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Dairy Cooperative Supports Packinghouse Workers Strike
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A driver for Dairy Distributors, Inc. cooperative of Watertown, Wisconsin delivering milk to strikers' soup kitchen."Several dairies have volunteered to help the United Packinghouse Workers strikers by supplying them with all the milk they need. Jack Prospect, member of Local 50, is pictured helping to carry in part of the day's supply."- Wisconsin CIO News
March 22, 1948
Eisenscher, Edmund, 1909-1995 (photographer)
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Stocking the Strike Kitchen of Local 50, United Packinghouse Workers
March 22, 1948
Workers stocking the strike kitchen of Local 50, United Packinghouse Workers of America (Plankinton Packing Company). Left to right: Fred Koratko, Cornelius Bialk, George Barber, and Harry Stikars...
Packinghouse Workers Strike Kitchen
March 22, 1948
Strike kitchen of Local 50, United Packinghouse Workers of America (Plankinton Packing Company). Left to right: Al Herold (chef), Ernie Bernie, Jimmy Glover, Joe Catanese, and Henry Cabell.The Uni...
UAW Strikers
November 25, 1946
Striking members of the United Automobile Workers union at the Allis Chalmers plant in West Allis.
Police Arresting Allis-Chalmers Striker
December 4, 1946
Police arresting an Allis-Chalmers striker.
Allis-Chalmers Strikers
October 28, 1946
Striking members of Local 248, United Automobile Workers, discuss strategy outside the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company plant.
Packinghouse Workers Picket Line
March 22, 1948
Members of Local 50, United Packinghouse Workers of America and their families walking the picket line."Picket Duty - Everyone's Job" Even the youngsters, potential union members, co-operate to gi...
