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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Pictured in photograph dated November 19, 1962 is Tom McNett, president of Burbank District 727 of the International Association of Machinists, at a mass rally held at Valley College in Van Nuys. Members attended the rally to hear McNett speak and to vote for a strike against Lockheed Aircraft Corp. over its opposition to a union shop arrangement at its plants.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.--District 727 International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.--District 727--Presidents Lockheed Aircraft Corporation Los Angeles Valley College Labor unions--California--Los Angeles Labor disputes--California--Los Angeles Labor union meetings--California--Los Angeles Labor unions--California--Los Angeles--Officials and employees Men--California--Los Angeles Speeches, addresses, etc Pointing (Gesture)--California--Los Angeles Microphones Podiums--California--Los Angeles Community colleges--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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