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Jun 03, 2009
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AWOC STRIKER JOE REEVES RARELY SPOKE, HERE HE USES THE PICKET LINE BULLHORN TO SPEAK TO STRIKE BREAKERS AND ALL WITHIN THE SOUND OF HIS AMPLIFIED VOICE. STRIKES DO HAVE AN EFFECT UPON WORKERS.Jun 03, 2009
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IF YOU HAVE A SHARP EYE AND LOOK CLOSELY, AT THE REAR OF THE PHOTO STANDS A DEPUTY SHERIFF WITH A CAMERA SLUNG AROUND HIS NECK. HIS JOB WAS TO SHOOT PHOTOS OF ALL STRIKERS AND SUPPORTERS WHO CAME TO THE PICKET LINE.Jun 03, 2009
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NARROW COUNTY ROADS WITH NO PARKING SHOULDERS MADE PICKET LINES UNSAFE.Jun 03, 2009
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STRIKEBREAKERS HAVE CROSSED THE PICKET LINE AND ENTERED INTO THE FIELD TO WORK. THE STRIKERS CAN ONLY WATCH AND SEE IF SOME OF THEM WILL HONOR THE STRIKE BY WALKING OUT AND JOINING THE PICKET LINE. Jun 03, 2009
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FOUR STEPS SEPARATE THE STRIKERS FROM THE STRIKEBREAKERS. IF CESAR CHAVEZ HAD NOT FORESWORN HIS UNION TO NONVIOLENCE, THERE WOULD BE NO STEPS SEPARATING THESE GROUPS.Jun 03, 2009
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HOOD UP, EAR FLAPS DOWN, HATS ALL AROUND ON THE STIKERS, THE VALLEY TULE FOG IS WICKEDLY COLD.Jun 03, 2009
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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.Jun 03, 2009
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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.Jun 03, 2009
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PHOTOGRAPHER JON LEWIS WAS A MASTER AT SPOTTING VISUAL CONTRASTS IN THE FARMWORKER MOVEMENT.Jun 03, 2009
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