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The
Newspaper Strike
Brother Castle was invited
to speak at a picket line meeting of the Newspaper Guild November 27th. He was
asked because he had been on the P.1. picket line in the 1936 strike. That was
the first newspaper strike in Seattle and it was for recognition of the
Newspaper Guild, the newspaper workers’ union. They won against opposition
from many anti-union sources.
He spoke on the enormous
size of that original picket line, one that extended clear around the block at
Sixth and Pine Streets, three and four abreast. The meeting cheered the talk.
In addition, the members of
the Editorial Board of the RUSTY HOOK were asked to join the Newspaper Guild.
Castle accepted on behalf of the other editors, Art Mink and Fred Berg. They
will sign up as soon as the applications come in the mail.
So, not only is the RUSTY
HOOK printed in a union shop, it will now be edited by Newspaper Guild Union
members.
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