People were stealing bread from those who went to the bakery.
With the rumor, creditors immediately surrounded the bakery trying to collect their debts.
For the bakery workers, the strategy was risky.
The entry of unskilled workers into the industry helped weaken the bakery workers' union.
It was determined that the bakery had made 471 large and 320 small cocas.
At another level, the dispute revolved around which strategy was best to confront the bakery owners.
However, the bakery owners' central argument was political.
Like foremen in plantations or textile mills, maestros, rather than bakery owners, were often singled out by workers as the source of their discontent.
