DELANO STRIKE PICKET LINES
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HOOD UP, EAR FLAPS DOWN, HATS ALL AROUND ON THE STIKERS, THE VALLEY TULE FOG IS WICKEDLY COLD.
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NOT MUCH STRIKE ACTION GOING ON AT THIS PICKET LINE. EVERY DAY THE PICKET LINE EXPERIENCED SUCCESS AND NO SUCCESS, SORT OF LIKE LIFE.
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FINA HERNANDEZ WAS ONE OF THE STALWARTS OF THE DELANO GRAPE STRIKE. AMONG OTHER ASSIGNMENTS, SHE RAN THE STRIKE COMMISSARY THAT DISTRIBUTED DONATED FOOD AND CLOTHING TO THE STRIKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THIS ASSIGNMENT REQUIRED GREAT TACT AND FAIRNESS.
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THESE DEPUTY SHERIFFS HAVE DRAWN SOFT DUTY KILLING TIME ON THE FRINGES OF THE DELANO STRIKE PICKET LINES. THE UNION PLEDGE OF NONVIOLENCE WAS A BOON FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
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EVEN THE OTHER PICKET LINE MEMBERS LOOK ASKANCE AND BEMUSED WITH THIS MASKED MARVEL OF A STRIKER.
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PHOTOGRAPHER JON LEWIS HANGING FROM A UTILITY POLE IS ABLE TO CAPTURE THE SIZE OF CORPORATE AGRIBUSINESS - 1000s OF ACRES WITH THE HUGE COLD STORAGE SHEDS SEEN ON THE HORIZON - A CONTRAST WITH THE HANDFULL OF DELANO GRAPE STRIKERS ON THE PICKET LINE.
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THE PICKET LINE BULLHORN WAS ESPECIALLY EFFECTIVE DURING THE HARVEST SEASON BECAUSE THE TABLE GRAPE FIELD PACKING STATIONS WERE CLOSE TO THE ROAD.
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PICKETING THE NEW GRAPE HARVEST SEASON IN 1966
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NFWA STRIKER PETE CARDENAS ATTEMPTS TO SPEAK WITH THESE DIGIORGIO WORKERS BEING TRANSPORTED TO THE FIELDS FOR WORK.
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THESE PORTERVILLE FARMWORKERS AND MEMBERS OF THE NFWA SUPPORTED THE BOYCOTT OF DIGIORGIO CORPORATION PRODUCTS. THESE WERE THE VERY EARLY DAYS OF EXPERIMENTING WITH THE TACTIC OF A CONSUMER BOYCOTT.
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WITH HALF A SIGN VISIBLE, PHOTOGRAPHER JON LEWIS TIES IT ALL TOGETHER: A MARCHING FARMWORKER WITH A PLACARD ASKING FOR A BOYCOTT OF DIGIORGIO PRODUCTS IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE DELANO STRIKE.
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A GRAPE SWAMPER WORKS DESPITE THE STRIKE, PERHAPS THE DELANO STRIKERS WILL CONVINCE HIM TO JOIN THE STRIKE.
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