Picketing

Action Coalition of Strikers Records

drice — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:09:15 -0500

The Action Coalition of Strikers (ACOS) was a rank-and-file group of strikers and their families who were active during the Detroit Newspaper Strike. Representing reporters, editors, pressmen, and truck drivers, the coalition opposed the newspaper union leadership and their proposed back-to-work offer and instead pressed forward with a campaign to fight to restore all lost jobs. They sponsored peaceful and disciplined mass demonstrations in support of the strikers, and published the weekly Detroit Sunday Journal from 1995-1999, selling copies throughout metro Detroit. They sought to win the broader labor movement’s participation in their struggle, and did enjoy continued support from other local and regional labor unions.

The records document the coalition’s activities from 1994-2001. Particular focus is given to the strikers' fight against replacement workers in an effort to bring economic, political and moral pressure on the newspaper companies (Gannett and Knight-Ridder) involved in the labor dispute. The records document ACOS strike participation through correspondence, court rulings, evidence of strikers' activities, publications, news clippings, and visual materials such as buttons, stickers, posters, and photographs.

Detroit Newspaper Strike Collection

dgolodner — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 11:11:17 -0500

The Detroit Newspaper Strike started on July 13, 1995 with six labor unions and around 2,500 workers striking against the Detroit's two primary newspapers, the Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press. The strike ended on February 14, 1997 and was finally resolved in court three years later with the federal courts reversing the NLRB ruling that the newspapers had engaged in unfair labor practices. During the strike, there were local boycotts, legal charges of unfair labor practices and violence. The newspapers continued to print papers while the strikers created their own newspaper called the Detroit Sunday Journal. By the end of 1995 those on strike started to cross the picket line and return to work, the newspapers hired replacement workers and began to print their papers in Toledo, away from strikers
blocking the printing facilities. After the strike was called off by the unions, management for the papers said they would not fire the replacement workers and only hired back strikers a few at a time.
This collection contains materials from three different strikers who deposited their materials at the Reuther Library.

Nancy E. Dunn Papers

drice — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:41:54 -0500

Nancy E. Dunn, a Detroit Free Press copy editor and journalist, was heavily involved during the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News newspaper strike in the 1990s. Dunn not only participated on the picket line, but also acted as a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Council of Newspaper Unions. The Nancy E. Dunn Papers document the strike/lockout from its inception in July 1995 through December 2000. Documents include administrative and audiovisual materials that reflect the strikers’ activities. These consist of court documents, correspondence, labor issues, status reports, newspaper clippings, and associated labor unions.

George Hopkins Papers

bbealmear — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 15:37:33 -0500

The George Hopkins Papers document ALPA’s activities during the Southern Airways (SOU) strike of 1960. Hopkins is a historian and the author of a number of books concerning airline pilots. He obtained the files from John Boyd, a SOU pilot who spent considerable time lobbying for ALPA in Washington DC during the strike.

The main issue of the SOU strike was equal pay for equal work. ALPA maintained that all pilots should receive the same salary regardless of the size of the airline, but Southern Airways, a smaller company, claimed they could only afford to pay a lower rate. The strike was long, lasting from 1960 until 1962, though ALPA ultimately prevailed.

Industrial Workers of the World Records

drice — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 16:44:51 -0400

The Industrial Workers of the World was founded in 1905 and is a member-run union for all workers. The IWW organizes all workers producing the same goods or services into one union instead of pooling them by skill or trade. Numbered among its members (known popularly as Wobblies) are lumberjacks, miners, farmhands (especially migrant workers), sailors, and workers in textile mills. Since their founding, the IWW has made significant contributions to labor struggles around the world. The union is proud of its long-standing tradition of fierce defense of the first amendment and breaking down barriers of race, ethnicity, and gender. Since it's founding in Chicago, the IWW has moved its headquarters around the country.

Part 1 includes minutes and proceedings, trial records and evidence, newspapers, pamphlets, poems, cartoons, songs, and correspondence. Subjects of interest include the Centralia Conspiracy; criminal syndicalism; the Everett Massacre; Free Speech fights; organization of farm workers; labor conditions; the controversy between craft and industrial unionism; government raids and seizures; trials of various members; foreign IWW administrations; political prisoners; GEB 1960's-1970's; conventions 1970's; Junior Wobblies; Houston Branch; and information on such figures as Vincent St. John. Correspondents include T.J. Bogard, Arthur Boose, Richard Brazier, Frank Cederval, A.S. Embree, William D. Haywood, Claude Irwin, Joyce Kornbluh, John A. Law, George Lucas, Albert Prashner, Rudolf Rocker, Vincent St. John, Nicolaas Steelink, Fred W. Thompson, William Unger, Walt Westman, and Claire Whitaker.

Part 2 of the Industrial Workers of the World Collection contains General Executive Board correspondence from the 1960s and 1970s and minutes, newsletters and correspondence from several branch locations and foreign administrations covering the same time period. Also included are Constitutional General Convention minutes from the 1970s, membership dues booklets, songs, cartoons, poetry, articles, legal case files, and a large assortment of English and foreign-language pamphlets and leaflets. Of particular interest are the reports of undercover private detectives posing as IWW members who investigated IWW organizing among Arizona miners in 1923.

Part 3 include mainly correspondence, reports, and photographs that document the union’s activities and goals primarily during the time they were headquartered in Ypsilanti. Since the organization is global, some reports come from places as far as Sweden and Germany. Of particular note are copies of Junior Wobblies cards dating from the 1930s.

Content of Box 158, Folder "Cigar Makers Meeting" is unavailable.

Michigan Farm Worker Ministry Coalition Photographs and Audio-Visual and Other Materials

drice — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 17:09:18 -0400

The Michigan Farm Worker Ministry Coalition, active from 1978 through the 1990s, worked to assist farm workers’ organizing efforts and to improve their access to health care and education. This collection consists of photographs documenting their activities and the activities of related organizations, as well as audio recordings, posters, banners, and other ephemera.

UAW Public Relations Department Photographs and Sound and Video Recordings

mwallace — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 14:01:25 -0400

Since the United Automobile Workers of America (UAW) was established as an affiliate of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) in August 1935, the union has maintained an office to deal with public relations. At that time, a "Committee on Publication" was formed, which became the "Publication Committee" in April 1936. The Committee subsequently became the "Publicity Department" in August 1936, when the UAW became an independent union affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). This became the UAW's Public Relations Department some years later. The primary purpose of the original Committees and Department was the production of the union's national newspaper, the United Automobile Worker, which became Solidarity in 1957. Over the years, as the UAW grew into a large, powerful union, the P.R. department played an increasingly important role in writing speeches and producing various publications. It also generated large numbers of photographic images, created television advertisements, and issued press releases, delivering the union’s official stance on nearly all issues. In recent years, the P.R. Department has also been responsible for maintaining the union’s social media presence. The collection consists of Audio-Visual material, including photographic prints and contact sheets, videotapes, and audio recordings.

UFW Support Committee of the World Justice and Peace Center Records

kschmeling — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 15:35:59 -0400

The UFW Support Committee of the World Justice and Peace Center was formed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1971 to lend religious support to the Wisconsin boycott. The committee was set up by the Capuchin Order of Franciscans and consisted of five Milwaukee-based religious communities that worked closely with the UFW Wisconsin state coordinators to publicize the plight of the striking farm workers. The support committee’s primary purpose focused on donation solicitation and picket and rally support.

The files consist of mass mailings of informational materials, UFW publications and articles focusing mainly on the grape and lettuce strikes, and in particular the struggles with the Teamsters Union.

(30863) Sandra Feldman on the Picket Line

jhelpap — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 17:20:55 -0500

Vice President of the United Federation of Teachers, Sandra Feldman, on the picket lines

(30865) Sandra Feldman with UFT Members on the Picket Lines

jhelpap — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 17:31:27 -0500

Sandra Feldman with United Federation of Teachers members on the picket lines

(30866) Sandra Feldman Picketing

jhelpap — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 17:36:47 -0500

A young Sandra Feldman picketing in front of a Howard Johnson restaurant in Maryland.
The sign reads "Racial Prejudice is Unchristian"

(30867) Sandra Feldman, Pizza Hut Demonstration

jhelpap — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 17:43:31 -0500

Sandra Feldman picketing in the Pizza Hut Demonstration at the 1994 AFT Convention in Anaheim, CA. Left to right: Randi Weingarten; Tom Meany; Sandra Feldman; Pat Tornillo; David Grey; and Thomas Hobart

(31008) Pizza Hut Demonstration

jhelpap — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 17:26:23 -0500

(l-r) Randi Weingarten; Tom Meeny; Sandra Feldman; Pat Tornillo; David Grey; and Thomas Hobart march in the Pizza Hut Demonstration at the 1994 AFT Convention

(32460) Justice for Janitors healthcare demonstration, Local 1877, Sacramento CA, 1998

gstrassel — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 15:30:00 -0500

Local 1877 J4J demonstration on healthcare in Sacramento, 1998.

(32462) Justice for Janitors healthcare demonstration, Local 1877, Sacramento CA, 1998

gstrassel — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 15:42:31 -0500

Local 1877 J4J demonstration on healthcare in Sacramento.

(32463) Justice for Janitors healthcare demonstration, Local 1877, Sacramento CA, 1998

gstrassel — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 15:47:17 -0500

Local 1877 J4J demonstration on healthcare in Sacramento, 1998.

(32464) Justice for Janitors healthcare demonstration, Local 1877, Sacramento CA, 1998

gstrassel — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 15:50:12 -0500

Local 1877 J4J demonstration on healthcare in Sacramento, 1998.

(32465) Justice for Janitors demonstration, Locals 715 and 1877, Sacramento CA, 1997

gstrassel — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 15:55:54 -0500

Locals 715 and 1877 J4J demonstration with UFW strawberry workers in Sacramento, 1997.

(32466) Justice for Janitors demonstration, Local 1877, Sacramento CA, 1997

gstrassel — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 16:01:27 -0500

Local 1877 J4J demonstration with UFW strawberry workers in Sacramento. Eliseo Medina marches in the front holding the banner.

(32468) Justice for Janitors demonstration, Local 1877, Sacramento CA, 1997

gstrassel — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 16:17:35 -0500

Local 1877 J4J demonstration with UFW strawberry workers in Sacramento.

(32469) Justice for Janitors demonstration, Local 1877, Sacramento CA, 1997

gstrassel — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 16:20:36 -0500

Local 1877 J4J demonstration with UFW strawberry workers in Sacramento.

(32470) Justice for Janitors demonstration, Local 1877, Sacramento CA, 1997

gstrassel — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 16:24:05 -0500

Local 1877 J4J demonstration with UFW strawberry workers in Sacramento. Eliseo Medina addressing the demonstrators in 1997.

(32489) Town hall hearing, Pittsburgh PA, 1997

gstrassel — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 11:07:03 -0500

Rally and vigil in Pittsburgh for Dignity Beverly town hall hearing with Representative Lane Evans, 1997.

(32494) UFW strawberry march

gstrassel — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 11:18:32 -0500

UFW strawberry march with SEIU, 1997.

Paul James Policicchio and Andy Stern with other SEIU members marching in support of the UFW demonstration in Watsonville, California.

(32495) UFW strawberry march

gstrassel — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 11:23:23 -0500

UFW strawberry march with SEIU, 1997.

Eliseo Medina with SEIU and UFW demonstrators in Watsonville, California.

(32496) UFW strawberry march

gstrassel — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 11:26:43 -0500

UFW strawberry march with SEIU, 1997.

John Sweeney and Jesse Jackson walking with UFW and SEIU demonstrators in Watsonville, California for strawberry farmers campaign.

(32497) UFW strawberry march

gstrassel — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 11:31:53 -0500

UFW strawberry march with SEIU, 1997.

Local 99 members picketing for strawberry workers in Watsonville, California.

(32498) UFW strawberry march

gstrassel — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 11:36:58 -0500

UFW strawberry march in 1997 with SEIU members in Watsonville, California.

(32499) UFW strawberry march

gstrassel — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 11:44:23 -0500

UFW strawberry march with SEIU, 1997.

Jesse Jackson walking arm in arm with UFW, AFL-CIO, and SEIU demonstrators in Watsonville, California. Also pictured are John Sweeney (far left), Richard Trumka (behind Jackson), Linda Chavez-Thompson (far right), and Dolores Huerta.

(32500) UFW strawberry march

gstrassel — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 11:49:24 -0500

UFW strawberry march with SEIU, 1997.

Paul James Policicchio, Andy Stern and Eliseo Medina marching with Local 99 members for UFW strawberry workers in Watsonville, California.

(32501) UFW strawberry march

gstrassel — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 11:52:54 -0500

UFW strawberry march with SEIU, 1997.

Andy Stern with UFW and SEIU members demonstrating for strawberry workers in Watsonville, California.

(32502) UFW strawberry march

gstrassel — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 11:56:29 -0500

UFW strawberry march with SEIU, 1997.

Actor Martin Sheen at UFW event for strawberry workers in Watsonville, California.

(32503) UFW strawberry march

gstrassel — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 11:58:39 -0500

UFW strawberry march with SEIU, 1997.

Actor Martin Sheen at UFW event for strawberry workers in Watsonville, California.

(32504) UFW strawberry march

gstrassel — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 12:04:47 -0500

UFW strawberry march with SEIU, 1997.

John Sweeney, Jesse Jackson, Richard Trumka, and others marching in Watsonville, California at a UFW event for strawberry workers.

(32510) Dignity nursing home conference

gstrassel — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 15:55:13 -0500

Second national dignity nursing home conference in Cleveland, 1996.

Grim reaper and coffin demonstration in Cleveland, Ohio.

(32547) Organizing blitz

gstrassel — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 10:53:21 -0500

Local 100 organizing blitz in Houston, Texas. Speakers at the 1996 event included John Sweeney and Senator John Kerry.

(32548) Organizing blitz

gstrassel — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 10:57:28 -0500

Local 100 organizing blitz in Houston, Texas. Speakers at the 1996 event included John Sweeney and Senator John Kerry.

John Kerry speaking at Local 100 event in Houston, Texas.

(32549) Organizing blitz

gstrassel — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 11:01:32 -0500

Local 100 organizing blitz in Houston, Texas. Speakers at the 1996 event included John Sweeney and Senator John Kerry.

(32550) Organizing Blitz

gstrassel — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 11:04:31 -0500

Local 100 organizing blitz, 1996.

John Sweeney speaking at Local 100 event in Houston, Texas.

(32551) Justice for Janitors strike, Local 1877, Oakland CA, 1996

gstrassel — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 11:16:05 -0500

Local 1877 J4J strike, 1996.

Striking janitors, members of Service Employees Local 1877, picket office buildings in downtown Oakland, during their successful strike. Janitors won a new contract, with improved wages and medical coverage, and an expiration date which will enable them to negotiate jointly with janitors in Los Angeles and other west coast cities in the year 2000.

(32552) Justice for Janitors strike, Local 1877, Oakland CA, 1996

gstrassel — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 11:19:32 -0500

Local 1877 J4J strike, 1996.

(32553) Justice for Janitors strike, Local 1877, Oakland CA, 1996

gstrassel — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 11:22:11 -0500

Local 1877 J4J strike, 1996.

(32559) Dignity, Rights, and Respect strike

gstrassel — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 13:35:45 -0500

Dignity, Rights, and Respect Vencor-Hillhaven strike in San Francisco.

(32560) Strike and civil disobedience

gstrassel — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 13:39:58 -0500

Dignity, Rights, and Respect Vencor-Hillhaven strike in San Francisco.

(32561) Dignity, Rights, and Respect strike and civil disobedience

gstrassel — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 13:52:08 -0500

Dignity, Rights, and Respect Vencor-Hillhaven strike in San Francisco.

Protester being arrested at demonstration against Vencor-Hillhaven as part of the Dignity, Rights, and Respect campaign

(32562) Strike and civil disobedience

gstrassel — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 14:00:17 -0500

Dignity, Rights, and Respect Vencor-Hillhaven strike in San Francisco.

Demonstrators performing civil disobedience in protest of Vencor-Hillhaven executive Bruce Lunsford and Pete Wilson.

(32563) Dignity, Rights, and Respect strike

gstrassel — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 14:05:47 -0500

Dignity, Rights, and Respect Vencor-Hillhaven strike in San Francisco.

(32564) Dignity, Rights, and Respect strike and civil disobedience

gstrassel — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 14:11:52 -0500

Dignity, Rights, and Respect Vencor-Hillhaven strike in San Francisco.

Protesters being arrested at a demonstration against Vencor-Hillhaven as part of the Dignity, Rights, and Respect campaign.

(32565) Dignity, Rights, and Respect strike

gstrassel — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 15:31:57 -0500

Dignity, Rights, and Respect Vencor-Hillhaven strike in San Francisco.

(32566) Dignity, Rights, and Respect strike

gstrassel — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 15:59:29 -0500

Dignity, Rights, and Respect Vencor-Hillhaven strike in San Francisco.