Massachusetts Rehabilitation Workers Strike Flier/Handbill, Circa Late 1970s, Early 1980s

No Place, National Union of Hospital and Nursing Home Employees, AFL-CIO, Publisher. Unbound. No place or date, presumed Boston, 1970s/80s. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Printed on a single side only. A piece highlighting efforts by the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Workers and 1199 Hospital Workers. The flier cites efforts by the union that established a union at the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Hospital and their work to gain higher wages. According to the flier, the bosses were attempting to thwart the union and break it up. GOOD condition. Minor toning, wrinkling, creasing, foxing and spotting to the paper. 1199 in green ink at the upper right corner. Good .

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Book number: 019266

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Various Authors

The Hot Seat. The Real Taxi Driver's Voice. April-May 1976. Number 39

New York, Taxi Rank and File Coalition, 1976. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid newspaper. 12 pp. Illustrations and photos throughout. A single issue of this newspaper issued by the Taxi Rank and File Coalition, a group of about 40 taxi drivers who, while members of the New York City Taxi Drivers Union, were disillusioned with the union and its goals. The group sought to achieve various proworker changes, using their newspaper, The Hot Seat, as its main source of dissemination. They published 44 issues before stopping in 1977. The coalition itself disbanded in late 1977. It often adopted more radical stances on subjects and addressed social issues such as racism as well. This issue looks at various labor and union issues, both relating to taxi drivers and other workers. One article, published in Spanish and English, looks at coerced or forced sterilization by hospitals and the US government, carried out mostly on minorities, including Latina women, Native American women, and on women in Puerto Rico. GOOD condition. Horizontal fold crease present. General toning. Minor tearing and edgewear. Light soiling. Good .

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Book number: 019817

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Keywords: Noisbn Underground Newspapers

Various authors

R.P. M. Revolutions Per Minute. February, 1972. Vol. II. , No. 6

Detroit, Detroit Organizing Committee, Publisher, 1972. Tabloid. Tabloid newspaper format. 12 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A labor related newspaper from Detroit, written and financed by "working men and women in Metropolitan Detroit." The paper covered labor related news, mostly local, with this issue featuring a special report on small shop organizing. GOOD condition. Horizontal fold crease present. Four inch jagged tear at the upper edge of the front page. Some chipping and tearing along the edges. Moderate toning. Good .

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Book number: 019788

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No author given

It's a Matter of Good Health for You to Support the Grape Boycott Awareness Flier

No Place, OPEIU 2, AFL-CIO, presumed Publisher. Unbound. No place or date. Perhaps California, 1969. Three sheets, 2 measuring 8 ½ by 11 inches, one smaller. A flier raising awareness of the Grape Boycott and the reasons behind it, as well as the efforts of the Farmworkers Union. The main flier contains excerpts from news articles about pesticide use and its effects on workers and consumers, as well as what the Farmworkers Union is hoping to achieve. The other two pieces reprint newspaper articles on the strike, business owners and pesticides. VERY GOOD condition. Horizontal fold creases present. Very light toning. Very Good .

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Book number: 017145

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(Gunton, George)

Are Trade Unions a Menace to Industry? Lecture Bulletin of the Institute of Social Economics. August 15, 1901. Vol IV, No. 11

New York, The Gunton Company, 1901. Pamphlet. Printed wraps. Pagination runs 255-280. A lecture by George Gunton considering arguments against trade unions, both in the United States and England, mostly the argument by Benjamin Taylor (in an issue of the North American Review) against unions. Gunton cites higher wages and more consumption due to higher wages, as one of the benefits of unions in the United States, and highlights the importance unions in creating fair work weeks, reducing child labor, increasing education, etc. although not citing specific examples. Alluding to the 'present strike' which does not appear mentioned, Gunton discusses the media's poor portrayal of unions, and also argues for intelligent leadership instead of the use of strikes (force) by unions to achieve their goals. George Gunton founded the Institute of Social Economics, through which he and others conducted research on labor and capital. He was an advocate of trusts, asserting that the larger companies were more favorable toward unions, due to having more to lose. FAIR condition, EX-LIBRARY. Stamping and call numbers present on the front wrap. Front and rear wrap DETACHED, with heavy chipping and tearing along the binding edge. Three holes punched along the spine, most likely from being bound in a larger work. Some wrinkling/creasing to the pamphlet. Minor soiling. A few stray pencil lines to the margins and text. Fair .

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Book number: 006761

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Gunton, George

Large Corporations and Labor Unions. Lecture Bulletin of the Institute of Social Economics. June 15, 1901

New York, The Gunton Company, 1901. Wraps. Printed wraps, LACKING rear wrap. Paginations runs 203-228. A lecture by George Gunton discussing interactions between unions and large corporations. Gunton asserts that large corporations, contrary to opinion, tend to lower prices, have less interest in influencing government operations and are more likely to negotiate with unions. Gunton also argues that larger unions tend to operate more efficiently and react calmer to potential labor issues. This includes discussion of various strikes, including coal miners in Pennsylvania. George Gunton founded the Institute of Social Economics, through which he and others conducted research on labor and capital. He was an advocate of trusts, asserting that the larger companies were more favorable toward unions, due to having more to lose. FAIR condition, slightly ex-library. Lacking rear wrap, with front wrap DETACHED but present. Library stamp to the front wrap, with call numbers in pencil also present. Heavy chipping, tearing and loss along the front wrapper's extremities, with a 2 inch chip missing from the fore edge of the first page (not affecting text). Some offsetting to the page following, corresponding with the missing chip. Text clean and solid. Fair .

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Book number: 007010

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[Social Movements, Labor] No author given

Let's Go to Work on the System! Committee for a Labor Party Flier

Emeryville, CA, Committee for a Labor Party, Publisher. Unbound. no date, 1968. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Light yellow paper stock. Small illustration of factory workers at the lower left corner. Issued by the Committee for a Labor Party, this flier solicits people to help work in the trade union movement, helping to build militant and democratic unions and a workers' party. Using the protests on Telegraph Ave in Berkeley on July 4th (1968) as a means of recruitment, the flier suggests that while the struggle for freedom of speech and assembly is important, it is not the best way to create lasting change. It urges protestors to establish a sergeant at arms, first aid stations, and assemble defense items such as bullhorns, lights, etc. in anticipation of the protest. It also states, "Don't play the 'hope for an atrocity' game-it is other people's lives and safety you are using for chips!" and asserts that people should not use the movement as a plaything. GOOD condition. Horizontal and vertical fold crease present. Minor wrinkling. Good .

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Book number: 016820

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[Social Movements, Labor]

On Strike... Close Standard Oil Down! Event Flier

Berkeley, Radical Student Union, Publisher, 1969. Unbound. Single sheet, legal sized, printed on both sides. Poorly reproduced photo on one side. A flier issued to gather support picketers for Standard Oil workers who were on strike. This event occurred on February 3, 1969. After students left, workers were attacked by "goon squads," injuring many workers. The flier seeks to mobilize students, giving background to the strike and the demands of the oil workers. The workers had struck in January of 1969, seeking a 72 cent wage increase, a full hospital plan and other benefits. 3700 workers struck in the Bay Area, with 60000 going on strike nationally. The strike was unsuccessful, and some postmortems (by the left) assert that student activists in essence took over the strike, at least in the Bay Area, which led to some of the workers becoming lax in their efforts. GOOD condition. Horizontal and vertical fold creases present. Some curling and creasing at the corners. Good .

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Book number: 016932

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[Social Movements, Labor]

Urgent! Today!! Emergency Mobilization Flier

No Place, C.O.P.S. RSU et al, Publisher, 1969. Unbound. No place or date, presumed Berkeley, CA: 1969. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Printed on both sides. A flier issued to rally support for Standard Oil workers who were on strike, and who were attacked by "goon squads" after student picketers left the strike. This incident occurred on February 3, 1969. The flier seeks to mobilize students, dressed in self-defense gear, to support the oil worker strikers. The reverse gives background to the strike and the demands of the oil workers. The workers had struck in January of 1969, seeking a 72 cent wage increase, a full hospital plan and other benefits. 3700 workers struck in the Bay Area, with 60000 going on strike nationally. The strike was unsuccessful, and some postmortems (by the left) assert that student activists in essence took over the strike, at least in the Bay Area, which led to some of the workers becoming lax in their efforts. The flier itself was supported by groups such as Progressive Labor, the Revolutionary Student Union, the SDS (Students for a Democratic Society) and the Young Socialist Alliance. GOOD+ condition. Horizontal and vertical fold crease present. Minor toning. Good .

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Book number: 016907

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Phillips, John Burton

Organization of Employers and Employees. Reprinted from the University of Colorado Studies, Vol. II, No. 3, February, 1905

No Place, No publisher. Pamphlet. No publisher, place or date for this issue. Pamphlet, disbound from a larger work. Lacking any wrappers that may have been issued. Pagination runs 159-173. A short work examining aspects of organizing employers and capital into associations, similar to trade unions of workers. While asserting the right of workers to form unions and advocate for higher wages, etc. Phillips also argues that organizing employers can lead to greater power against the unions, thereby rendering strikes ineffective and limiting the bargaining power unions have. He also discusses corruption amongst both unions and employers, mentioning the power of the teamsters. A brief discussion of the public ownership of certain industries is also present, mentioning water distribution, the coal industry and milk industry. GOOD condition. Ex-library. Minor stamping and library marks to the front page. Minor soiling, toning and creasing to the pamphlet. Three binding holes along the spine, with heavy glue along the spine edge. Good .

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Book number: 006760

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Seidman, Joel; Teper, Lazare

Shall Strikes Be Outlawed? Arbitration and the I.L. G.W. U. Industrial Democracy. Periodical Studies in Economics and Politics. January, 1938. Volume 5, Number 10

New York, League for Industrial Democracy, 1938. Wraps. Printed wraps. 32 pp. Two essays, with the first 'Shall Strikes Be Outlawed?' by Joel Seidman, occupying the first 31 pages. This provides a detailed analysis of the purpose of strikes, examining both worker and employer sides, as well as the push for mandatory arbitration and the effects, positive and negative it may have. GOOD condition. Heavy fading and browning along the extremities, with minor soiling and scuffing. A few minor crease, tears and some scuffing along the extremities. Light toning to the interior. Good .

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Book number: 006969

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Trant, William

Trade Unions. Their Origin and Objects, Influence and Efficacy. With an Appendix Showing the History and Aims of the American Federation of Labor. Nineteenth Edition

Washington, The American Federation of Labor, 1921. Wraps. Printed wraps. 60 pp. Double columned text. A look at labor unions in general terms, charting their origins and influence, as well as how effective they are at meeting the needs of the worker. With a history of the AFL (American Federation of Labor), as well as a list of international unions as of 1915. GOOD condition. Ex-library with stamps and stickers on the exterior. Apparently disbound from a larger volume, with binding holes along the spine. Moderate creasing to the covers. Some soiling and minor staining. A few stray underlines in the interior. Good .

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Book number: 011661

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Wright, Carroll D.

Some Ethical Phases of the Labor Question

Boston, American Unitarian Association, 1902. Cloth. Illustrated brown cloth. A collection of four essays on labor and workers, their use and treatment by employers. This includes Religion in Relation to Sociology, the Relation of Political Economy to the Labor Question, the Factory as an Element in Civilization and the Ethics of Prison Labor. Carroll D. Wright was the first US Commissioner of Labor, serving from 1895 to 1905, with most of his career spent as a statistician and lecturer, often working on labor and economic concerns, including the improvement of working conditions. GOOD condition. Ex-library with a spine label and bookplates present. Minor soiling, rubbing and edgewear to the covers. First endpaper offset from the bookplate. Good .

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Book number: 013866

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