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Title
Workers strike at Bendix in Valley
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection;
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1958
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Description
Photograph caption dated November 19, 1958 reads "Workers walk off job at Pacific Division of Bendix Aviation Corporation in North Hollywood. Some 1,550 struck today as part of nationwide walkout affecting more than 12,000 employes [sic]. Contract expired at midnight. Negotiators are drawing up new contract in Detroit." The facility is at 11600 Sherman Way.
Type
Image
Format
1 photographic print : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Identifier
00154940
Valley Times Collection;
HCNVT_d058_f29_i21
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/128025
Subject
Bendix Corporation
Labor union members
Women
Men
Aircraft industry--Employees--Labor unions
Strikes and lockouts--Aircraft industry
Traffic signs and signals
Signs and signboards
Streets
Sidewalks
North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Time Period
1951-1960

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