Sit-Downers Sit Up. Sitting-down Sit-downers are getting to be an old story, but it's news when sit-downers sit up. Here are two atop a pole in New York City today (Nov.1). They are employes of the Consolidated Edison Co. at Flushing, L.I. Three sat on adjoining poles. They were protesting against reported firing of several hundred employes.

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Sit-Downers Sit Up. Sitting-down Sit-downers are getting to be an old story, but it's news when sit-downers sit up. Here are two atop a pole in New York City today (Nov.1). They are employes of the Consolidated Edison Co. at Flushing, L.I. Three sat on adjoining poles. They were protesting against reported firing of several hundred employes.

Associated Press · [ca. November 1937]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Labor: Strikes: Misc: U.S.

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