Events tagged with "union movement"

Historical Events tagged with "union movement"

Turns out history loves a label—battles, breakthroughs, and the occasional disaster, all neatly tagged for your browsing pleasure. Because sometimes you just need every weird invention in one place.

Violence Erupts Between Police and Longshoremen

June 18th, 1935 89 years ago

Striking longshoremen in Vancouver faced violent clashes with police, leading to significant injuries and arrests. Tensions escalated as law enforcement intervened amid labor disputes, with police employing force against demonstrators demanding better working conditions and wages. The confrontation resulted in 60 injuries and 24 arrests, illustrating the growing unrest among workers during the era of labor activism.