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| Keywords: Photograph of workers protesting the jailing of fellow drywall strikers in 1992.jpg Uploaded with en wp UW marker 2013 06 09 On June 1 1992 hundreds of drywall workers walked off construction sites demanding a union and higher wages Five weeks into the walkout 149 of them were arrested after sheriff's deputies said the men stormed a construction site in Mission Viejo one of the largest mass arrests in Orange County Nearly 90 of those arrested were in danger of being deported as undocumented immigrants Acting in solidarity the men refused a plea bargain and asked for trials Read an L A Times article on the strike Drywall Strike Centers on Issue of Equitable Pay http //www socallib org/pages/drywallprotest Slobodan Dimitrov http //www socallib org/pages/drywallprotest ;Other information You are free to use the images documents and audio files you find on this website for personal use or in classroom or community settings We appreciate hearing from you about how you are using the materials If you plan to publish any of the materials for example in a print publication or in an exhibit or radio/tv show please contact us to find out about reproduction and use fees using the contact information provided above Please note that when the Southern California Library gives permission for publication it is as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder which must also be obtained Slobodan Dimitrov Uncategorized 2013 June 9 | ||||
