Strike from Main Street

The newspaper articles below from the Register Pajaronian provide some community perspectives on the strike.  The first is a collection of short "man on the street" interviews about the strike.  The second is a profile of a woman who worked as a secretary for the Teamsters Union.  She shares her thoughts about the strikers and how the strike has impacted her life and perspective.

Questions

  • Many of those who were willing to speak to the reporter were supportive of the strikers, but some were more supportive of the companies.  Given what you have learned so far, how would you respond?
  • Why do you think thirty people that were approached refused to comment?
  • The article with Dolores Amick presents an "insider view" approach; how does this article solicit empathy for the strikers?

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Short interviews with people on the street about the strike from the Pajaronian

 

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Interview with teamster secretary Dolores Amick about her views on the strike

"View of the Strike from Main Street."  Register Pajaronian, 26 Sept. 1985. 

Schilling, Elizabeth.  "A Non-Striker Who's Life was Changed by the Strike."  Register Pajaronian, 9 Sept. 1986. 

Note:  The Register Pajaronian is available online through the Watsonville Public Library Links to an external site..