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attempt to enter the union hall, Guyette said, they "will be shown they are not welcome on our premises." Rank-and-file union members carrying baseball bats immediately set up patrols outside the hall.
On May 15, the UFCW rented a tworoom storefront in Austin, where the new deputy trustee and two escorts set up business. UFCW Regional Director Joe Hansen explained that the trustees would take over the Austin Labor Center offices when they get court authority.
Meanwhile, the courts, which have been aiding Hormel's attempt to smash the strike with one injunction after another, showed they were only too happy to extend their services to the UFCW's International officers. On the same day the UFCW trustees set up their storefront office, U.S. District Judge Gerhard Gesell refused a request by P-9 to stay the trusteeship until May 23, when he could hear further arguments.
The judge then went on to indicate how he intended to rule when he did hear the case. "I don't see any substantial possibility in the papers I have before me that the local is going to prevail in setting aside the trusteeship," he said.
On the next day, at the request of UFCW officials, two Austin banks announced they were freezing P-9's checking accounts. Sterling State Bank declared it was denying P-9 access to its safety deposit box. UFCW Regional Director Hansen also requested the BACK