROM ,RUSSIA MORE ?AN #be YE>S & HIS PRONUNCIATION WAS 
FAULTY4 

,:5 ,I TOOK OV]1 ,I MADE IT CLE> ?AT !Y HAD BETT] TAKE !IR TIME1 
= WORK+ H\RS W]E NOT 9 QUE/ION AT ! MOM5T4 ,H5CE=? !Y W\LD 
WORK REGUL> UNION H\RS AS SPECIFI$ 9 ! AGREEM5T1 #ce H\RS A WEEK1 
9/EAD ( ALL K9DS ( H\RS AS BE=E2 :5 ! BOSS ASK$ !M TO WORK 
OV]TIME1 !Y HAD NOT D>$ REFUSE = FE> ( LOS+ !IR JOBS4 

,I EXPLA9$ :AT \R UNION HAD ACCOMPLI%$ 9 ?REE DECADES2 PICTUR$ 
! MIS]ABLE SWEAT%OP CONDITIONS & UNLIMIT$ H\RS :I* HAD TAK5 
TOLL ( G>M5T WORK]S' HEAL? 9 MANY CITIES ANT T[NS4 ,AFT] YE>S ( 
TIRELESS EF=T1 WE HAD SUCCE$$ 9 E/ABLI%+ DEC5T CONDITIONS 9 
\R 9DU/RY 9 ALMO/ EV]Y G>M5T C5T] ACROSS ! L&4 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO 
WAS ! LATE/ >EA 9 :I* A COLLECTIVE PACT HAD BE5 WON BY ! SILK 
DRESS WORK]S1 & ?OSE :O SAT BE=E ME W]E ! B5EFICI>IES ( \R 
CAMPAIGNS4 

,!Y BEGAN TO %[ SOME 9T]E/4 ,I 5D$ BY ASK+3 0,>E !RE 
ANY DISAGREEM5TS1 OR QUE/IONS8 ,PLEASE SPEAK UP4 ,?IS IS Y\R UNION1 & 
FREE EXPRESSION ( OP9ION IS RESPECT$ H]E40 

,! FIR/ QUE/ION1 FROM SEV]AL AT ONCE1 WAS AB\T ! DUES4 ,I EXPLA9$ 
?AT WE W\LD TAKE !M 9TO ! UNION )\T ANY 9ITIATION FEES1 ?AT 
! WEEKLY DUES W\LD BE ?IRTY-FIVE C5TS4 ,MY ANSW] SATISFI$ !M4 

,!N A MIDDLE-AG$ WOMAN1 LAT] ID5TIFI$ AS A! <5]AL%AA _/! 
G5]AL'S WIFE_/BEGAN TO TALK 9 BADLY BROK5 ,5GLI%4 ,I ADVIS$ H] TO 
SPEAK H] [N LANGUAGE4 

,VIVIDLY %E DESCRIB$ ! SUFF]+S ( H] FAMILY S9CE #a#i#a#d1 :5 
!Y FL$ FROM !IR COM=TABLE HOME 9 C5TRAL ,RUSSIA TO ESCAPE ! HORRORS 
& H>D%IPS ( ! F>-SPREAD+ W>4 ,LAT] ! ,REVO LUTION & ! CIVIL 
W>S HAD TAK5 !IR 9H]IT$ L&-HOLD+S4 

,!Y FL$ TO ,JAPAN & !NCE TO ,AM]ICA VIA ,VLADIVO/OK1 :]E H] 
*ILDR5 HAD TO WORK AS DI%WA%]S = !IR FOOD1 & N[ POOR & DIS9H]IT$ 
9 A =EIGN L&1 !Y W]E AGA9 BE+ 0DRIVE 9TO A UNION10 
:I* TO H] M9D WAS AK9 TO A ,COMMUNI/ ORGANIZATION4 

0,GOSPODEE POMILOOY60 %E LAM5T$4 0,WE >E POOR EMIGRES1 
) \T A HOME OR A C\NTRY4 ,:AT WILL BECOME ( US N[80 

,H] /ORY WAS HE>T-R5D+1 BUT IT WAS NO?+ NEW4 ,I HAD HE> IT MANY 
TIMES FROM O!RS4 ,MY [N PEOPLE HAD BE5 DRIV5 FROM PILL> TO PO/1 FROM 
C\NTRY TO C\NTRY1 & = C5TURIES4 ,I TRI$ TO COM=T H]1 EXPLA9+ 
?AT \RS WAS AN ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION & NOT A POLITICAL P>TY2 ?AT 
WE W]E ACT+ 9 ACCORDANCE ) ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES ,CON/ITUTION1 :I* 
UPHELD ! RI<T ( WORK]S TOB& TOGE!R = !IR [N B5EFIT2 ?AT 
WE W]E PROTECT$ BY LAW & ?AT %E W\LD N[ B5EFIT FROM \R NEW AGREEM5T4 
,%E W\LD WORK REGUL> H\RS1 BE HOME 9 TIME = SUPP]1 & RECEIVE A 
LIV+ WAGE2 & H] /ATUS AS AN IMMIGRANT W\LD NOT BE JEOP>DIZ$4 ,MOREOV]1 
:5 %E WAS READY TO APPLY = CITIZ5%IP1 \R (FICE W\LD HELP H]4 

,SEV]AL ( ! Y\NG] ONES SPOKE UP1 9 GOOD ,5GLI%4 ,!Y N[ SEEM$ 
TO REALIZE ?AT IT W\LD BE BETT] TO HAVE ! UNION BACK+ !M2 & 
!Y DWELT UPON V>I\S TR\BLES1 SU* AS 9TIMIDATION1 DISCRIM9ATION1 
& UNSANIT>Y CONDITIONS 9 !IR %OP4 

0,ISN'T IT WOR? ! PRICE ( Y\R MON?LY DUES10 ,I ASK$1 
0TO BE ABLE TO COME H]E & AIR Y\R GRIEVANCES )\T FE> ( LOS+ 
Y\R JOBS8 ,?IS IS :AT WE CALL 9DU/RIAL DEMOCRACY40 

,! MEET+ CONCLUD$ ON AN AMICABLE NOTE1 & WE ALL BECAME FA/ FRI5DS4 
,?\< ! PO9T WAS NOT PRESS$1 !Y WILL+LY SIGN$ APPLICATION C>DS4 

,I DIDN'T TELL !M ?AT ! DUAL UNION HAD JU/ ISSU$ A *>ACT]I/IC 
LEAFLET1 HEAD$ ,! ,FA/-,TRAVEL+ ,SALES-,LADY1 & BR&+ \R NEW AGREEM5T 
AS A SELL\T4 ,ITS TEXT READ 9 P>T3 

,ROSE ,PESOTTA IS AN EXCELL5T SALESLADY4 ,%E HAD %[$ H] SKILL 9 
HELP+ TO ,S,E,L,L,\,T ! ,DRESSMAK]S' /RIKE 9 ,LOS ,ANGELES1 FROM :5CE 
.<SIC.> %E CAME TO ,SAN ,FRANCISCO4 ,H]E1 AFT] SEV]AL WEEKS ( BICK]+1 
WIRE-PULL+1 & BACK-DOOR DEALS %E F9ALLY1 ) ! HELP ( ,FE9B]G1 
,GISNET1 & ! O!R ,A4 ,F4 ( ,L4 BIG %OTS1 SUCCE$$ 9 SELL+ AN AGREEM5T 
TO SOME ,DRESS ,MANUFAC- TUR]S4444 

0,N[1 ,ROSE ,PESOTTA ANN\NCES ?AT %E IS GO+ OV] TO ,O,A,K,L,& 
TO ,P,U,T ,I,T ,O,V,] !RE1 AS WELL AS 9 ,*,9,A,T,[,N4 ,H]E WE SEE A SKILLFUL ,S,A,L,E,S,L,A,D,Y1 
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,NEXT MORN+ ,PAUL ,GRE5B]G1 ONE ( \R MEMB]S1 :O WAS SYMPA!TIC 
TO ! DUAL UNION GR\P1 CAME 9TO MY (FICE & %[$ ME A COPY ( ?AT 
LEAFLET4 

0,:AT DO Y\ SAY TO ?AT80 

0,I TAKE IT AS A COMPLIM5T10 WAS MY *E]FUL REPLY4 0,IT 
GIVES ME CR$IT & PUTS ME AMONG ! BE/ SALESM540 

0,H[ SO80 

0,WELL1 TAKE = EXAMPLE ! RECOGNITION ( ,SOVIET ,RUSSIA10 
,I SAID4 0,Y\R CR[D TRI$ = YE>S TO SELL ! IDEA TO \R GOV]NM5T1 
BUT FAIL$4 ,!N ALONG CAME A FA/ TRAVEL+ SALESMAN_/,LITV9OV_/& B+6 
HE SOLD ! IDEA TO ,PRESID5T ,ROOSEVELT40 

,NATURALLY ,I COMP>$ ! CASE ( \R UNION 9 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO ) ?AT 
( ,RUSSIA4 ,! LOCAL ,COMMUNI/-L$ DUAL UNION HAD BE5 9 EXI/5CE SEV]AL 
YE>S4 ,REPEAT$LY IT HAD ATTEMPT$ TO GA9 ! CONFID5CE ( WORK]S & 
RESPECT ( EMPLOY]S1 )\T SUCCESS4 ,F9ALLY1 WE >RIV$ ON ! SC5E 
& SUCCE$$ 9 W9N+ AN AGREEM5T )\T LOSS ( TIME BY ! WORK]S4 
,N[ \R UNION W\LD MOVE AHEAD AT FULL SPE$4 

0,SO :Y %\LD ,I FEEL 9SULT$80 ,I CONCLUD$4 0,I AM PR\D 
( ! FACT ?AT WE A*IEV$ \R 5DS :]E Y\R \TFIT FAIL$40 

,PAUL MULL$ ?IS OV]4 0,Y\ >E RI<T10 HE SAID1 TO MY SURPRISE4 
0,I REALIZE N[ ?AT 9 \R PROPAG&A AGA9/ UNION (FICIALDOM WE 
OV]LOOK$ A VITAL FACT_/?AT ORGANIZ]S >E NOT REALLY UNION (FICIALS1 
BUT EMISS>IES :O >E P]=M+ AN IMPORTANT DUTY4 ,I LIKE Y\R SPIRIT40 

,TODAY ,PAUL IS ONE ( \R DEVOT$ (FIC]S 9 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO1 AN ABLE 
LIEUT5ANT TO ,H5RY ,ZA*>91 HEAD ( ! JO9T BO>D !RE4 

,! *>GE ( SELL+ \T TO ! EMPLOY]S WAS MADE BY ! ,COMMUNI/ 
AGA9/ \R UNION (FIC]S & ORGANIZ]S MANY TIMES1 NO MATT] H[ GOOD 
! SETTLEM5TS OBTA9$ 9 /RIKES OR NON-/RIKE CAMPAIGNS4 ,! ,NE$LE 
,TRADES ,WORK]S' ,9DU/RIAL ,UNION1 :I* EXI/$ *IEFLY ON PAP]1 COV]$ 
UP ITS [N %ORTCOM+S BY ! SMOKE-SCRE5 ( ITS ATTACKS ON \R UNION4 

,A DIV]T+ 9CID5T OCCURR$ 9 ONE ( ! L>G] DRESS %OPS1 ! 
[N] ( :I* PR(ESS$ TO BE SYMPA!TIC T[>D ,SOVIET ,RUSSIA4 ,BUT MO/ 
( HIS EMPLOYES W]E 0,:ITE ,RUSSIANS10 9 ! POLITICAL & 
NOT ! GEOGRAPHICAL S5SE1 & ! LOCAL ,COMMUNI/ GR\P ASSAIL$ HIM 
= NOT EMPLOY+ P>TY MEMB]S4 

,HIS REPLY TO HIS COMRADES WAS A MA/]PIECE ( P>TY-L9E ?9K+4 

0,AS A GOOD ,COMMUNI/10 HE SAID1 0,I %ALL ALWAYS EXPLOIT 
! 5EMIES ( ,SOVIET ,RUSSIA1 NEV] ITS FRI5DS1 & S9CE ,COMMUNI/S CLAIM 
TO BE ITS ONLY FRI5DS1 ,I CANNOT CONSCI5TI\SLY EXPLOIT ANY ( !M40 

,I HAD REASON TO BELIEVE ?AT HE WAS TALK+ ) TONGUE 9 *EEK4 

,RETURN+ FROM A SPEAK+ TRIP TO ,PORTL& & ,SEATTLE ON ,MAY #a#a1 ,I 
F\ND ! LONG%OREM5 ON /RIKE4 ,!Y HAD REA*$ ! LIMIT ( !IR 5DURANCE1 
& DESPITE OPPOSITION BY ! ,I,L,A'S (FIC]S HAD WALK$ \T4 ,!N ! TEAM/]S 
/RUCK1 & ! SEAM5 & LIC5S$ (FIC]S QUIT !IR %IPS 9 SYMPA?Y2 
& ! /RIKE SPREAD UP & D[N ! ,COA/4 ,BY ,MAY #ae NOT A FREI<T] 
LEFT ANY ,AM]ICAN ,PACIFIC H>BOR1 AN UNPREC$5T$ CIRCUM/ANCE4 

,WE ( ! ,I,L,G,W,U TALK$ ) GR\PS ( ! /RIK]S1 PL$G$ \R F9ANCIAL 
& MORAL SUPPORT1 URG$ !M TO CALL UPON US = ADVICE IF NE$$1 (F]$ 
\R HEADQU>T]S TO !M = MEET+S1 & PROMIS$ ?AT WE W\LD BR+ 
!IR /RIKE TO ! ATT5TION ( \R ,9T]NATIONAL CONV5TION 9 ,*ICAGO4 
,LITTLE DID WE DREAM ?AT IT W\LD LEAD TO A G5]AL /RIKE :I* W\LD 
ROCK ! :OLE ,PACIFIC ,SLOPE4 

,I SP5T A GREAT DEAL ( TIME N[ ON ! ,EMB>CAD]O1 HI/ORIC WAT]-FRONT4 
,! SC5E !RE WAS REM>KABLE4 ,HUNDR$S ( M51 ABLE-BODI$ & WILL+ 
TO WORK1 & ASK+ ONLY TO BE TREAT$ LIKE HUMAN BE+S1 W]E CON/ANTLY 
%OV$ >\ND BY ! POLICE4 ,FREQU5T CLA%ES RESULT$4 

,ON ,JULY #d ! ,9DU/RIAL ,ASSOCIATION ANN\NC$ ?AT ! PORT W\LD BE 
REOP5$ NEXT MORN+4 ,AT DAWN NONUNION TRUCKS BR\<T 9 TO REMOVE FREI<T 
W]E OV]TURN$ BY /RIK]S :O W]E TRY+ TO GU>D !IR JOBS AGA9/ 
SCABS4 ,TE> GAS & GUNS W]E US$ BY ! POLICE4 ,TWO /RIK]S W]E KILL$1 
MANY W\ND$4 ,MORE ?AN #h1 WORK]S FOLL[$ ! CORTEGE TO ! CEMET]Y4 

,\T ( ! F>-REA*+ 9DIGNATION AGA9/ ?OSE KILL+S1 S5TIM5T 
= A CITY-WIDE G5]AL /RIKE TO SUPPORT ! LONG%OREM5 GREW QUICKLY4 
,! G5]AL /RIKE CAME ON ,JULY #a#g2 ?AT AFT]NOON #a#b#g1 M5 & WOM5 
/OPP$ WORK4 ,NO /REET C>S RAN1 NO TAXIS4 ,TRUCKS CEAS$ MOV+ EXCEPT 
= MILK DELIV]IES4 ,SMALL /ORES & GASOL9E /ATIONS W]E CLOS$ & 
ONLY #ai RE/AURANTS W]E P]MITT$ TO /AY OP54 

,MAYOR ,ROSSI ASK$ ! POPULACE TO KEEP !IR HEADS1 SAY+ !RE WAS 
AMPLE FOOD4 ,PRESSURE WAS PUT UPON ! MUNICIPAL /REET-C> WORK]S1 :O1 
AS CIVIL S]VICE EMPLOYES1 FAC$ LOSS ( !IR JOBS IF !Y REMA9$ \T4 
,!Y RETURN$ TO WORK ON ! #b?1 & ! SAME DAY ! G5]AL /RIKE 
COMMITTEE1 BY A SCANT MAJORITY1 ORD]$ ! /RIKE 5D$4 

,?\< ?IS WALK\T WAS BACK$ BY ALL ,A ,F ( ,L UNIONS 9 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO1 
IT DID NOT HAVE SANCTION HI<] UP4 ,WILLIAM ,GRE51 PRESID5T ( ! ,A ,F 
( ,L1 ATTEMPT$ TO DISCR$IT IT BY SAY+ IT WAS 0ONLY ( LOCAL *>ACT]1 
POSSESS+ NO NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE40 

,= #a MORE DAYS ! WAT]-FRONT M5 CONT9U$ PICKET+4 ,MEAN:ILE 
!IR EMPLOY]S (F]$ A NEW AGREEM5T1 & 9 ?AT & O!R ,WE/ ,COA/ 
PORTS1 ! UNIONS VOT$ ASS5T TO >BITRATION4 ,ON ,JULY #ca AFT] BE+ \T 
#a WEEKS1 ! LONG%OREM5 RETURN$ TO !IR JOBS4 ,! >BITRATORS SUBSEQU5TLY 
GAVE !M A SIX-H\R DAY1 #ie C5TS AN H\R = /RAI<T TIME1 & @s#a4#d 
AN H\R = OV]TIME1 ) HIR+ HALLS JO9TLY CONTROLL$4 

,! G5]AL /RIKE 9 ',FRISCO GAVE TREM5D\S MOM5TUM TO UNIONISM ALL 
ALONG ! ,WE/ ,COA/4 

,FROM 3 ,AN>*Y ,>*IVES4 

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