No School Buses Today. A solid line of pickets blocks at attempt today (Jan. 5) in Brockton, Mass., of supervisors of the Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway to operate school buses on their regular routes. Drivers and mechanics of the bus line have been on strike since Nov. 17 seeking increased pay. The bus line operates regular passenger routes in 80 communities as well as school routes.

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Title:
No School Buses Today. A solid line of pickets blocks at attempt today (Jan. 5) in Brockton, Mass., of supervisors of the Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway to operate school buses on their regular routes. Drivers and mechanics of the bus line have been on strike since Nov. 17 seeking increased pay. The bus line operates regular passenger routes in 80 communities as well as school routes.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Labor: Strikes: Transit Workers: Mass 1950s
Photographer:
Associated Press
Name on Item:
AP
Date:
[ca. January 1959]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Strikes
Mass transit
Places:
Massachusetts
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 210 x 279 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/gx41qn62f
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
Additional information from item: Labor Strikes Bus.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_001368_0005
Barcode:
39999088103476