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CIO-Teamsters Solidarity
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Frank Glovan (wearing a watch on his wrist) president of Teamster Local 407 of Cleveland, listens intently during a special strike meeting called by member of United Packinghouse Workers of America Local 254. Glovan pledged full support to the strikers. True to his pledge, the 407 drivers respected the picket line around the Swift company plant.
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