Craft workers on strike stand outside Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Studios in Culver City. Nearly 2500 craft studio workers went on strike against major motion picture studios, including MGM, Warner Brothers, and Paramount. The strike was issued by Charles Lessing, president of the Federated Motion Picture Crafts, and the American Federation of Labor.
Culver City Chief of Police C.T. Truschel watches craft workers on strike at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios. Nearly 2500 craft studio workers went on strike against major motion picture studios, including MGM, Warner Brothers, and Paramount. The strike was issued by Charles Lessing, president of the Federated Motion Picture Crafts, and the American Federation of Labor.
Text from newspaper caption: Under hammer --- Bidders cluster around auctioneer's table on a sound stage at the old Hal Roach Studios in Culver City. More than 14 acres of land went along in the deal on bid of $1,326,000 (Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 1962: 2).