DELANO STRIKE PICKET LINES
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A BILINGUAL PICKET SIGN
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AWOC STANDS FOR AGRICULTURAL WORKERS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AND NFWA STANDS FOR NATIONAL FARM WORKERS ASSOCIATION. AWOC SPARKED THE DELANO GRAPE STRIKE, AND THE NFWA JOINED WITH THEM TWO WEEKS LATER.
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DELANO STRIKER, ROBERTO BUSTOS, GESTURES WITH THIS HAND TO MAKE HIS POINT WITH A STRIKEBREAKER.
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A MASSIVE PICKET LINE SHOUTS OUT AND MOCKS THE STRIKEBREAKERS WHO DARE DEFEND THEIR SHAMEFUL ROLE.
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A DELANO GRAPE STRIKER SCOWLS IN FRUSTRATION AT THE NUMBERS OF STRIKEBREAKERS WHO HAVE REPLACED HIM AND HIS FELLOW WORKERS.
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AFTER THE START OF THE DELANO GRAPE STRIKE, GROWERS MOUNTED THEIR COMPANY PICKUPS WITH SPEAKERS IN AN ATTEMPT TO DROWN OUT THE STRIKE MESSAGE COMING FROM THE PICKET LINE.
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SEMI-MECHANIZED PRUNING MACHINE. PNEUMATIC PRUNING SHEARS ARE LINKED UP TO A CENTRAL APPARATUS THAT WILL MOVE DOWN THE ROW OF THE VINEYARD. IT IS THE MACHINE THAT SETS THE PACE OF WORK, AND IT IS THE WORKER WHO MUST KEEP UP.
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PHOTOGRAPHER JON LEWIS LIVED FOR THESE KINDS OF SHOTS. MORE BLACK THAN WHITE, DARK WITH SHADOWS, AND YET THE STRIKE IMAGE IS PRESERVED.
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A SILHOUETTE OF A DELANO STRIKE PICKET LINE
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IT HAS BEEN A LONG AND MOSTLY FRUITLESS DAY FOR THESE STRIKERS ON THE PICKET LINE. THEY WILL BE GLAD WHEN IT IS TIME TO LEAVE.
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THIS IRRIGATION LEVEE GIVES THE DELAN0 STRIKERS MORE VISIBILITY AND A BETTER LOOKOUT FOR SPOTTING STRIKEBREAKERS
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THE DELANO STRIKERS BUNCH UP TOGETHER ON THE PICKET LINE FOR MUTUAL SUPPORT.
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