Weekly Meetings, photograph by Rene Brochu, Jay, Maine, 1987. Courtesy of Maine's Paper and Heritage Museum.
Weekly Meetings, photograph by Rene Brochu, Jay, Maine, 1987. Courtesy of Maine's Paper and Heritage Museum.
Community members and outside supporters joined the strikers at their weekly Wednesday meetings. These meetings were often emotional as strikers came to the microphone to tell their stories or give rousing speeches to promote solidarity. These gatherings added excitement and fun to the strike activities.