labor movement (42 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First edition. xi, 339 pp. Octavo [23 cm]; full green cloth with gilt stamped titling to spine. Pictorial dust jacket. With extensive notes, bibliography, and index at the rear. A nice copy with just a hint of shelfwear. Thoroughly covers three of the schools of the American labor college movement: the Work People's College (in Duluth, Minnesota,1904-1941), the Brookwood Labor College (in Katonah, New York, 1921-1937), and the Commonwealth College (near Mena, Arkansas, 1923-1941). These three schools were selected by the author particularly because of their longevity, notoriety, geographical diversity, and abundant archives. "The workers' education movement in the United States grew out of the political and economic struggles of American workers in the early 1900s. Workers created these labor colleges because they perceived the need for education and training to facilitate their struggles. [.] Unlike the formal educational system, the labor colleges upheld working-class culture and provided adult worker-students with knowledge and skills necessary to serve the labor movement. Avoiding traditional teaching methods, they relied on progressive, democratic pedagogy to train labor organizers and activists. Despite the ideological fervor and left-wing support for the labor colleges, a number of factors led to their closing. The fragmentation of the political left doomed the schools to petty factionalism. The combined opposition by business, the conservative right, and the AFL contributed to the repression of the labor programs. And the colleges' insistence on independence from other institutions to avoid the implication of political alignment sealed their fate. While the schools never achieved the 'new social order' that was envisioned, this study evaluates the significance of their brief existence and the lessons that can be applied to the mature but ailing labor movement today.".

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 prominent radicals and victims of McCarthyism. Pencil notation in one corner; fine.

Zustand: 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's right activist Sara Bard Field.

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 Bridges's finest hour. With the passage of the Taft-Hartley act in 1947, over President Turman's veto, employers felt they had the upper hand. But while other unions crumbled under the ascendance of cold war conservatism, the maritime unions held fast. The strike closed down shipping along the length of the west coast for 95 days ultlimately winning major concessions. Folded twice horizontally, as for mailing; neat pencil date; very good.

Original Wraps. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. 43p. Book.

Single leaf, 7 x 8-1/2 in. mimeographed on both sides. Double-sided handbill in support of workers at Federal Outfitting, a clothing manufacturer whose workers had elected to join the CIO and drop the AFL. Neat pencil notation in one corner; folded twice; very good.

Bifolium, 6 x 9 in. Four-page leaflet laying out the stakes in the dispute between the C.I.O and the A.F.L. in the aftermath of the Bay Area longshoremen's strike in 1934. Pencil notation on rear; some wrinkles; very good.

Zustand: Folded; neat pencil date; fine. Bifolium, 8-1/2 x 11 in.; printed on all sides in blue. A spirited public defense of the union against charges of Communist ties and fourteen unionists who had been indicted under the Taft-Hartley act for not signing loyalty oaths.

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" attempting to organize warehouse workers in solidarity with the longshoremen. Out of this effort, the ILWU was founded in 1937. Bridges and Teamster head Dave Beck were bitter rivals. Here the ILA appeals directly to the rank and file " . . . not to allow themselves to be used as strike breakers against their Union Brothers . . . " Pencil notation in upper corner; folded twice; very good.

Broadside, 8-1/2 x 11 in., printed on one side of blue paper. A post-strike bulletin-board poster, thanking supporters of the union following a successful job-action at Grand Central market in Los Angeles. Toned from being in contact with acidic paper; slight wear at lower edge; pencil notation in upper corner.

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 for filing.

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 warehouse workers. The ILWU was formed in 1937, growing out of the earlier ILA. This leaflet takes aim at Bridges's rival, Teamster union leader Dave Beck, whom it described as being "to American Labor what Hitler is to Europe. His 'unions' are goon squads. . ." Pencil notation in upper corner; folded twice; very good.

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 notation on verso in bottom corner.

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 vertically.

First edition. 8vo, 273pp; blue cloth. Gift inscription, trifle shelf-rubbed, near fine in a bright dust jacket with wear to corners and some relatively inoffensive spatter marks to the spine.

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 the war effort. Some toning, short tear, tiny chips. and a pinhole; two discreet ink notations.

Mimeographed broadside, single leaf approx. 8-1/2 X 11 in. Bulletin board poster calling workers to a protest on July 30 1941 in support of transport workers who were being coerced to join a company union. Evenly toned; few small chips, single word pencilled to upper corner; delicate.

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, some toning.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Illustrated by Groth, John (illustrator). First U.S. Edition. This 1944 work, translated from the Polish, paints a grim picture of life in the Auschwitz concentration camp. Based on a pamphlet issued by the Polish Underground Labor Movement. Sponsored by the National CIO War Relief Committee. All names are fictitious. Contents include: Round- Up; Cattle Car; Gymnastics; Work Brings Freedom; The Ghost Battalion; No Night in Oswiecim; Golgotha; The Dogs of War; Purgatory Chamber; Ten For One; Hide-And-Seek; Jan's Escape. Oblong 10" x 8". 42 stapled pages. Monochrome illustrations. Unmarked with average wear. ; Illustrations; Sm 8vo.

Zustand: Folded once horizontally. Broadside, 8 1/2 x 14 in., printed on one side of white paper. Independent Progressive Party petition calling for signatures of May Co. customers to demand equal opportunity in hiring of minorities and end hiring discrimination in sales and office jobs.

First edition. 8vo, 224pp; cloth. Briefly inscribed and signed by Dyche on the half title page. He was a labor leader with the ILGWU. Soiled and finger-smudged, very good in a rubbed dust jacket with a few small tears.

Bifolium, 8-1/2 x 11 in., printed on all sides. Illustrated flyer defending Hugh Bryson, leader of the Marine Cooks and Stewards union who was sentenced to two years imprisonment under the Taft-Hartley Act. Pencil notation in upper front corner, back page toned, folded twice; very good.

Mimeographed broadside leaflet, 8-1/2 x 11 in. Graphic leaflet urging Oakland steel workers to organize under the auspices of the C.I.O. during the rapid growth of industry in the Bay Area propelled by wartime production demands. Pencil notation in upper corner; some toning toward edges and on verso; very good.

Zustand: 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 led his members in a strike against Gallo, large numbers of picketing farm workers were arrested and beaten. Two were murdered. This prompted Chavez to call off the strike and call for a nationwide boycott of Gallo.

Broadside, 8-1/2 x 11 in., printed on one side. Broadside leaflet asking for a boycott of the popular department store that advertised on the station in support of workers' job action. Folded once horizontally and twice vertically, neat pencil notation in upper corner.

Broadside leaflet, approx. 9 x 11 in., printed on one side. Text of a joint resolution passed by the coalition comprising the Sailor's Union of the Pacific; Marine, Firemen, Oilers, and Watertenders Assn.; and Marine Cooks and Stewards Assn. in support of striking maritime workers in Vancouver, BC. The U.S. unions had waged a successful strike on the west coast in 1934, but their Canadian counterparts'nstrike was broken violently. This resolutions affirms support for the Vancouver longshoremen and unity among all maritime unions in the West, and it calls for the Americans to refuse to handle Vancouver scab cargo. Evenly toned; blue-pencil notation in upper corner; three old folds; very good.

Broadside, 8-1/2 x 11 in., printed on one side of white paper. Broadside leaflet asking for a boycott of the radio station KFWB in support of striking workers, with a specific mention of laundry soap brand Fels Naptha. Folded once horizontally and twice vertically; pencil notation on verso.

Broadside, on one side of a single leaf of newsprint, approx. 8-1/2 X 11 in. Bulletin board poster promoting the International Association of Machinists, reading in part: "We don't believe any union in the country can show a better batting average of victories . . . In aircraft particularly, the I.A.M. showing has been a sensational one . . . since Pearl Harbor, the International Association of Machinists has won over a thousand elections in all types of indistrial establishments." Includes a list of fourteen aircraft and defense contractors where the union had won key victories. Aimed especially at recruiting workers in Southern California's large aerospace industries. Few wrinkles, evenly toned, neat pencil notation.

Mimeograph broadside, one side only of a single leaf approx. 8-1/2 X 11 in. Bulletin board poster promoting a circulation drive for the "Western Worker" and calling on comrades to go door to door soliciting subscriptions. Evenly toned, few dents and creases; discreet red pencil notation in one corner, tiny nick at bottom edge.

Mimeograph broadside, one side of a single leaf approx. 8-1/2 X 11 in. Bulletin board poster aimed at California cannery workers and warning of the dangers of company-backed unions, specifically to job security, freedom, and organizing rights. Illustrated with a picture of two waddling ducks. Evenly toned; three horizontal folded; neat pencil notation at one corner.