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CIO Fair Booth
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A booth at an Alabama fair (probably at Florence) sought support for the striking members of United Packinghouse Workers Local 680 who worked for the R.L. Zeigler Company. A banner on the booth urged: "Don't Buy Scab Meat."
Bracey, George E. (Florence, Ala.)
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