SPUR Lunchtime Forum: From class war to class coalition

"Labor strife and class conflict characterized much of San Francisco’s early history. But the post-war period saw the emergence of pro-growth coalitions of business, government and labor. William Issel, professor of history emeritus at San Francisco State University, discusses the emergence of growth liberalism in San Francisco."

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Shaping SF: Labor History Bike Tour

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From shapingsf.org: Labor history Sunday, April 29, noon / Saturday, July 7, noon Shaping San Francisco co-director Chris Carlsson conducts 4-hour historical tours of San Francisco by bicycle. Bring a snack and water — we don’t stop for food! From the pre-urban history of Indian Slavery to the earliest 8-hour day movement in the U.S., the ebb and flow of class […]

ShapingSF: Labor History Bike Tour

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From ShapingSF: Labor history From the pre-urban history of Indian Slavery to the earliest 8-hour day movement in the U.S., the ebb and flow of class war is traced. SF’s radical working class organizations are shaped in part by racist complicity in genocide and slavery, but from the 1870s to the 1940s there are dozens […]

Labor History Bike Tour

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From the pre-urban history of Indian Slavery to the earliest 8-hour day movement in the US, the ebb and flow of class war is traced. SF’s radical working class organizations are shaped in part by racist complicity in genocide and slavery, but from the 1870s to the 1940s there are dozens of epic battles between […]

Labor History Bike Tour

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"From the pre-urban history of Indian Slavery to the earliest 8-hour day movement in the U.S., the ebb and flow of class war is traced. SF’s radical working class organizations are shaped in part by racist complicity in genocide and slavery, but from the 1870s to the 1940s there are dozens of epic battles between […]