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Chicago". At the convention, Berry was warned about extending the strike to all Hearst papers, because they would not
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Typographical Union No. 16 were pressured into joining the strike, and put it to a vote on May 19, 1912, but voted to remain on the job and honor their existing contracts. Berry saw that as a blow to side with the publishers that "are bending every means to disrupt the organizations they have
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Pressmen Union No.7 were locked out, and also stripped of the bargaining rights with Chicago publishers. On May 3, 1912 the Stereotypers' Union No.4, The Delivery and Mail Drivers' Union, and the Newsboys Union joined the
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