Labor movement (50 risultati)

[1-55028-499-1] 1995, 1st printing. (Hardcover) Near fine in near fine dust jacket. 291pp. Signed with inscription by the author. Photographs, bibliography. Later abridged as Labor Movement. Book about Buzz Hargrove. (Business, Automobile Industry, Business--Canada, Canadian Auto Workers Union, Trade Unions, United Auto Workers…

Bifolium, 4 x 9 in. printed on all side to make a four-page leaflet. Gallagher, a defense attorney who served as main counsel to the International Labor Defense ran on both Democratic and Communist party tickets in a losing campaign. He was a fixture in left-wing circles in Los Angeles for decades, defending some of the most pro…

Newspaper. Four panel newspaper, 11.5x15.5 inches; photos., paper faintly toned, else in very good condition. Advertising a "Rally for political freedom" with Bill Epton and other on January 8th, 1965 at the Fillmore Auditorium, 1805 Geary Blvd. Epton, Progressive Labor Party's leading black militant, was convicted under crimina…

Condizione: Fine. Small handbill leaflet, 3-1/2 x 6 in. Announcement of a rally held in the wake of the Bay Area longshoremen's strike in 1934 featuring speakers Sam Darcy, Communist Party candidtatr for Governor in California; Leo Gallagher, labor lawyer and candidate for a seat on California's Supreme Court; and poet and women…

Broadside, 8-1/2 x 11 in. printe din black and blue. An open letter soliciting support for maritime workers in the midst of their second historic strike. Led by ILWU president Harry Bridges, the long embattled labor leader and veteran of the 1934 strike in San Francisco, longshoreman went out on strike in what would prove to be…

Condizione: Overall excellent. A small illustrated pamphlet published by the National Negro Labor Council discussing Jim Crow and the history of Black labor in American railroads: "Jim crow in its crudest form prevails on the nation's railroads, North and South. Nine out of ten Negro railroad workers are in common labor and serv…

Handbill leaflet, 5-3/4 x 9-3/4 in. An appeal from the International Longshoremen's Association to members of the Teamsters union not to cross picket lines during the Cannery Workers' strike of 1937. In the wake of the longshoremen's strike in the Bay Area in 1934, ILA leader Harry Bridges embarked on his "inland march" attempti…

Large bifolium on newsprint, approx. 11-1/2 X 17 in. printed on all sides. Printed in the style of a tabloid newspaper, with cover title, two pages of reproduced news headlines, and the text of "Report of National Citizens Committee on G.M-U.A.W.-C.I.O Dispute" Some mild damstains; two discreet ink notations; folded three times…

Handbill leaflet, 6 x 9 in. Leaflet distributed by picketing workers on strike against Thrifty and Sontag drug stores under the auspices of the newly formed ILWU. Following the success of the longshoremen's strike of 1934 in San Francisco, union leader Harry Bridges embarked on what was known as his "inland march" to organize wa…

Broadsheet, 8 1/2 x 11 in., printed on both sides on blue paper. Broadside leaflet asking for a boycott of Ralphs grocery stores due to unfair labor practices exploiting grape pickers in the Napa Valley, part of the historic action led by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta. Folded once horizontally and once vertically, pen date not…

Broadside, 8 1/2 x 11 in., printed on one side on blue paper. Broadside leaflet asking for historic boycott of Ralphs grocery stores due to unfair labor practices exploiting grape pickers in the Napa Valley, as part of the historic protest action led by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta. Folded once horizontally and once verticall…

Mimeographed briadside, on one side of a single leaf, approx. 8-1/2 X 11. Letter to workers urging them to pursue redress for claims via the War Labor Board and touting the board's success in winning gains for workers without strikes. The WLB was established by the FDR administration to address labor disputes without disrupting…

Four mimeographed pages, on two leaves of green pulp paper, approx. 8-1/2 X 11 in., stapled in upper corner. Newsletter from the UOPWA with unsigned articles and a message to members from local president Harry S. Jung. Folded for mailing, with inked address and postage stamp (torn in two by unpo opneing; neat pencil notation, so…

LeatherBound. Condizione: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1915 edition…

Condizione: Fine. Handbill, 5-1/4 x 8-1/2 in., printed in orange. Leaflet urging a boycott in support of striking farm workers. The hard-won 1970 contract from the historic UFW strikes expired in 1973 and Gallo then attempted make a deal with the Teamsters union that reneged on many of those protections. When Cesar Chavez again…