Trucks Halted as Big Strike Starts. Rhode Island became a test ground march 20 for a three-state truck drivers deadlock, with pickets getting an early morning start to halt movement of trucks through the state. This was a scene at dawn at Pawtucket, showing pickets stopping an assortment of vehicles. Strike resulted from a wage controversy involving some 1200 owners and 10,000 drivers in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut, with the drivers of Rhode Island only walking out.
Trucks Halted as Big Strike Starts. Rhode Island became a test ground march 20 for a three-state truck drivers deadlock, with pickets getting an early morning start to halt movement of trucks through the state. This was a scene at dawn at Pawtucket, showing pickets stopping an assortment of vehicles. Strike resulted from a wage controversy involving some 1200 owners and 10,000 drivers in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut, with the drivers of Rhode Island only walking out.
Trucks Halted as Big Strike Starts. Rhode Island became a test ground march 20 for a three-state truck drivers deadlock, with pickets getting an early morning start to halt movement of trucks through the state. This was a scene at dawn at Pawtucket, showing pickets stopping an assortment of vehicles. Strike resulted from a wage controversy involving some 1200 owners and 10,000 drivers in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut, with the drivers of Rhode Island only walking out.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Labor: Strikes: Teamsters: U.S.
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[Additional information from item] This was a scene at dawn today at Pawtucket as pickets stopped an assortment of trucks to halt the movement of trucks through Rhode Island in the strike involving drivers in that state, Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
