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Members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1439 picket outside Washington Beef in Toppenish, Washington, in defense of their strike. Some 250 workers from a workforce of 500 walked out September 19 after the company stalled in negotiations to replace the old contract, which had expired three days earlier. The workers are demanding a wage raise and adequate medical benefits. They are also protesting the cranked-up line speed and unsafe working conditions. Signs on the picket line read: "We are not machines, we are humans," and "We are out for a good cause: Respect."
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