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DELANO STRIKER PETE CARDENAS TAKES A TURN USING THE PICKET LINE BULLHORN. PETE CARRIED THE AMERICAN FLAG 300 MILES IN THE MARCH TO SACRAMENTO.Aug 24, 2008
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DELANO STRIKER EPIPHANIO COMACHO SITS ON THE ROOF OF HIS CAR AND USES A MEGAPHONE TO PROJECT HIS PLEA TO STRIKEBREAKERS: FOR SAKE OF OUR CHILDREN, PLEASE HAVE THE DECENCY TO HONOR OUR STRIKE.Aug 24, 2008
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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.Aug 04, 2008
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A SILHOUETTE OF A DELANO STRIKE PICKET LINEAug 04, 2008
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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.Aug 04, 2008
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A MASSIVE PICKET LINE SHOUTS OUT AND MOCKS THE STRIKEBREAKERS WHO DARE DEFEND THEIR SHAMEFUL ROLE.Aug 04, 2008
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A DELANO GRAPE STRIKER SCOWLS IN FRUSTRATION AT THE NUMBERS OF STRIKEBREAKERS WHO HAVE REPLACED HIM AND HIS FELLOW WORKERS.Aug 04, 2008
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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.Aug 04, 2008
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THE PICKET LINE IS PASSIVE AND SUBDUED. THE STRIKEBREAKERS WORK THREE OR FOUR HUNDRED YARDS AWAY AND CANNOT EVEN BEEN SEEN.Aug 04, 2008
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IF GESTURES WIN STRIKES, THE FARMWORKERS WOULD HAVE WON DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF THE DELANO GRAPE STRIKE.Aug 04, 2008
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A NICE SPRING DAY AND DELANO STRIKER ROBERTO BUSTOS IS DRESSED FOR THE GOLF COURSE.Aug 04, 2008
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AWOC PICKET SIGNS WERE THE MORE TRADITIONAL PLACARD TYPE, NFWA USED ROUND WOOD SIGNS MOUNTED ON A STANDARD AND THEY USED HUELGA FLAGS.Aug 04, 2008
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