Īfter the displays of radicalism from the Cuban workers, factory owners accused the Lector of proliferating Communist propaganda and banned him from the workplace. The readings were very often pro-union, leftist and anti-corporation. This 'Lector' was a fellow worker who would read aloud newspapers and literature to an illiterate Cuban workforce during production periods to keep workers' minds occupied. This sparked a preliminary walkout by workers but more importantly prompted factory owners to expel the widely renowned ' Lector' in the cigar factories.

ĭue to rising unemployment and falling wages in the wake of the Great Depression, workers of the Tobacco Workers Industrial Union engaged in radical demonstrations, most notably, the celebration of the anniversary of the Russian Revolution. It was made up of a highly unionized, militant cigar maker workforce who had a long history of radical labor–-management relations dating back to the 1880s when Cuban immigrants first began building the Florida cigar industry. The Tampa cigar makers' strike took place in Ybor City, Florida from November to December 1931. The most significant effect of the strike in the longer term was that the lector culture was brought to an end.

Lectors had by tradition been elected by the workers and, as well as reading aloud newspaper articles, often from left-wing radical publications, they recited and acted more generally, including from classic works – effectively they provided a form of education for illiterate workers. Following legal intervention, some workers returned to work at previous wage levels but others were not re-employed. Some strikers were jailed, ' Lectors' were banned and there was a lockout. The Ybor cigar makers' strike of 1931 took place in Ybor City, Tampa, Florida in the months of November and December.

Sims 4 cc face scales