DELANO STRIKE PICKET LINES
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NFWA STRIKERS, MR & MRS FELIX ZAPATA IN THE CENTER OF THE PICKET LINE.
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THE WINTER PRUNING SEASON OF 1966, PICKETING THE GRAPE VINEYARDS.
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NFWA STRIKER GIL RUBIO TAKES HIS TURN USING THE BULLHORN AGAINST THE STRIKEBREAKERS.
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THOSE 1960 CHEVYS WERE WELL BUILT, NOT ONE, BUT FOUR STRIKERS STAND ON THE ROOF TO PICKET.
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DELANO GRAPE STRIKER ON PICKET LINE CALLS OUT TO SCABS WORKING IN THE FIELD
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ON FIVE MINUTES NOTICE, THE FARMWORKER MOVEMENT COULD SET UP A PROTEST/PICKET LINE, AND A BIG ONE AT THAT. HERE THE FARMWORKERS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS PICKET GOVERNOR PAT BROWN IN BAKERSFIELD BECAUSE HE IS PRO-GROWER.
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THE FARMWORKER MOVEMENT WAS ABLE TO FORM A POLITICAL COALITION WITH URBAN ACTIVISTS, HERE THE DELANO STRIKERS AND SUPPORTERS FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY CONVENTION PICKET GOVERNOR PAT BROWN IN BAKERSFIELD.
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AWOC STRIKER JOE REEVES RARELY SPOKE, HERE HE USES THE PICKET LINE BULLHORN TO SPEAK TO STRIKE BREAKERS AND ALL WITHIN THE SOUND OF HIS AMPLIFIED VOICE. STRIKES DO HAVE AN EFFECT UPON WORKERS.
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IF YOU HAVE A SHARP EYE AND LOOK CLOSELY, AT THE REAR OF THE PHOTO STANDS A DEPUTY SHERIFF WITH A CAMERA SLUNG AROUND HIS NECK. HIS JOB WAS TO SHOOT PHOTOS OF ALL STRIKERS AND SUPPORTERS WHO CAME TO THE PICKET LINE.
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NARROW COUNTY ROADS WITH NO PARKING SHOULDERS MADE PICKET LINES UNSAFE.
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STRIKEBREAKERS HAVE CROSSED THE PICKET LINE AND ENTERED INTO THE FIELD TO WORK. THE STRIKERS CAN ONLY WATCH AND SEE IF SOME OF THEM WILL HONOR THE STRIKE BY WALKING OUT AND JOINING THE PICKET LINE.
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FOUR STEPS SEPARATE THE STRIKERS FROM THE STRIKEBREAKERS. IF CESAR CHAVEZ HAD NOT FORESWORN HIS UNION TO NONVIOLENCE, THERE WOULD BE NO STEPS SEPARATING THESE GROUPS.
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