(46674) San Jose, pay equity, strike, grill

A crowd of demonstrators holding placards and smiling gather around a barbecue grill. Several of them toss papers onto the fire.

In July 1981, members of AFSCME Local 101 San Jose Municipal Employees Federation, went on strike over the issue of pay equity. The city manager sent termination letters to the striking workers, who then burned them on a grill outside city hall.

Note: This image was scanned from a 35mm contact sheet.