Tobacco processing was seasonal work, usually lasting from April to October. Accordingly, the demand for workers fluctuated widely. Once inside the warehouse, though, these workers toiled together in relatively small spaces. Men and women worked side by side and were open to the ideas and influence of the everpresent union leaders, who even had a say in the hiring process. The workers’ solidarity extended from the neighborhood all the way to the tobacco warehouse and was expressed, when necessary, in a combative and determined labour movement. The Union of Tobacco Workers in Agrinio was established in 1911 and played a leading role in establishing the local Labour Centre in 1918.