Stories

These texts contain personal stories and first-hand accounts from the strike. (click on the links at the bottom for the entire texts)

1. Stan Weir: “Class War Lessons: From Direct Action on the Job to the '46 Oakland General Strike,” pamphlet (2004)
2. Stan Weir: “Informal Work Groups” (1973)
3. Stan Weir: transcription of interview (with Pat McCauly 12-5-1990)
4. Charles Wolman: “The Oakland General Strike of 1946.” Southern California Quarterly 57, no. 2: 147-179. (1975)
5. Fritz Steele: “A Brief History of the Oakland General Strike of 1946.” (1995)