Title: Report on San Francisco Sears Strike and City Workers Strike
Description: On January 31, 1974 Sears Roebuck & Co in San Francisco’s Mission District closed one of their outlets (one of 15 in the Bay Area) because it was losing money. Community leaders, including Mayor Joseph L. Alioto, said that the store was the commercial hub of the Mission District, and attempts to rejuvenate the aging neighborhood would be seriously damaged by Sear's departure. To some, the closure is another step in the flight to the suburbs. To others it meant the end of a job and career. The closure also led to angry confrontations, charges of union‐busting tactics and hints of a boycott.
Subjects: Strikes and lockouts, Working class
Places: California, San Francisco