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TWUA Strike Meeting
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TWUA officials are shown seated at a table during a strike meeting with picket signs in front of the table. From left to right are business manager Charles E. Hughes, president Carmen Rose, 1st vice president John Kosorek, recording secretary John Hymes, and secretary-treasurer Mary Krupp.
June 13, 1954
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Line-drawn caricature profile of TWUA founding executive vice president George Baldanzi.
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