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Globe Company Picket Line

Date: 09 1945
Description: View from road of picket line of United Packinghouse Workers of America Local 284 at the Globe company plant.
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Just the Facts

Date: 1962
Description: During a long strike by United Packinghouse Workers Local 156, the Teamsters union attempted to lure the strikers into their union. To combat that effort, ...
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What is a Scab?

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Description: Four members of United Packinghouse Workers Union Local 309 (which was part of District 9) on strike against the W.W. Pickle Company. The picket sign carri...
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Packer Parade

Date: 1971
Description: Members of United Packinghouse Workers of America Local 248 paraded on Wisconsin Avenue to draw attention to the fact that employees of the Packer Packing ...
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Don't Buy Kohler

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Description: Unidentified photograph from the archives of the United Packinghouse Workers of America showing the boycott of Kohler Company products. The strike by the K...
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Don't Buy Wilson

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Description: Picket line of United Packinghouse Workers of America (UPWA) Local 11 in front of the plant of the Wilson meatpacking company. Although unidentified except...
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Labor Arbitrators

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Description: Nathan G. Feinsinger (center), professor of law at the University of Wisconsin and a nationally-known arbitrator of labor disputes, with two Wisconsin coll...
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Western Electric Pickets in Madison

Date: 11 14 1950
Description: A group of Western Electric workers picket the Wisconsin Telephone Exchange at 122 West Main Street off the Capitol Square in Madison. The Park Hotel sign ...
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National Guardsmen During Milk Strike

Date: 05 18 1933
Description: National Guardsmen, who were sworn in as deputies, approach milk strikers through what appears to be a cloud of smoke.
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"On Strike," East Village

Date: 1968
Description: Close-up of a metal doorway in the East Village with multiple handmade posters and graffiti proclaiming a strike.
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Workers on Strike

Date: 02 09 1951
Description: A group portrait near a railroad crossing of striking workers who hold signs with messages, including: "Higher Wages, Not Higher Prices".
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Striking Workers with Signs

Date: 02 09 1951
Description: Striking workers near a railroad crossing march in a circle holding handmade signs.
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Crowd of Striking Workers

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Description: View across lot of a crowd of workers on strike. Some hold signs, while one holds an American flag.
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Crowd of Striking Workers

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Description: View across lot of a crowd of workers on strike gathered near a building. Some of them carry signs and a flag.
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Men and Women on Strike

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Description: Striking men and women workers march together carrying signs.
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Women on Strike

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Description: Five striking female workers in headscarves pose together. Men are visible behind them, one of whom carries an American flag.
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Women on Strike

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Description: Two female workers on strike pose together, smiling. Other striking workers, both men and women, are visible behind them.
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Crowd of Workers on Strike

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Description: View from across street of a crowd of workers on strike, gathered in a parking lot near a railroad crossing.
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Workers on Strike

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Description: Striking workers march with signs near a railroad crossing.
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Workers on Strike

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Description: Workers on strike march with signs near a railroad crossing.

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