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Last night I was reading an article for my thesis called "Communists, Klansmen, and the CIO in the Florida Citrus Industry." And then I ran across this paragraph:
"The UCAPAWA (United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing, and Allied Workers of America) local at Frostproof demanded and recieved a contract from W. J. Cody of the Producers Citrus Corporation, but he soon changed his mind and fired the union spokesman. The workers struck and Cody began replacing them. When Conciliation Service representatives contacted Cody, he agreed to stop using non-union workers and to close the plant until an agreement was reached."
I don't think there was actually any kind of happy ending for the union in that situation, but the reason this paragraph is significant is because of this family photo I have.
Their signs say: "WE WANT A LIVING WAGE." "Reinstate Fired Workers With Back Pay." "CODY UNFAIR TO UNION LABOR." "DON'T SCAB ON YOUR Fellow Workers." "PAY BONUS NOW." And one of those protesters is my ancestor!
"The UCAPAWA (United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing, and Allied Workers of America) local at Frostproof demanded and recieved a contract from W. J. Cody of the Producers Citrus Corporation, but he soon changed his mind and fired the union spokesman. The workers struck and Cody began replacing them. When Conciliation Service representatives contacted Cody, he agreed to stop using non-union workers and to close the plant until an agreement was reached."
I don't think there was actually any kind of happy ending for the union in that situation, but the reason this paragraph is significant is because of this family photo I have.
Their signs say: "WE WANT A LIVING WAGE." "Reinstate Fired Workers With Back Pay." "CODY UNFAIR TO UNION LABOR." "DON'T SCAB ON YOUR Fellow Workers." "PAY BONUS NOW." And one of those protesters is my ancestor!