Union Pickets the Jewel Food Store
8/1973
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This image, taken by photographer Paul Sequeira in Chicago, shows union workers urging the boycott of lettuce, grapes, and wine grown in California by growers who signed contracts with the Teamsters. The United Farm Workers (UFW) organized strikes and boycotts following the earlier "Salad Bowl Strike" to protest the Teamsters' refusal to recognize the UFW's right to organize field workers.
This photograph was taken as part of the Documerica project – a social and environmental photography project sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency during the 1970s.
This photograph was taken as part of the Documerica project – a social and environmental photography project sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency during the 1970s.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Environmental Protection Agency.
National Archives Identifier: 551939
Full Citation: Photograph 412-DA-9454; Union Pickets the Jewel Food Store; 8/1973; 158/34/009454; DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency's Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern, 1972 - 1977; Records of the Environmental Protection Agency, Record Group 412; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/picket-jewel-food, December 13, 2024]Activities that use this document
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