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Title
Allan Brotsky oral history
Collection Guide (External)
Created Date
November 5th, 2005
November 9th, 2005
November 22nd, 2005
November 9th, 2005
November 22nd, 2005
Description
Brotsky recounts his life as a Bay Area labor and civil rights attorney. The interview covers many major labor and political issues from the 1940s to the present. Topics include Brotsky's involvement with: UCAPAWA (1948 Stockton Strike), student activism at Columbia University, the Young Communist League, the National Lawyers Guild, his service during World War II, and as counsel for such unions as the United Auto Workers, United Electrical, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, the Marine Cooks and Stewards, and the Marine Engineers Beneficial. Sections dealing with the 1950s Grand Jury subpoenaing of Bay Area labor leaders, and the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee Hearings in San Francisco show the impact of the McCarthy Era on the labor movement locally. Other sections deal with Brotsky's employment with several prominent Bay Area labor law firms including Gladstein, Andersen, Resner, and Sawyer. Brotsky also worked on behalf of Bay Area civil rights activists in the Palace Hotel sit-ins and Lucky Store picketing. He also argued on behalf of the Black Panthers in the 1960s. In addition, Brotsky recounts defending peace activists during the Vietnam War era. Finally, he discusses his job as a professor of law at Golden Gate University School of Law and reflects on his career.
Creators and Contributors
Creator:
Labor Archives and Research Center
Interviewer: Schwartz, Harvey
Interviewee: Brotsky, Allan
Interviewer: Schwartz, Harvey
Interviewee: Brotsky, Allan
Genre
Spatial Coverage
Language
Media Type
Format
Audio cassette
Extent
7
Tapes
Generation
Master
Copyright Statement
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Country of Creation
United States
Contributing Organization
Contributing Organization Contact Information
Email: larc@sfsu.edu
Phone: (415) 405-5571
Phone: (415) 405-5571
Organization Websites
Link to Internet Archive