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PICKET LINE DUTY IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT ASSIGNMENTS IMAGINABLEAug 27, 2005
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NFWA PICKETS POINT OUT THE LOCATION OF STRIKEBREAKERSAug 27, 2005
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ESTA HUELGA ES PARA NUESTROS HIJOS - THIS STRIKE IS FOR OUR CHILDRENAug 27, 2005
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THE LOCAL POLICE WERE USED TO PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF THE GROWERS AND TO ARREST STRIKING FARMWORKERS, THEY DID BOTH.Aug 27, 2005
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MEET MANUEL VASQUEZ, ALONG WITH HIS BROTHERS MIKE AND ELIZER, THEY DEVOTED DECADES OF SERVICE TO THE CAUSE OF DELANO FARMWORKERS.Aug 27, 2005
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MARCOS MUNOZ USES THE BULLHORN TO COMMUNICATE WITH STRIKEBREAKERSAug 27, 2005
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MARCOS MUNOZ DID NOT SPEAK OR WRITE ENGLISH, YET HE WENT FROM THIS AWOC PICKET LINE TO SUCCESSFULLY LEAD THE BOSTON AREA GRAPE BOYCOTT.Aug 27, 2005
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WHEREVER THE PICKETS WENT, THE FILMMAKERS WERE SOON TO FOLLOW. THE FILM HUELGA! HELPED TO PUT THE CAUSE OF FARMWORKERS ON THE NATIONAL AGENDA.Aug 27, 2005
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THE AWOC PICKET CAPTAIN USES BINOCULARS TO LOCATE THE CREWS OF STRIKEBREAKERSAug 27, 2005
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CAROLINA FRANCO WENT FROM THE PICKET LINE TO NEW YORK CITY TO WORK ON THE BOYCOTT OF GRAPES. WHAT COURAGE THAT TOOK.Aug 27, 2005
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IF THERE WAS A PICKET LINE, YOU COULD BE SURE THE LOCAL COPS WOULD SOON FOLLOW. THEY TOOK LICENSE NUMBERS AND PHOTOS OF THE STRIKERSAug 27, 2005
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THIS CREW FOREMAN STARRED IN THE FILM HUELGA! HE UNDERSTOOD THAT FARMWORKERS NEED THEIR OWN UNIONAug 27, 2005
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