International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 70 Records, 1916-1980s (bulk 1937-1958)

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International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 70 Records, 1916-1980s (bulk 1937-1958)

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International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 70

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History International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 70, of Oakland, California, was chartered in 1901. In the first decade of the twentieth century, the East Bay lagged behind San Francisco in population (Oakland, Berkeley, and Alameda combined had less than 100,000 residents in 1900 while San Francisco boasted three-and-a-half times that) and organized labor activity. Many East Bay laborers commuted to San Francisco each morning or were sca...