Newsreel footage from 1934 West Coast waterfront strike (San Francisco general strike). Aerial shots of down town San Francisco. Shots of an empty gas station, indicating gasoline shortage. The main streets are overflowed with men in suits. A crowd waiting in line to get into a public transportation. A man lying down unconscious, injured. A flow of people walking through the streets. The scene cuts to another strike scene in Minneapolis. The riots are held down by the State guard. A state guard attacking a civilian. Another strike scene from Ohio. The streets are divided by the civilians and State guard. The State guards throw tear gas and knockout gas at the crowds.