Picketers Creating a Blockade

ID: 561 ~ Source: Courtesy of Paul Marino.

This file appears in: The 1970s Sprague Electric Strike

Picketers prevent a truck entering the gate to Sprague Electric while some officers are trying to create a passageway for the truck.

This file appears in: The 1970s Sprague Electric Strike

The 1970s Sprague Electric Strike

By Paige Wandrei

During a 10-week long strike in North Adams, workers stood outside the fences of the Sprague Electric Company in strike for better pay and conditions. This event changed the dynamic of Sprague Electric from fast productions to a much slower pace.…