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Packinghouse Workers Protesting at Armour and Co.

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Packinghouse workers and their CIO supporters protest Armour and Company's "back-to-work" day, April 20, 1948."The 'back to work' movement of Armour & Co., an effort to break the seven week old strike of the United Packinghouse Workers, failed to get any union members to return to their jobs. Union officials pointed out that fewer non-union workers crossed the lines than any day since the strike. Members of Local 50 [Plankinton Packing Company] and 32 [Armour and Company], who are demanding a 29 cent an hour wage increase, drew picket-line reinforcements from all CIO locals in Milwaukee Monday morning."Wisconsin CIO News

Date Created:
April 20, 1948
Creator:
Eisenscher, Edmund, 1909-1995 (photographer)

Publication Information

Creator Eisenscher, Edmund, 1909-1995 (photographer)
Date Created April 20, 1948

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 6 x 9 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Edmund Eisenscher papers, 1936-1956, 1999
Call Number PH 6051.676
Catalog Record https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999464225602121
Finding Aid https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ph06051

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Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W012DQP
Legacy ID
WHi 3208

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