Communications Workers of America members pouring coffee while on the picket line during a strike, probably at the 6th Avenue exchange of the Southern Bell Telephone Company in Birmingham, Alabama.
They are carrying signs that reads, "C.W.A. on Strike Against Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co." and "C.W.A. on Strike Because Southern Bell Rejected Arbitration." In 1955, CWA members staged a successful 72-day strike against Southern Bell. The sleeve for this negative...
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/86856 |