Talk:1964–1965 Scripto strike

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Reviewer: Sammi Brie (talk · contribs) 17:04, 30 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a. (prose, spelling, and grammar):

   See suggested changes below.

   b. (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

   Is the lead section a little too long?

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a. (reference section):

   b. (citations to reliable sources):

   c. (OR):

   d. (copyvio and plagiarism):

   The highest Earwig percentage is mostly quotes with attribution, including Thompson, and some banal phrases like "known members of the Ku Klux Klan" and "in the 1940s and 1950s" and long names of organizations.

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a. (major aspects):

   b. (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

   No major content edits since nomination for GA.

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a. (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales):

   Several images are PD-USGov. Another was a photograph published in Sweden and PD in Sweden and the US. There is also a PD no notice.

   b. (appropriate use with suitable captions):

   Encouragement: Add alt text.

7. Overall:

   Pass/fail:

   Various copy changes; one reference needs a page number adjustment. It's been long enough that you should use some fresh eyes on this page. Ping me when you've made all the changes.

(Criteria marked are unassessed)

Copy changes

Lead

I wonder if the lead is just a little too long. Four paragraphs is an appropriate size, but these seem like longer paragraphs.

• Their main production facility" Scripto is singular, so it should be "Its main production facility"
  • Done.
• After the National Labor Relations Board ruled against the company, they remained reluctant to negotiate with the union and negotiations continued into November 1964. Add comma after "union"; User:Sammi Brie/Commas in sentences (CinS)
  • Done.

Background

• The company's reputation suffered immensely from this series of events and by the late 1910s, it had declared bankruptcy. Add comma after events (CinS)
  • Done.
• In 1946, the USW again tried to organize a union at the Scripto plant and following a union vote, they began to officially represent the workers in February of that year. Add comma after plant or replace "and" with a semicolon (CinS)
  • Done.
• In 1952, before a speech at his alma mater of Emory University, he stated that workers had been exploited by business owners in the past and that unionization was one way that workers attempted to fight back against those abuses, but also criticized workers for "blindly" following union leaders and advocated instead for an "enlightened management" that would eliminate the need for unions altogether. Remove the comma before "but" (CinS) or consider splitting the sentence.
  • Done.
• In an attempt to win support, the ICWU ensured that the drive focused not only on traditional labor activism topics, but also on civil rights. Remove the second comma (CinS)
  • Done.
• Hampton also worked with black church leaders in Atlanta, such as King Sr. to get their support for the strike. Complete the appositive by adding a comma after "Sr."
  • Done.
• Additionally, in 1957 case involving the Westinghouse Electric Corporation Add "a" after "in"
  • Done.
• Hyphenate "four-percent" and "two-percent" and "eight-percent" as adjectives
  • Done.
• Move towards strike action Consider "toward"
  • Done.
• he nonetheless acquiesced to the workers' demands and they began to prepare for a strike Add comma after "demands" (CinS)
  • Done.
• Company executives who were on holiday vacations were alerted to the strike preparations and many returned to Atlanta early Add comma after "preparations" (CinS)
  • Done.

Course of the strike

• worker's union dues Should be "workers'"
  • Done.
• Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC, an Atlanta-based civil rights organization whose headquarters were only a few blocks from the plant) This is in a long sentence that might merit splitting, but this parenthetical is weird. Only "SCLC" should be in parentheses.
  • Done.
• However, in a December 4, television interview Remove comma after 4
  • Done.
• Vivian contacted 2,500 SCLC affiliates to inform them of the boycott and the organization made requests to merchants to remove Scripto displays from their stores. Add comma after "boycott" (CinS)
  • Done.
• At the time, Scripto held two contracts with the Federal government of the United States Probably should be lowercase "federal"
  • Done.
• worker's Christmas bonuses Should be "workers'"
  • Done.
• During the discussions, both sides to an agreement wherein King would have the SCLC end its boycott if the company agreed to give the workers their Christmas bonuses. This sentence is missing a verb.
  • Fixed.

Aftermath and legacy

• where union dues were automatically collected from employee's paychecks "employees'"
  • Done.
• Additionally, some members of the city's African American community felt that Scripto had been an unfair target for civil rights activism, given the company's reputation in the community as a provider of stable jobs and their executive's commitment to hiring African American workers. "executives'"
  • Done.
• According to Thompson, "Within this broader context, the 1964 Scripto strike looks less like a product of the midcentury civil rights movements and more like a victory in the long fight for black women's economic rights in Atlanta". Period inside quotes because you are quoting a whole sentence.
  • Done.

Spot checks

• 12: Hooper & Hooper 1999, p. 8. Refused to move plant outside city, increasing tension at the plant, 1,005 eligible workers, 855 AA, 519–428 result. Y
• 20: Hooper & Hooper 1999, p. 12. Heavily used: $1.25/$1.30 wages, removal of Christmas bonuses, six African American skilled workers, reported three-shift schedule, front page ("headlined") in the Daily World, national reporting, King/WSJ, J. Edgar Hoover meeting, attendees in his stead. Y
• 21: The Crisis 1965: 200 white workers (actually that's on page 122, not 123); dues-checkoff. Y Note: Change to pp. 122–123.
• 36: Honey 2007 p. 48: "few unions moved in that direction" on labor; picketing mention "two nights before Christmas" (Dec. 23). Y
• 61: Allen p. 142: Incident of displeasure with King's activities. (That Duvalier story on the page is something!) Y
• 62: Hooper & Hooper 1999, pp. 27–28, mentions people turning down invitations after being called by Scripto executives. Y

• Sammi Brie, sorry for the late reply, but I have made some edits to the article based on your review above, including numerous punctuation and grammatical fixes. Additionally, as far as the lead is concerned, I am aware that it is a bit long, but I'm unsure how to sufficiently shorten it without losing too much important information and as long as it is still within the acceptable range for length, I'm okay keeping it as is if that's okay with you. Thanks again for beginning this review, and if you have any further questions, comments, or concerns, please let me know. -JJonahJackalope (talk) 15:13, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]