Mexico

SEIU Morton H. Shapiro Papers

aorchard — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:39:01 -0500

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) was founded in 1921 as a union of flat janitors. Over the years it has grown in size and scope, and now comprises three divisions: healthcare, property services, and public services. Mr. Morton H. Shapiro was a rank-and-file member within SEIU. Over the years he collected an assortment of political campaign bumper stickers and posters generated by CSEA-SEIU Local 1000, which are the materials found within this collection.

(12244) Public Services International in Mexico

jruss — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:58:18 -0500

Leaders of organized labor participate in the 1955 May Day celebration in Mexico. The arrow on the left points to Mexican president Adolfo Ruiz Cortines who was marching to the city square to raise the flag. The right arrow points to AFSCME president Arnold Zander who marched with Public Services International.

(31875) Emiliano Zapata, Tierra Y Libertad, Méndez

eclemens — Thu, 29 May 2014 09:18:28 -0400

“Tierra y Libertad” [Land and Liberty].

A print of a Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata standing behind a banner that reads "Tierra y Libertad." Printed along the top and bottom are the words "Solidarity" and "Farmworkers," along with the UFW eagle.

The central image of the print is by Leopoldo Méndez (1902-1969), the master Mexican printer associated with El Taller de Gráfica Popular [People’s Graphic Workshop]. The message in support of the UFW was, presumably, added after the fact.

(31993) Leon Trotsky, Mexico, 1938

eclemens — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:15:54 -0400

A snapshot of Leon Trotsky playing with a ball, taken in Mexico during the summer of 1938.

Photograph courtesy of the Raya Dunayevskaya Collection