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Nearly 20 years later, the Hormel strike lives on
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Austin-based Hormel Foods was the scene of one of the state's most bitter strikes. In August, 1985, more than 1,000 meatpackers walked off the job, protesting shrinking wages and plant safety issues. The workers stayed on strike well into the following year. (MPR Photo/Erin Galbally)

Austin-based Hormel Foods was the scene of one of the state's most bitter strikes. In August, 1985, more than 1,000 meatpackers walked off the job, protesting shrinking wages and plant safety issues. The workers stayed on strike well into the following year.

(MPR Photo/Erin Galbally)
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