Images from 1934 Autolite strike

Considered one of the most important strikes in American history, the Toledo Autolite strike is best remembered by its mass pickets and running battles between strikers and police/National Guard.

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Brecher on the

Brecher on the strike:
http://libcom.org/history/toledo-auto-lite-strike-1934-jeremy-brecher

Great stuff doing all these

Great stuff doing all these photo galleries JC!

No problem, that's how I

No problem, that's how I spent my lonely Christmas. :cry:

Juan Conatz wrote: No

Juan Conatz

No problem, that's how I spent my lonely Christmas. :cry:

spending time with family is a bourgeois distraction

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