March on the Mill, photograph by Rene Brochu, Jay, Maine, August 1, 1987. Courtesy of Maine's Paper and Heritage Museum.
March on the Mill, photograph by Rene Brochu, Jay, Maine, August 1, 1987. Courtesy of Maine's Paper and Heritage Museum.
During the strike, union members from different industries around Maine gathered to support the striking Jay International Paperworkers. One recalled that they made "many trips around the mill" to the sounds of horns, sirens, and bells.