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Last additions - DELANO STRIKE PICKET LINES
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THERE MUST BE STRIKEBREAKERS WORKING CLOSE BY THE ROADSIDE BECAUSE THE PICKET LINE IS BUNCHED UP TO PUT THE PRESSURE ON.Aug 04, 2008
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ANOTHER JON LEWIS PHOTO OF THE PICKET LINE FROM INSIDE THE STRUCK FIELD. HE MESHES THE CANES OF THE GRAPE VINES WITH THE FIGURES OF THE DELANO STRIKERS.Aug 04, 2008
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PHOTOGRAPHER JON LEWIS MUST HAVE INFILTRATED INTO THE VINEYARD AND TOOK THIS PHOTO LOOKING BACK AT THE PICKET LINE.Aug 04, 2008
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DELANO STRIKER, MRS. ZAPATA, HOLDS HER FIRE AS SHE SIZES UP THE STRIKEBREAKERS AND THEIR WORK LOCATION.Aug 04, 2008
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JIM HOLLAND, A CARPENTER FROM MARIN COUNTY, BUILT THESE ROUND NFWA PICKET SIGNS. PHOTOGRAPHERS LOVED THEM. THEY ALWAYS REMIND ME A STANDARDS THAT ROMAN LEGIONS USED TO CARRY.Aug 04, 2008
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MR. KING ANCHORS ONE END OF THIS HUGE HUELGA FLAG. Aug 04, 2008
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DELANO CA DID NOT RECEIVE MUCH RAIN AND NEVER ANY SNOW BUT DURING THE WINTER WAS PLAGUED BY TULE FOG SO THICK IT WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE SAFELY. TULE FOG COULD LAST FOR WEEKS AT A TIME AND OOZED A DAMP COLDNESS.Aug 04, 2008
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DELANO STRIKER, MIKE VASQUEZ, DOES THE SPOTTING WHILE STRIKER MRS. ZAPATA DOES THE TALKING.Aug 04, 2008
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YOU HAVE TO STRAIN YOUR EYES, BUT SURE ENOUGH, THE DELANO STRIKER HAS SPOTTED A STRIKEBREAKER DEEP IN THE ROW.Aug 04, 2008
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NOT ONE, BUT TWO POLICE CARS TO MONITOR THE PICKET LINE. THE POLICE ARE PRESENT TO PROTECT THE GROWER, NOT THE STRIKING FARMWORKERS.Aug 04, 2008
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IF IT IS A CADILLAC, IT MEANS THE GROWER IS PRESENT AND WANTS TO THROW GASOLINE ON THE PICKET LINE FIRE. Aug 04, 2008
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THE PRESSURE OF THE PICKET LINE IS INTENSE. THESE TWO STRIKEBREAKERS ARE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THEIR ROLE AND LOOK READY TO GIVE IT UP.Aug 04, 2008
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