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,AU?OR 3 ,ROSE ,PESOTTA 

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,ROSE ,PESOTTA 

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,\T ON A ,LIMB 9 ,SEATTLE 

,9 O!R CITIES A SMALL /RIKE 
AGA9/ ?REE M9OR FIRMS1 9VOLV+ NO MORE ?AN A HUNDR$ WORK]S1 W\LD 
HAVE ATTRACT$ LITTLE ATT5TION4 ,BUT 9 ,SEATTLE IT >\S$ A TEMPE/4 ,! 
EMPLOY]S YELL$ BLUE MURD]4 ,I WAS AMAZ$ AT ! SPE$ ) :I* ! 
:OLE ANTI-UNION MA*9]Y ( ! CITY WAS SET 9 MOTION AGA9/ US4 

,L>GE ADV]TISEM5TS APPE>$ 9 ! DAILY PRESS1 FREQU5TLY OCCUPY+ 
A FULL PAGE1 ATTACK+ ! ,I,L,G,W,U & GIV+ FALSE 9=MATION4 ,SIGN$ 
EI!R BY #ai EMPLOY]S OR BY AN ANONYM\S 0,CITIZ5S' ,COMMITTEE ( 
#e10 !SE ADS BORE >RE/+ HEADL9ES1 LIKE3 ,EV5 ,DILL+] ,NEV] 
,H>M$ A ,*ILD4444 ,WE ,>E ,VICTIMS ( A ,H&FUL ( ,RADICALS4444 ,! ',/RIKE 
,BABY' IS ON ,Y\R ,DOOR/EP ,AGA9 & ,?IS ,TIME ,IT'S ,QU9TUPLETS4' 

0,IDEAL CONDITIONS0 HAD EXI/$ 9 ,SEATTLE DRESS FACTORIES 
= #b YE>S1 ! EMPLOY]S BL&LY AV]R$4 ,FE9B]G & ,I W]E DESCRIB$ 
AS 0P]SONS ) COMMUNI/IC BACKGR\NDS :O HAVE BE5 S5T TO ,SEATTLE 
& >E ATTEMPT+ TO DISRUPT !SE CONDITIONS40 ,\R /RIKE WAS L9K$ 
9 ! PUBLICITY ) F\R O!R /RIKES_/OIL TANK]S1 FOOD DI/RIBUTION1 
FL\R MILL+1 & WOOD BOX MANUFACTURE4 

,! ,COMMITTEE ( #e PANH&L$ BUS9ESS M5 ?R\<\T ! COMMUNITY 
TO PAY = ?OSE ADV]TISEM5TS4 ,SOME ( ! SMALL] M]*ANTS1 H[EV]1 
W]E SYMPA!TIC T[>D US & REFUS$ TO CONTRIBUTE TO ! UNION-BU/+ 
FUND4 ,WE %[$ UP ! MIS/ATEM5TS ( ! COMMITTEE 9 DETAIL$ >TICLES 
9 ! LABOR PRESS & 9 WIDELY CIRCULAT$ LEAFLETS4 ,WE *>G$ ?AT IT 
COMPRIS$ LESS ?AN #e MEMB]S1 9/EAD ( #e1 & ?AT IT WAS AN (FSPR+ 
( ! ,*AMB] ( ,COMM]CE4 

,LAWY]S = ! ,OLYMPIC COMPANY GOT FROM ,SUP]IOR ,C\RT ,JUDGE ,MALCOLM 
,D\GLAS1 O/5SIBLY 9 BEHALF ( #bc ( ITS EMPLOYES1 A TEMPOR>Y 9JUNCTION 
AGA9/ \R UNION1 ITS (FIC]S1 ORGANIZ]S1 & MEMB]S4 

,?IS WAS ( C\RSE A *ALL5GE4 ,WE DID NOT /OP ! PICKET+1 BUT 9T5SIFI$ 
IT4 ,EI<T DAYS LAT] WE W5T 9TO C\RT TO ANSW] A 0%[ CAUSE0 
ORD]4 ,WE CONT5D$ ?AT WE HAD BE5 ACT+ )9 \R LEGAL RI<TS 9 
\R ME?ODS ( CALL+ PUBLIC ATT5TION TO ! /RIKE4 ,JUDGE ,ROG] ,MEAKIM 
AGRE$ ) US & DISSOLV$ ! 9JUNCTION4 

,LATE 9 ,M>* WE LE>N$ ?AT ,NELLY ,DWY] & ,%>G] W]E WILL+ TO 
0LOOK OV]0 \R PROPOS$ AGREEM5T1 & WE S5T EA* ANO!R 
COPY4 ,BUT NO?+ CAME ( ?IS1 BECAUSE ( PRESSURE FROM ! L>G] CR[D 
BEH9D !M4 ,E>LY 9 ,APRIL WE HELD A CONF]5CE ) BO?1 & !IR ATTORNEYS1 
:O OBJECT$ TO EV]Y?+ WE SUGGE/$4 ,WE (F]$ TO SUBMIT ! :OLE 
CASE TO >BITRATION1 BUT AGA9 !Y SAID NO4 

,:ILE ! TEMPOR>Y RE/RA9+ ORD] HUNG OV] \R HEADS1 !RE HAD 
BE5 SOME COLORFUL EXCITEM5T AT ! ,NELLY ,DWY] FACTORY4 ,MRS4 ,DWY] SP5T 
MU* ( H] TIME \T 9 FRONT >GU+ ) ! PICKETS4 ,ONE SUNNY MORN+ 
HALF A DOZ5 OV]-RIPE TOMATOES W]E ?R[N FROM A CR[D ( ONLOOK]S ACROSS 
! /REET4 & ONE L&$ ON ,MRS4 ,DWY]'S *EEK4 

,/&+ NE>1 ,I SAW ! TOMATO REA* ITS T>GET4 ,AS ,I WAS AB\T TO 
EXPRESS REGRET1 %E PO9T$ ME \T TO A POLICEMAN & DEM&$ MY >RE/4 
,) OBVI\S RELUCTANCE1 HE TOOK ME 9TO CU/ODY4 

,! GRATIFY+ NEWS SPREAD QUICKLY TO EV]Y DRESS FACTORY2 AT LA/ !Y 
HAD GOT ! 0\TSIDE AGITATOR0 :O HAD CAUS$ ALL !IR TR\BLES 
,AT ! POLICE /ATION ,I WAS QUE/ION$1 PHOTOGRAPH$1 F+]4 PR9T$1 
& PLAC$ 9 A CELL4 ,I ASK$ = BREAKFA/ & NEWSPAP]S4 ,! NOON $ITIONS 
C>RI$ /ATEM5TS ?AT ,I WAS TO BE DEPORT$4 

,BUT E>LY ?AT AFT]NOON ,I WAS RELEAS$ )\T HAV+ BE5 BOOK$ ON 
ANY *>GE4 ,I HA/5$ TO ! ,OLYMPIC PICKET L9E1 :]E ! GIRLS HAIL$ 
ME JOYFULLY4 ,SOME ( ! ?UGS ON GU>D HAD GLEE FULLY TOLD ! PICKETS 
?AT ,I W\LD BE S5T \T ( ! C\NTRY4 ,LAT] !Y ADMITT$ SADLY1 0,IT'S 
NO USE4 ,%E'S BE5 NATURALIZ$4 ,WE CAN'T DEPORT H]40 

,SEV]AL WEEKS LAT] A PICKET >RE/$ AT ! SAME TIME AS ,I1 ,MRS4 ,M>Y 
,O',BRI51 #e#h1 WAS F9$ @s#e ON A *>GE ( ?R[+ ! TOMATO :I* /RUCK 
,MRS4 ,DWY]4 ,%E D5I$ ! *>GE1 TELL+ ! JUDGE 0IT APPE>$ 
AS IF TOMATOES CAME \T ( ! SKY40 ,I LE>N$ ?AT ! SON ( ONE 
( ! /RIK]S1 AN EXCELL5T BASEBALL PLAY]1 WAS ! CULPRIT4 

,/ATI/ICS PUBLI%$ BY ! 0,COMMITTEE ( #e0 V>I$ WIDELY4 
,ONCE IT SAID WE HAD COME 9 TO ORGANIZE #a1#e G>M5T WORK]S1 & AGA9 
IT SAID #b1#b4 ,\R *IEF AIM1 IT ASS]T$ 9 AN AD HEAD$ ,TOMATOES1 ,/RIKES1 
& ,PAID ,LADY ,AGITATORS1 WAS TO COLLECT #be C5TS A WEEK DUES FROM ! SUPPOS$ 
#b1#b1 :I* W\LD MEAN @s#b#h1#f A YE>4 0,PROBABLY10 ?IS MASK$ 
GR\P SAID1 0! ,SEATTLE WOM5 W\LD SP5D ?IS @s#b#h1#f = FOOD & 
CLO!S = !MSELVES1 !IR BABIES1 & !IR DEP5D5T FAMILIES4 ,& 
PROBABLY ! (FIC]S ( ! ,LADY ,G>M5T ,WORK]S 9 ,NEW ,YORK W\LD SP5D 
IT TRAVEL+ >\ND ! C\NTRY & ?R[+ TOMATOES AT WOM5 & GIRLS 
9 O!R CITIES40 

,ACTUALLY1 WE PO9T$ \T1 !RE W]E ONLY AB\T #a1 WORK]S 9 ! 
LOCAL COTTON DRESS 9DU/RY1 ) :I* WE W]E CONC]N$4 

,NOT ONLY W]E WE BE+ F\<T BY ! :OLE ,SEATTLE ,*AMB] ( ,COMM]CE 
CR[D1 BUT ! EMPLOY]S 9 ! DRESS FIELD N[ HAD NATION-WIDE BACK+4 
,ALL OV] ! C\NTRY ! ,NATIONAL ,COTTON ,DRESS ,MANUFACTUR]S' ,ASSOCIATION 
WAS /R5U\SLY RESI/+ EV]Y ATTEMPT TO ORGANIZE LEGITIMATE UNIONS1 
& ITS MEMB]S W]E WIDELY VIOLAT+ ! ,N,R,A ,CODE4 

,9 EA* ,SEATTLE G>M5T FACTORY A MIMEOGRAPH$ NOTICE WAS PO/$1 ASSAIL+ 
! ,I,L,G,W,U AS 0A PROPON5T ( REVOLUTION ?R\< ! G5]AL /RIKE10 
& H>K+ BACK TO ! R$-BAIT+ ,LUSK ,REPORT ( #a#i#a#i4 ,ONE DEVICE ( 
! EMPLOY]S WAS TO *>GE ME1 AS ! PRIME MOV] 9 ! ORGANIZATION 
CAMPAIGN1 ) ALL SORTS ( (F5SES4 ,!Y DID NOT DO ?IS OP5LY1 BUT 
BY MEANS ( A :ISP]+ CAMPAIGN1 DESIGN$ TO S[ DI/RU/ & DISS5SION 
9 ! DRESSMAK]S' UNION4 

,HE>+S ( !SE :ISP]S1 ,I WAS F> FROM COM=TABLE3 !RE WAS NO 
TELL+ TO :AT L5G?S ! EMPLOY]S W\LD GO4 

,ONE EV5+ :5 ,I WAS ALONE 9 MY AP>TM5T ! PHONE RANG1 & A MAN 
9TRODUC$ HIMSELF AS A FRI5D ( AN ,I,L,G,W,U (FIC] 9 ,*ICAGO4 ,HE WAS VISIT+ 
9 ,SEATTLE & WANT$ TO MEET ME4 ,MI<T HE CALL ?AT EV5+8 

,I SAID ,I'D MEET HIM 9 ! LOBBY ( ! ,SPR+ ,AP>TM5TS4 ,!N HE EXPLA9$ 
?AT HE W\LD BE 9 DISGUISE1 ) A BR[N BE>D1 & W\LD WE> A R$ 
C>NATION ,I ,( C\RSE ,I DID NOT KEEP ! APPO9TMEET4 ,& WE W>N$ ! 
GIRLS ON ! PICKET-L9ES & AT MEET+' TO BEW>E ( /RANG]S4 

,BY ?IS TIME ! LOCAL LABOR MOVEM5T HAD BEGUN TO SIT UP & TAKE NOTICE 
( :AT WE W]E DO+4 ,COMP>$ ) G5]AL PRACTICE 9 ,SEATTLE1 WE W]E 
MOV+ RAPIDLY1 CONDUCT+ A MILITANT /RIKE & $UCAT+ NUMB]LESS WORK]S 
BY \R EXAMPLE4 ,SEATLLE UNIONI/S W]E SURPRIS$ TO HE> ?AT ! ,I,L,G,W,U 
(T5 SETTL$ IMPORTANT G5]AL /RIKES 9 A FEW DAYS4 ,!Y SADLY REMEMB]$ 
PICKET+ :I* W5T ON & ON UNTIL IT LO/ ALL ITS FIRE & BECAME TREADMILL 
R\T9E4 

,AFT] WEEKS ON ! PICKET-L9ES ! /RIK]S1 ALL WOM51 HAD BE COME 
ROBU/ & GA9$ HEAL?Y COMPLEXIONS4 ,!IR SPIRIT WAS EXCELL5T & !Y 
W]E GETT+ VALUABLE $UCATION4 

,I HAD TRA9$ A DOZ5 OR MORE ( ! Y\NG] ONES TO MAKE SMOO? %ORT 
SPEE*ES1 SO ?AT :5EV] A REQUE/ CAME FROM WOM5'S CLUBS *UR* SEW+ 
CIRCLES1 LABOR UNIONS1 OR O!R GR\PS = 9=MATION AB\T ! /RIKE1 
!SE GIRLS C\LD PRES5T \R CASE CONV9C+LY4 

,! G>M5T EMPLOY]S ORGANIZ$ 0%OP UNIONS0 OR 0GUILDS10 
AS !Y *OSE TO CALL !IR COMPANY UNIONS4 ,WORK]S W]E GIV5 ! *OICE 
( SIGN+ YELL[-DOG CONTRACTS OR LOS+ !IR JOBS4 ,MANY :O SIGN$ CAME 
TO US AFT]W>DS TO EXPRESS REGRET4 ,!Y D>$ NOT3 REFUSE = FE> ( BE+ 
?R[N ON RELIEF AGA94 ,P>ADOXICALLY !Y EXPECT$ US_/A H&FUL ( /RIK]S 
\TSIDE_/TO W9 :ILE !Y W]E WORK+ 9SIDE1 HELP+ ! EMPLOY]S 9 
!IR EF=TS TO BREAK ! /RIKE4 

,ACT+ ON \R COMPLA9T1 ! ,N,R,A'S ,REGIONAL ,LABOR ,BO>D HELD HE>+S 
LATE 9 ,APRIL ON BO? ! ,DWY] & ,OLYMPIC /RIKES4 ,TE/IMONY WAS HE>D 
BY A PANEL COMPRIS+ ,JUDGE ,ROSCOE ,R4 ,SMI?1 *AIRMAN1 & ,MAX ,SILV] & 
,H>RY ,LI/MAN1 RESPECTIVELY REPRE- S5S+ 9DU/RY & LABOR4 ,WE W]E 
GIV5 A FAVORABLE DECISION1 ! BO>D RUL+ ?AT \R UNION HAD A MAJORITY 
9 BO? %OPS1 ?AT WE HAD A RI<T TO B>GA9 = ! EMPLOYES1 & ?AT 
! COMPANIES HAD VIOLAT$ ,SECTION #g-A ( ! ,CODE4 ,BUT ! EMPLOY]S REFUS$ 
TO ABIDE BY ?AT DECISION1 & ! CASE WAS REF]R$ TO ! ,NATIONAL ,LABOR 
,BO>D 9 ,WA%+TON4 

,NEW WORK]S W]E /EADILY TAK5 9TO ! ?REE FACTORIES1 ! EM- PLOY]S 
FIGUR+ !Y W\LD HAVE A MAJORITY IF AN ELECTION W]E ORD]$4 ,!IR 
ATTORNEYS HAD NOT ADVIS$ !M ?AT ONLY EMPLOYES WORK+ ON ! EVE ( 
! /RIKE W\LD BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE4 

,! *>GES ( *ISEL+ FIL$ AGA9/ ,ROS5FELD ,BRO!RS HAD BE5 F\ND 
CORRECT1 & ! ,NATIONAL ,LABOR ,BO>D ORD]$ ! FIRM TO PAY @s#b1#h 9 
BACK WAGES & RE9/ATE ?OSE DIS*>G$ = UNION ACTIVITIES4 ,ELAT$1 
,I P9N$ ALL MY HOPES ON ! BO>D'S =?COM+ DECISION 9 ! ,DWY]-,OLYMPIC 
CONFLICT4 ,>\ND ! #b? ,I HAD WORD FROM ,WA%+TON ?AT \R CASE W\LD 
COME UP %ORTLY4 ,KN[+ H[ /RONG ?AT CASE WAS1 ,I HAD EV]Y EXPECTATION 
?AT ! DECISION W\LD BE 9 \R FAVOR4 

,BUT AT NOON ON ,MAY #bg NEWSBOYS W]E CRY+ EXTRAS3 0,N,R,A DECID$ 
UNCON/ITUTIONAL_/0 ,! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES ,SUPREME ,C\RT HAD SO RUL$4 

,! ,NATIONAL ,9DU/RIAL ,RECOV]Y ,ACT1 PASS$ BY ,CONGRESS ON ,JUNE #a#c1 
#a#i#c#c1 HAD BE5 DESIGN$ 0TO REMOVE OB/RUCTIONS TO ! FREE FL[ ( 
9T]/ATE & =EIGN COMM]CE 4 4 41 TO 9DUCE & MA9TA9 UNIT$ ACTION 
( LABOR & MANAGEM5T UND] ADEQUATE GOV]NM5TAL 4 4 4 SUP]VISIONS1 
TO ELIM9ATE UNFAIR COMPETITIVE PRACTICES1 TO PROMOTE ! FULLE/ POSSIBLE 
UTILIZATION ( ! PRES5T PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY ( 9DU/RIES1 4 4 4 TO 
9CREASE ! CONSUMPTION ( 9DU/RIAL & AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS BY 9CREAS+ 
PUR*AS+ P[]1 TO R$UCE & RELIEVE UNEMPLOYM5T1 TO IMPROVE /&>DS 
( LABOR1 & O!RWISE TO REHABILITATE 9DU/RY 4 4 40 

,EMPLOY]S ALL OV] ! C\NTRY DEFI$ ! ,N,R,A4 ,!Y SEIZ$ UPON A LOOPHOLE 
9 ,SECTION #g-A1 :I* DID NOT CLE>LY DEF9E ! RI<T ( WORK]S TO BELONG 
TO LABOR UNIONS ( !IR [N *OOS+1 & MANY ( !M FO/]$ COMPANY 
UNIONS4 

,CURI\SLY 5\<1 ! BIG CORPORATIONS AVOID$ MAK+ A TE/ CASE ( 
?IS LAW4 ,IT REMA9$ = AN OBSCURE FIRM ( P\LTRY M]*ANTS 9 ,BROOKLYN1 
,NEW ,YORK1 ! ,S*ECT] FAMILY1 TO MAKE ?AT TE/4 ,:E!R ! ,S*ECT] 
,COMPANY WAS US$ AS A CAT'S PAW OR S]V$ ! BIG FELL[S ACCID5TALLY1 
IS BESIDE ! PO9T4 

,! ,S*ECT]S W]E CONVICT$ ( VIOLAT+ ! ,P\LTRY ,CODE4 ,ONE C\NT 
WAS ?AT !Y HAD SOLD P\LTRY )\T PROP] 9SPECTION2 ANO!R ?AT 
!Y HAD DELIV]$ AN UNFIT DEAD *ICK5 TO A BUT*]4 ,C>RY+ AN APPEAL 
TO ! HI<E/ TRIBUNAL1 !Y CONT5D$ ?AT !YW]E NOT 5GAG$ 9 9T]/ATE 
COMM]CE1 & ?AT ACCORD+LY ?IS F$]AL LAW C\LD NOT BE APPLI$ TO 
!M4 ,! ,SUPREME ,C\RT RUL$ ?AT ! ATTEMPT1 ?R\< ! ,CODE1 TO FIX 
WAGES & H\RS ( ! EMPLOYES ( ! ,S*ECT]S 9 !IR 9TRA-/ATE 
BUS9ESS WAS NOT A VALID EX]CISE ( F$]AL P[]2 & ?AT ! ,CODE SY/EM 
HAD BE5 ADOPT$ PURSUANT TO AN UNCON/ITUTIONAL DELEGATION BY ,CONGRESS 
( LEGISLATIVE AU?ORITY1 :I* TRANSGRESS$ ! DOCTR9E ( ,/ATES' ,RI<TS4 

,ONE RESULT ( ALL ?IS WAS ?AT WE 9 ,SEATTLE W]E CAU<T \T ON A LIMB4 

,! TIME DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ,WA%+TON1 ,D4,C41 & ! ,WE/ ,COA/ IS 
?REE H\RS4 ,9 ! ,EA/ ! NEWS ?AT ! ,N,R,A HAD BE5 RUL$ VOID CAME 
9 MID-AFT]NOON4 ,EMPLOY]S !RE MADE NO IMM$IATE MOVE TO *ANGE ! 
/ATUS ( !IR WORK+ =CES4 ,BUT 9 ,SEATTLE SOME ( ! MANUFACTUR]S 
TOLD !IR EMPLOYES AT LUN*-TIME1 )9 ! H\R AFT] ! NEWS FLA% 
ON ! ,SUPREME ,C\RT'S ACTION1 ?AT !Y W\LD RETURN AT ONCE TO PRE-,N,R,A 
S*$ULES_/LONG] H\RS1 ) WAGES TO REMA9 AS !Y W]E4 ,& BY ! TIME 
! ,WAGN] BILL WAS 9TRODUC$ 9 ,CONGRESS AS A SUB/ITUTE = ! ,CODES1 
LOCAL MANUFACTUR]S W]E WIDELY CUTT+ WAGES & 9CREAS+ H\RS4 

,\R G5]AL EXECUTIVE BO>D1 MEET+ 9 ,PHILADELPHIA1 ASSAIL$ ! DEMOLITION 
( ! ,9DU/RIAL ,RECOV]Y ,ACT4 ,PRESID5T ,DUB9SKY /AMP$ IT AS 0A 
GREAT VICTORY = BIG BUS9ESS & ! REACTION>Y =CES ( ,AM]ICA10 
& ANN\NC$ ?AT HE WAS ASK+ ! BO>D TO SET ASIDE @s#b#e1 = /RIKES 
9 ! COTTON DRESS 9DU/RY4 

0,! ,N,R,A IS NO MORE10 HE SAID 9 A RADIO ADDRESS4 0,!RE 
REMA9S ONLY ONE K9D ( PROTECTION1 & ONE DEP5DABLE =CE TO :I* 
! WORK]S CAN TURN1 & ?AT IS !IR ORGANIZATION1 !IR TRADE UNION 
MOVEM5T ) ITS IRRESI/IBLE WEAPON ( ! /RIKE6 0 

,WE PREP>$ = A LONG SIEGE 9 ,SEATTLE4 

,H[ C\LD WE SETTLE ! /RIKE ON \R [N 8 ,H[ C\LD WE CONTRIVE TO 
MEET1 ON AN EQUITABLE BASIS1 ) ! ?REE EMPLOY]S :O FRONT$ ! FI<T 
AGA9/ US8 ,!Y W]E A CURI\S TRIO1 EA* F> AP>T FROM ! O!R TWO1 
EXCEPT = !IR PRES5T BOND ( SYMPA?Y_/,NELLY ,DWY]1 ROLL+ H] EYES 
& CALL+ ON ,HEAV5 TO WITNESS ! GOODNESS ( H] MOTIVES2 ,%>G]1 
A?LETIC1 JOVIAL1 JOK+ ) ! GIRLS2 ,T$ ,ROS5FELD1 =M]LY OP]AT+ 
NECKTIE FACTORIES 9 ,NEW ,YORK & ,/4 ,L\IS1 & =C$ \T ( ?OSE CITIES 
BECAUSE ( HIS OPPOSITION TO UNIONS4 ,COMPLA9+ ( ?IS ONCE TO \R PICKETS1 
HE SAID3 0,:]E AM ,I TO GO NEXT80 ,ONE ( !M SNAPP$ BACK3 0,:Y 
NOT ,PUGET ,S\ND 80 

,CALL+ ! MEMB]%IP TOGE!R1 ,I EXPLA9$ :AT ! ,SUPREME ,C\RT 
DECISION MEANT4 ,URG+ !M TO KEEP UNBROK5 RANKS1 ,I PROMIS$ ?AT ! 
,9T]NATIONAL W\LD NEV] FAIL !M4 

,\R /RIKE WAS 5T]+ ITS F\R? MON?1 & ! PICKETS NE$$ A *ANCE 
TO RELAX4 ,SO ,I >RANG$ TO HAVE EA* TAKE A WEEK'S VACATION1 H] REGUL> 
/RIKE B5EFIT BE+ PAID4 ,SOME W]E RELEAS$ :5 !Y F\ND EMPLOYM5T 
ELSE:]E1 BUT SEV]AL M>RI$ WOM51 :OSE HUSB&S W]E N[ MAK+ GOOD 
WAGES1 DECID$ TO REMA9 ON ! PICKET-L9ES4 ,I DISPAT*$ ,VIOLET ,DANIELS1 
ONE ( ! ,NELLY ,DWY] GIRLS1 TO ! ,SUMM] ,S*OOL = ,WORK]S 9 ,B]KELEY1 
,CALI=NIA1 ) ! HOPE ?AT ?IS W\LD LEAD TO H] BECOM+ MORE ACTIVE 
9 ! LOCAL4 ,! O!RS ,I MANAG$ TO KEEP 9T]E/$ 9 \R $UCATIONAL1 
SOCIAL1 & RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES4 

,E>LY 9 ,JUNE1 NEW & %ADY TACTICS W]E US$ 9 ATTEMPTS TO DISCR$IT 
\R /RIKE4 ,ONE MORN+ WE >RIV$ AT ! ,NELLY ,DWY] %OP TO F9D MANY 
W9D[S BROK54 ,WE W]E TOLD ?AT A TIME BOMB HAD BE5 EXPLOD$ 9SIDE4 
,!N WE HE>D ?AT ANO!R BOMB HAD BE5 ?R[N ?R\< A W9D[ ( ! 
,ROS5FELD PLANT1 BUT HAD FAIL$ TO EXPLODE4 ,LAT] !RE WAS AN 0UNSUCCESSFUL0 
BOMB+ AT ! HOME ( ,MR4 ,C>SON1 ! ,OLYMPIC PRESID5T4 

,! ,COMMITTEE ( #e CAME \T ) MORE BIG ADS1 MAK+ NO DIRECT *>GES1 
BUT IMPLY+ ?AT ALL ?IS WAS P>T ( A 0RU?LESS W>F>E0 BR\<T 
AB\T BY 0RADICAL AGITATORS40 

,WE REFUS$ TO BE DI/URB$1 PO9T+ \T TO 9QUIR]S ?AT 9 MANY /RIKES 
?UGS HIR$ AS 0GU>DS0 SET (F DYNAMITE 9 ! NI<T TO PROVE 
! NECESSITY = !IR CONT9U$ EMPLOYM5T4 ,EV5 ! POLICE W]E SKEPTICAL 
N[ & DID NOT >RE/ A S+LE SUSPECT4 

,! LOCAL 9 ,PORTL&1 #aie MILES AWAY1 DISPLAY$ KE5 9T]E/ 9 \R 
DO+S4 ,OCCASIONALLY ,CLIF=D ,MAY] & ,MANLY ,LABBY VISIT$ ,SEATTLE1 & 
WE 9 TURN S5T GR\PS TO ,PORTL&4 ,DUR+ ONE SU*TRIP !RE1 AT A SOCIAL 
GA!R+1 ,I WAS TOLD SOME WOES BY A MEMB] :OM ,I HAD MET ONLY A FEW M9UTES 
BE=E4 0,SI/] ,PESOTTA10 %E SAID1 0Y\ SIMPLY CAN'T TRU/ 
!SE ,JEWS4 ,\R *AIRMAN IS ONE ( !M10 & %E W5T ON DETAIL+ 
HIS MISDE$S4 0,I HOPE Y\ >E NOT A ,JEW6 0 %E CONCLUD$4 

0,I C]TA9LY AM6 0 ,I ANSW]$4 

,R$-FAC$1 %E TRI$ TO APOLOGIZE4 ,TO PUT H] AT EASE & TO SET H] 
M9D /RAI<T ,I GAVE H] A %ORT LECTURE4 0,PLEASE DON'T FEEL ?AT 
Y\ [E ME ANY APOLOGY10 ,I SAID4 0,I UND]/& Y\R FEEL+1 
& IT'S QUITE POSSIBLE Y\R *AIRMAN ACT$ WRONGLY4 ,BUT DON'T ?9K HE 
DID IT BECAUSE HE IS ,JEWI%2 ?AT DOESN'T ALWAYS FOLL[4444 ,LET ME CITE 
ANO!R 9/ANCE_/?AT ( Y\R =M] MANAG]1 ,]NE/ ,LEONITTI1 :O BETRAY$ 
Y\40 

,I REM9D$ H] ( :AT HE HAD DONE4 ,A MEMB] ( H] LOCAL1 ,LEONITTI 
HAD S]V$ A YE> AS ITS MANAG]4 

,BUT AT ! LA/ ELECTION HE HAD BE5 DEFEAT$ BY ,CLIF=D ,MAY]1 & 
ALMO/ IMM$IATELY ACCEPT$ A JOB AS P]SONNEL MANAG] 9 ONE ( ! BIG 
FACTORIES4 ,HIS FIR/ ACT 9 HIS NEW CAPACITY WAS TO *ANGE ! SY/EM !RE 
FROM WEEK-WORK TO PIECE-WORK_/A *ANGE ! UNION HAD TRI$ = MON?S TO 
PREV5T4 

0,Y\ KN[10 ,I W5T ON1 0?AT ,LEONITTI PRIDES HIMSELF 
ON BE+ A GOOD ,CA?OLIC4 ,W\LD Y\ ADVISE ME1 AS A ,JEW1 TO SAY1 ?AT IT 
WAS BECAUSE HE WAS A ,CA?OLIC ?AT HE BETRAY$ Y\R CAUSE80 

,%E MUMBL$ SOME?+ 9 ANSW] & CONT9U$ H] APOLOGIES1 PROMIS+ 
NEV] AGA9 TO BE SO N>R[ 9 H] VIEWPO9T4 

,?\< ,ROS5FELD ,BRO!RS1 ! NECKTIE MANUFACTUR]S1 DECL9$ TO HOLD 
ANY (FICIAL CONF]5CES ) US1 ,T$ ,ROS5FELD1 ! FIRM'S SECRET>Y-TREASUR]1 
FREQU5TLY TALK$ ) SOME ( ! /RIK]S4 ,!Y HAD BE5 ! FIR/ TO 
WALK \T ON A COLD RA9Y ,M>* DAY1 & N[ 9 ,JULY !Y SUNN$ !MSELVES 
LEISURELY ON ! FACTORY'S GRE5 LAWN AS !Y PICKET$4 

,ONCE ,ROS5FELD ASK$3 0,H[ LONG >E Y\ GO+ TO KEEP ?IS UP8 
,DON'T Y\ EV] 9T5D TO RETURN TO WORK80 ,:]EUPON ONE ( ! WOM5 
ANSW]$3 0,\R ,9T]NATIONAL IS RI*4 ,! UNION PAYS US EV]Y WEEK1 
& IT'S GO+ TO PAY US AS LONG AS Y\ OP]ATE A SCAB %OE4 ,SO :Y %\LD 
WE WORRY 8 ,WE'LL LEAVE ALL ! WORRY+ TO Y\40 

,AFT] F\RTE5 WEEKS ! HEADS ( ! FIRM APP>5TLY REALIZ$ ?AT 
!Y DIDN'T BELONG ) ! COTTON G>M5T GR\P1 & W]E HELP+ FI<T 
O!R PEOPLE'S BATTLES4 ,9 A HE>T-TO-HE>T TALK ) ,T$ ,ROS5FELD1 WE 
CONV9C$ HIM ?AT IT WAS TIME HE DID SOME?+ = HIMSELF4 

,HE AGRE$ TO SIGN A CONTRACT1 ON ONE CONDITION_/?AT ! TWO COPIES ( 
IT BE PLAC$ 9 ESCR[4 ,?IS MEANT TURN+ !SE OV] TO A ?IRD P>TY1 
TRU/$ BY BO? SIDES1 :O W\LD PUT !M 9 A SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT4 ,I WAS 
SATISFI$ ?AT NO MATT] :]E ! CONTRACT MI<T BE1 !RE WAS NO DANG] 
( ! OLD CONDITIONS BE+ REE/ABLI%$ 9 ! ,ROS5FELD FACTORY2 = 
AFT] F\R MON?S ( $UCATION ON ! PICKETL9E1 \R /RIK]S KNEW !IR 
BUS9ESS4 

,SO ! AGREEM5T WAS SIGN$1 & ! /RIKE DECL>$ (F4 ,MO/ ( \R 
DEM&S HAD BE5 GRANT$4 ,) ONE CONFLICT CLE>$1 WE /RA9$ ANEW TO 
SETTLE ! O!R TWO /RIKES4 ,WE W]E SURE ?AT ,NELLY ,DWY] & ,%>G] 
W]E ?OR\<LY SICK ( ! FI<T4 ,LIKELY !Y W\LD HAVE SIGN$ ) US 
!N IF !Y HAD NOT BE5 0HOG-TI$0 BY !IR CONNECTION ) 
! ,ASSOCIAT$ ,9DU/RIES & ! ,NATIONAL ,COTTON ,DRESS ,MANUFACTUR]S' 
,ASSOCIATION4 

,MEAN:ILE ! SEASON DREW TO AN 5D4 ,MO/ ( ! DRESS %OPS ALREADY 
HAD CLOS$ = ! SUMM]1 & !SE TWO ALSO CEAS$ OP]ATIONS4 

,N[ MY TR\BLES W]E 9T5SIFI$4 ,WORRI$ /RIK]S W]E FE>FUL ?AT 
!Y W\LD NEV] GET JOBS AGA9 AT !IR TRADE4 ,:ISP]S W]E SPREAD >\ND 
T[N ?AT ! /RIKE B\ND FIRMS W\LD SETTLE IF ! UNION LEAD]S W]E 
LOCAL 9/EAD ( \TSID]S4 

,I REALIZ$ ?AT MY PRES5CE NO LONG] HAD ANY VALUE1 & EXPLA9$ ! 
SITUATION 9 LETT]S TO MY HOME (FICE & ,PACIFIC ,COA/ ,DIRECTOR ,FE9B]G1 
:O AGRE$ IT MI<T BE WELL = ME TO RETIRE FROM ! SC5E4 ,ACCORD+LY 
,I W5T ON A VACATION LATE 9 ,JUNE1 BO>D+ ! ,S4 ,S4 ,RU? ,ALEX&] = 
,SAN ,FRANCISCO & ,LOS ,ANGELES4 ,5 R\TE ,I SP5T A /IMULAT+ DAY AT ! 
,SUMM] ,S*OOL = ,WORK]S 9 ,B]KELEY1 :]E SEV]AL ( \R UNION MEMB]S1 
FROM ! F\R L>GE ,WE/ ,COA/ CITIES1 W]E 9 ATT5DANCE4 ,AMONG !SE1 
BESIDE ,VIOLET,DANIELS1 W]E EV]-Y\NG ,HEL5 ,RI*T] & ,JULIA ,HUSELTON 
FROM ,LOS ,ANGELES4 

,CONC]TS 9 ! ,HOLLYWOOD ,B[L HELP$ ME =GET ! TURMOIL ,I HAD REC5TLY 
BE5 ?R\<4 ,& ON ONE UN=GETTABLE DAY ,I WITNESS$ ! D$ICATION ( 
! ,SIGMAN-,S*LES+] MEMORIAL LIBR>Y AT ! ,LOS ,ANGELES ,TUB]CULOSIS 
,SANATORIUM AT ,DU>TE1 9 ! FOO?ILLS ( ! ,SI]RA ,MADRE RANGE4 ,?IS 
HAD BE5 ]ECT$ 9 MEMORY ( TWO LATE PRESID5TS ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL1 
,MORRIS ,SIGMAN & ,B5JAM9 ,S*LES+]4 ,REFRE%$ & SUN-TANN$1 ,I RETURN$ 
TO ,SEATTLE AFT] ?REE WEEKS' ABS5CE1 & F\ND ?AT ,DORO?Y ,5RI<T & 
,H>OLD ,HIBB>D HAD C>RI$ \T 9/RUCTIONS TO ! LETT]4 ,I W5T AT ONCE 
TO GREET ! PICKETS AT BO? FACTORIES4 

,NELLY ,DWY] N[ APPE>$ 9 A MOOD TO SETTLE1 & WE SUBMITT$ A T5TATIVE 
AGREEM5T TO H]4 ,%E OBJECT$ TO P>TS ( IT1 SAY+ %E PREF]R$ TO 
WRITE H] [N CONTRACT4 ,WE FELT ?AT %E WAS SIMPLY /ALL+ = MORE TIME4 

,AS DAYS PASS$ ) NO?+ A*IEV$1 & NO 5D TO ! :ISP]+ CAMPAIGN1 
,I SAW IT WAS TIME = ME TO MAKE A F9AL EXIT4 ,! EMPLOY]S W\LD !N 
HAVE NO LEGITIMATE EXCUSE = NOT SETTL+ ) ! UNION4 ,SO ON ,AUGU/ 
#a1 ,I BADE MY FRI5DS & C[ORK]S GOODBYE & DEP>T$ = ! ,EA/4 
,LOCAL AFFAIRS W]E LEFT 9 ! H&S ( ,ROS5B]G & ,GLAZ]1 ,DORO?Y1 
& ,H>OLD4 ,FE9B]G HAD PROMIS$ TO MAKE P]IODIC TRIPS TO ,SEATTLE & 
DO ALL HE C\LD TO FACILITATE A SETTLEM5T4 

,MY LA/ EV5+ 9 ,SEATTLE WAS SP5T AT A ,C5TRAL ,LABOR ,C\NCIL MEET+1 
:]E TRIBUTES & F>EWELLS W]E EX*ANG$4 ,I CONT5D$ ?AT :ILE WE 
HAD NOT WON \R /RIKE1 NEI!R HAD WE LO/ IT4 ,! LOCAL DRESS MANUFACTUR]S 
W\LD LONG REMEMB] \R PICKET+1 ,I MA9TA9$1 & !Y'D NEV] WANT 
ANO!R WALK\T4 ,AFT] ,I LEFT1 ! /RIKE GRADUALLY PET]$ \T1 & ! 
WOM5 & GIRLS ON ! PICKET-L9ES DRIFT$ BACK 9TO ! %OPS4444 ,BUT 
!Y W]E NO LONG] MEEK4 ,!Y HAD LE>N$ TO SPEAK \T AGA9/ 9JU/ICE 
& /& UP = !IR RI<TS4 ,SIX YE>S LAT] ,LOCAL #ahd ACQUIR$ NEW /R5G?1 
REASS]T$ ITSELF1 & WON A TWO-YE> COLLECTIVE AGREEM5T ) ! ,PACIFIC 
,NOR?WE/ ,ASSOCIATION ( ,NE$LECRAFT ,MANUFACTUR]S1 :I* CONTA9$ ALMO/ 
ALL ! PROVISIONS WE ASK$ = 9 #a#i#c#e4 ,?IS AGREEM5T WAS SIGN$ BY PRACTICALLY 
ALL ! M5 :O ESCORT$ ! SCABS 9TO ! ,OLYMPIC PLANT ON ?AT MEMORABLE 
MORN+4 ,BY ?AT TIME1 H[EV]1 ! ,OLYMPIC COMPANY WAS \T ( BUS9ESS4 

,FROM 3 ,AN>*Y ,>*IVES4 

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