Alcatraz ferry workers strike amid start of summer tourism season in San Francisco

Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start to the summer tourism season. But there could be a threat to one of San Francisco’s biggest attractions: the boat tours to Alcatraz Island. Alcatraz boat tours attract more than 1.5 million visitors to the island yearly. On Saturday morning, the striking cruise workers put the boat tours on a four-hour hold by picketing at Pier 33 in San Francisco. The union’s strike forced Alcatraz City Cruises to clear their boats until it was over. San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin...