Pickets Took Positions on Gore St., Cambridge, early today as part of a strike against Swift & Co., meat packing plants in 35 cities across the country. Pickets also paraded in Somerville. Dispute involves wages and a union shop. The negotiations, involving two unions, broke off in Chicago.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Pickets Took Positions on Gore St., Cambridge, early today as part of a strike against Swift & Co., meat packing plants in 35 cities across the country. Pickets also paraded in Somerville. Dispute involves wages and a union shop. The negotiations, involving two unions, broke off in Chicago.

[ca. September 1956]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Labor: Strikes: Meat Packers: Incl. Mass.

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