,MILITANT ,U,E ,/RIKE AT ,FAIRBANKS ,SCALES ,5DS 9 ,VICTORY 

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,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,VAN ,DEUS5 

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 ,/ ,JOHNSBURY1 ,V]MONT1 ,NOVEMB] #bb -,UNIT$ ,ELECTRICAL ,WORK]S ,LOCAL #bcd AT ! ,/4 ,JOHNSBURY ,FAIRBANKS ,SCALE FACTORY W5T BACK TO WORK ) A NEW ?REE YE> CONTRACT ON ,NOVEMB] #a#i? FOLL[+ A ?REE WEEK /RIKE4.<#a.> ,! /RIKE WAS A DEF5SIVE MANEUV] 9 RESPONSE TO MANAGEM5T'S ATTEMPT TO 5ACT AN 9DEF9ITE P5SION FREEZE1 & TO SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASE WAGES BY WAY ( REQUIR+ HI<] WORK] PAYM5T = HEAL?C>E4 ,:ILE ! WORK]S DID NOT GET ALL !Y HOP$ = 9 ! F9AL CONTRACT SETTLEM5T1 !Y DID =CE ! BOSSES TO UNFREEZE !IR P5SIONS 9 ! F9AL YE> ( ! CONTRACT1 & GA9$ A #bf C5T AN H\R PAY RAISE 9 ! SECOND & ?IRD YE>1 & R$UC$ ! AM\NT ( HEAL?C>E PAYM5TS MANAGEM5T ORIG9ALLY S\<T4 ,! GA9S MADE BY ! UNION'S RANK @& FILE W]E1 9 P>T1 DUE TO /RONG COMMUNITY SUPPORT & A MILITANT #ae DAY PICKET L9E :I* OP]AT$ #bd H\RS A DAY1 SEV5 DAYS A WEEK4 

,DUR+ ! C\RSE ( ! /RIKE IT WAS NOT UNUSUAL = LOCAL RE/AURANTS TO BR+ FOOD TO ! PICKET]S4 ,ALSO MANY LOCAL CITIZ5S & REPRES5TATIVES ( O!R LABOR & SOCIAL JU/ICE ORGANIZATIONS CAME D[N TO ! L9E TO %[ !IR SUPPORT DUR+ ! CRUCIAL H\RS ( #e3#cAM TO #g3#cAM & #c3PM TO #e3PM2 A TIME :5 MANAGEM5T & SCABS 5T]$ & LEFT ! FACTORY4 ,! PICKET L9E MA9TA9$ ITSELF 9 FRONT ( ! ONLY 5TRANCE_/EXIT 9TO_/\T ( ! FACTORY'S P>K+ LOT4 

,?+S CAME TO A BOIL+ PO9T ON ,NOVEMB] #a#b? :51 FOLL[+ A PUBLIC SUPPORT RALLY .<ATT5D$ BY ,U4,S4 ,CONGRESSMAN ,B]NIE ,S&]S @& ,PROGRESSIVE ,P>TY C&IDATE = ,LIEUT5ANT ,GOV]NOR ,AN?ONY ,POLL9A.>1 MORE ?AN #ge WORK]S 7SUPPORT$ BY O!R TRADE UNIONI/S1 PEOPLE FROM ! ,V]MONT ,WORK]S ,C5T]1 MEMB]S ( ! .<DEMOCRATIC SOCIALI/.> ,V]MONT ,PROGRESSIVE ,P>TY & MYSELF 7,DAVID ,VAN ,DEUS5 - AS A MEMB] ( ! ,GRE5 ,M\NTA9 ,AN>*I/ ,COLLECTIVE7 ATTEMPT$ TO BLOCK ALL TRAFFIC MOV+ 9 & \T ( ! FACTORY4 

,! CONFRONTATION HEAT$ UP :5 A ,U,P,S TRUCK1 DRIV5 BY A MANAG]1 ATTEMPT$ TO CROSS ! PICKET L9E4 ,AS ! TRUCK TRI$ TO CROSS ! UNION'S LEAD]%IP .<9CLUD+ ,LOCAL ,PRESID5T ,BOB ,S\?.<#b.>.> CALL$ = WORK]S & SUPPORT]S TO L9K >MS & BLOCK ! PA? ( ! VEHICLE4 ,?IS ACTION WAS MET ) BRUTALITY ON ! P>T ( ! ,%]IFF'S ,DEP>TM5T :O BEGAN TO PHYSICALLY PU% ! WORK]S \T ( ! WAY4 ,H[EV]1 PICKET]S REFUS$ TO GIVE 9 & BEGAN TO PU% BACK4 ,SOON1 POLICE W]E ?R[+ PUN*ES 7ONE WOMAN WAS PUN*$ 9 ! FACE7 & ?IS WRIT] EX*ANG$ HEAD-BUTTS ) ONE ,DEPUTY ,%]IFF4 ,SOON POLICE DEPLOY$ PEPP] SPRAY AGA9/ ! WORK]S 7,I P]SONALLY TOOK A GOOD P>T ( A CANI/] 9 ! FACE71 & /ILL ! L9E /OOD & ! TRUCK C\LD NOT PASS4 ,NOT UNTIL AFT] ! UNION LEAD]%IP GAVE ! ORD] TO /& D[N DID ! L9E BREAK & ! TRUCK WAS ABLE TO GO ?R\<4 

,FOLL[+ ?IS CONFRONTATION ONE WORK] WAS >RE/$ = DISORD]LY CONDUCT4 ,H[EV]1 :5 POLICE MOV$ TO >RE/ MYSELF -LIKELY = ! HEAD-BUTT- A NUMB] ( ,U,E MEMB]S1 9CLUD+ ,PRESID5T ,BOB ,S\?1 PUT !MSELVES BETWE5 ME & ! POLICE4 ,I WAS !RE=E NOT >RE/$4 ,V]MONT ,PUBLIC ,RADIO IS PRES5TLY REPORT+ .<#b#b.> ?AT POLICE >E /ILL CONSID]+ MAK+ FUR!R >RE/S4 

,SOON AFT] ! CONFRONTATION RE9=CEM5TS FROM ! ,/ATE ,POLICE W]E CALL$ TO ! SC5E & ! UNION'S BLOCKAD+ ABILITIES W]E !RE=E WEAK5$4 ,EV5 SO1 AS SCABS & MANAGEM5T LEFT ! FACTORY !Y HAD TO CONT5D ) A CON/ANT B>RAGE ( UNION SIGNS1 PR(ANITY1 & SPIT4 

,9 REACTION TO ?IS DAY ( MILITANCY POLICE RESPOND$ ) A MASSIVE PRES5CE4 ,= ! REMA9D] ( ! /RIKE1 NUM]\S ,/ATE ,TROOP]S1 SOME 9 BULLET PRO( VE/S1 PATROLL$ ! >EA ) ! LOCAL ,%]IFF'S ,DEP>TM5T 9 SUPPORT4 ,POLICE W]E ALSO POSITION$ 9 FRONT ( ! FACTORY1 FUR!R D[N ! ROAD TO BO? ! LEFT & RI<T1 & EV5 9 ! WOOD$ HILLS LOCAT$ TO ! NOR?4 ,APPROXIMATELY A DOZ5 POLICE VEHICLES W]E ASSIGN$ TO DEF5D ,FAIRBANKS MANAGEM5T1 SCABS1 & PROP]TY4 ,ONE ,/ATE ,TROOP] 9=M$ A ,U,E MEMB] ?AT !Y W]E 0EXPECT+ A RIOT40 ,SEV]AL ,U,E MEMB]S /AT$ 9 JE/ 0N[ W\LD BE ! TIME TO ROB A BANK444 & DONATE ! MONEY TO ! /RIKE FUND60 ,DESPITE POLICE ESCALATION & 9TIMIDATION ! ,U,E MEMB]S /OOD FIRM1 AS DID O!R LOCAL ALLIES :O CONT9U$ TO PUBLICALLY SUPPORT ! /RIKE4 

,BY ! ,?URSDAY LEAD+ UP TO ,NOVEMB] #a#i?1 MANAGEM5T ?REAT5$ TO P]MAN5TLY FIRE ! /RIK]S4 ,/ILL ONLY ONE UNION WORK] CROSS$ ! PICKET L9E4 ,BY ! #a#i?1 ,U,E NEGOTIATORS & MANAGEM5T CAME TO A COMPROMIS$ CONTRACT SETTLEM5T :I* ! RANK @& FILE FELT WAS 9 !IR 9T]E/ TO ACCEPT4 ,( C\RSE ! ISSUES :I* CAUS$ ! /RIKE >E NOT OV]1 & ONE CAN BE C]TA9 ?AT !Y WILL AGA9 COME TO ! =E 9 ?REE YE>S1 :5 ! CURR5T CONTRACT EXPIRES4.<#c.> 

.<#a.> ,?IS >TICLE WAS FIR/ PUBLI%$ 9 ,B>RICADA MAGAZ9E1 ,JANU>Y #b#c4 

.<#b.> ,BOB ,S\? W\LD GO ON TO S]VE MULTIPLE T]MS AS A ,/ATE ,REPRES5TATIVE 9 ! ,V]MONT ,G5]AL ,ASSEMBLY AS A MEMB] ( ! ,LABOR ,CAUCUS & AS A ,DEMOCRAT4 ,BOB W\LD ALSO GO ON TO BECOME A ,UNION ,REP = ! ,V]MONT ,/ATE ,EMPLOYES' ,ASSOCIATION4 

.<#c.> ,U,E ,LOCAL #bcd HAS A LONG HI/ORY ( MILITANCY4 ,DUR+ ! MO/ REC5T /RIKE PRIOR TO ?IS ONE1 UNION WORK]S TURN$ OV] A BUS FILL$ ) SCABS :I* WAS ATTEMPT+ TO 5T] ! FACTORY GR\NDS4 

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