The Great Depression hit California later than the rest of the country because of the state's diversified agricultural, industrial, entertainment, tourist, and service sectors.

Those residents who remained in the service economy during this time did extremely well.

In the 1860s, the unionist movement gained strength, and set the stage for violence and turmoil in the 1870's.

The Chinese immigrants were seen as a special threat.

On May 4, 1886, during a rally for an eight-hour workday, a bomb exploded.

In 1893 the labor movement experienced a setback when a depression struck.

A citywide San Francisco labor council was organized in December 1892

During the course of a strike for the metal trades, the headquarters of the Times was bombed on the morning of October 1, 1910.

This severely impeded the union movement in Los Angeles for the next quarter of a century.

On April 30, 1919, the Criminal Syndicalism Act was passed ◦ It was made a felony punishable by 1-

14 years in prison to in any way advocate violence as a means of trying to accomplish a change in industrial ownership or control effecting any political changes.

In 1927 the Mexican American field workers organized the Confederation of Mexican Workers.

It was a Union. The organization submitted a list of

demands for wages and working conditions in May 1928