CWA on strike, 1955
Item
Title
CWA on strike, 1955
Description
Several people standing outside of the Bell Telephone Office in Woodmen Hall. Some wear signs "CWA on Strike against Southern Bell." Scan from low quality print.
Published in the Stuart News (17 March 1955) with the caption: "This was the scene at the local telephone office on Akron Ave. Monday morning as four tickets marched to announce the union's strike against the company starting at 6 a.m. Monday. The 'C.W.A. stands for Communications Workers of America, a CIO affiliate. The pickets are (left to right) Jim Murray, Carol Mann, an unidentified worker from West Palm Beach and Mrs. Al Keaton."
Published in the Stuart News (17 March 1955) with the caption: "This was the scene at the local telephone office on Akron Ave. Monday morning as four tickets marched to announce the union's strike against the company starting at 6 a.m. Monday. The 'C.W.A. stands for Communications Workers of America, a CIO affiliate. The pickets are (left to right) Jim Murray, Carol Mann, an unidentified worker from West Palm Beach and Mrs. Al Keaton."
Creator
Source
Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow.
Publisher
Stuart News (Stuart, Fla.)
Contributor
Rights
No Copyright - In the United States: The Martin County Library System believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. For more information, visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Format
Black and white negative; 4x5 inches
Language
English
Type
Still image
Identifier
SHM-2024-048-shark-004
2025.030
Thurlow-2025-030-gas2-088
Coverage
Original Format
Photographic print
Collection
Citation
Earl Dyer Ricou (1923-2011), “CWA on strike, 1955,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/11694.