Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Police and strikers outside RKO Pictures during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios. The CSU strike began in March 1945 and was around the six month mark when it turned violent on October 5, 1945, known as Hollywood Black Friday. National exposure of this violence forced negotiations between studios and the CSU. Negotiation ended the strike about a month later, but CSU didn't last much longer and was eventually disbanded and absorbed by rival union IATSE. Text from original nitrate sleeve: Movie Strike--Warner Bros.... Friday, Oct 19, '45; #10-11--Janet Cantor; Sunny Sauber; and Maxine Marx; others----General views....
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Pickets--California--Los Angeles Labor unions--California--Los Angeles Strikes--California--Los Angeles Activism Police--California--Los Angeles Motion picture studios--California--Los Angeles Conference of Studio Unions RKO Pictures
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