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Description
More than 900 employees went on strike early on May 15, 1979 at the St. Regis Paper Co. in Bucksport. This was the first work stoppage in the history of the mill.
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About This Item
- Title: Strike at St. Regis Paper, Bucksport, 1979
- Creator: Ray DeLong
- Creation Date: 1979
- Subject Date: 1979
- Location: Bucksport, Hancock County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 18 cm x 23 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1880, Box 1/4
- Collection: United Press International collection
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Employees--Maine--Bucksport
- Laborers--Maine--Bucksport--Photographs
- Paper industry--Employees--Maine--Bucksport
- Saint Regis Paper Company
- St. Regis Paper Company (Me.)--Photographs
- Strikes--Maine--Bucksport
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