Different photographs taken on the same occasion appear with the headline, “Police Hurl Tear Gas to Break Up Wild Strike Riot at Seventh and Broadway,” Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov 1934: 3.
This photograph is likely related to the article, “Car Strikers in Downtown Riot; Walkout Expected to End Today,” Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov 1934: 1, 3.
In November of 1934, members of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees confronted the Los Angeles Railway Corporation to contract with their union in support of wage increases ad to operate under union rules. A strike followed when the union was challenged and railway operations were halted or slowed down on a number of occasions.
In November of 1934, members of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees confronted the Los Angeles Railway Corporation to contract with their union in support of wage increases ad to operate under union rules. A strike followed when the union was challenged and railway operations were halted or slowed down on a number of occasions.
In November of 1934, members of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees confronted the Los Angeles Railway Corporation to contract with their union in support of wage increases ad to operate under union rules. A strike followed when the union was challenged and railway operations were halted or slowed down on a number of occasions.