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On Strike
November 5, 1962
Lone picketer from Painters' Local 781 protests against workers not receiving union wages, hours, and benefits.
Lettuce Strike Picket Line
January 18, 1961
The farm workers picket line near El Centro during the important Imperial Valley lettuce strike.
Battery Workers on Strike
May 21, 1956
Ray-O-Vac workers from the Battery Workers' Union and Machinists' Union picketing for higher wages, better working conditions, and better pension plan. Anthony "Tony" Caruso stands second from the ...
Swift Company Picketers
September 9, 1956
Striking members of Amalgamated Meatcutters Local 28 picketing at the Swift and Company plant in Chicago.
Don't Buy Scab Meat
November 1955
United Packinghouse Workers of America picketers protest the hiring of temporary scab labor by the Colonial Provisions Company. Although no location or dated is noted on the original photograph, it...
Lettuce Strike
1961
United Packinghouse Workers of America (UPWA) field representative John Soria watching picket line and police activities during the important Imperial Valley Lettuce Strike.