Cannery R.O.W.: The AFL, the IWW, and Bay Area Italian Cannery Workers - Elizabeth Reis

A paper by Elizabeth Reis of a strike of mostly Italian cannery workers in San Francisco during the Summer of 1917.

Originally appeared in California History, Vol. 64, No. 3 (Summer, 1985), pp. 174-191

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This is a great piece, thanks

This is a great piece, thanks for posting it.

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