Editing Burbank, California (section)

====Labor strife====
Burbank saw its first real civil strife as the culmination of a six-month [[Strike action|labor dispute]] between the [[set decorator]]s union and the [[movie studio|studios]] resulted in the [[Battle of Burbank]] on October 5, 1945, a confrontation that led to the [[Strike wave of 1945–46|largest wave of strikes in American history]]. For six months, the union had been negotiating for better pay and working conditions, but the studios refused to budge. Frustrated and desperate, the set decorators decided to take action. The studios responded by hiring non-union workers to replace the striking decorators, but the union was not about to back down. They organized picket lines and rallies, drawing support from other unions in the area.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-09-10/the-last-time-it-involved-the-mob-and-warner-bros-could-iatse-strike-again |title=The War for Warner Brothers |work=iatse728.com |date=September 10, 2021 |access-date=January 16, 2023 }}</ref> The studios, in turn, called in police and private security to break up the protests. Streets were filled with striking workers, non-union replacements, and security personnel, all engaged in a violent confrontation. Cars were overturned, windows were smashed, and tear gas was used to disperse the crowds. In the end, studios were forced to negotiate with the union, and the decorators ultimately won their demands for better pay and working conditions.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-09-10/the-last-time-it-involved-the-mob-and-warner-bros-could-iatse-strike-again |title=The last time it was 'Hollywood's Bloody Friday.' With no deal in sight, will crews strike again? |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |first=Anousha |last=Sakoui |date=September 10, 2021 |access-date=January 16, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Horne |first=Gerald |author-link= |date=February 15, 2001|title=Class Struggle in Hollywood 1930–1950 |url=https://utpress.utexas.edu/9780292750135/ |location=Austin, Texas |publisher=University of Texas Press |page=290 |isbn=978-0-292-73138-7}}</ref>