November and December, 1953, 1953

The Louisiana sugar workers strike ended on November 9 when the union decided to honor the court injunctions obtained by the various sugar companies. The papers include copies of the various legal documents filed in Louisiana courts (Nov. 2 to 5), a ten-page report by lawyer Paul Barker summarizing the legal proceedings (Nov. 8), a copy of the Petition For a Writ of Certiorari submitted to the Supreme Court (Nov 28), a confidential memorandum by Mitchell on the strike (n.d. [Nov]), and a letter from the Louisiana State Federation of Labor enclosing a list of the contributors to the strike fund (Dec. 11). On the anti-trust suit against the NAWU strawberry growers in Louisiana, see the letter from Daniel Pollitt to Paul Barker on the continuing negotiations with the Justice Department (Nov. 26) and a letter from Mitchell to Hank Hasiwar on the possible settlement of the case (Dec. 31)