707 results for: Labor and Labor Unions
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Joy Krahner in her office at Boeing, Seattle, January 14, 2004
According to a 2000 National Organization on Disability/Harris survey, the number of developmentally disabled people employed in the United States was 32 percent, despite the desire to work by 67 percent of all unemployed individuals with developmental disabilities. At the time, The Boeing Co. spent about $200,000 a year to employ six neurodivergent workers in a variety of roles, such…
ID Number:2000.107.20040114.CD02.01.001
Date:2004
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Jitney bus driver with sign criticizing streetcar system, Seattle, 1918
Handwritten on mount: Jitney Busses [sic].
ID Number:2002.3.1451
Date:1918
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Jitney buses in protest parade, Seattle, 1918
Signs in parade: Our Three Pioneer Jitneys. How About It? (Also cartoon seen in image number 2002.3.1451.) Handwritten on mount: Jitney Busses [sic].
ID Number:2002.3.1454
Date:1918
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Crowds during streetcar strike, Seattle, 1903
Handwritten on mount: Street car strike 1903.Photographer's Reference Number: 3216
ID Number:2002.3.1595
Date:1903
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May Day family picnic flier, Seattle, May 4, 1975
On May 4, 1975, Seattle area Asian and Pacific Island workers were invited to a potluck picnic at Seward Park that included a pig roast, recreation, cultural presentations and speakers. May Day, also known as International Workers Day, aims to build international working class unity.The flier for the event is printed in Tagalog (Filipino), Chinese and English. Sponsors included groups…
ID Number:2002.23.1.32.2
Date:1975
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Boycott Scab Beer!/Boicotean Cerveza Esquirol! flier, 1977
The Coors boycotts began in the 1960s and lasted officially until the late 1980s, though some opposition continued after that time. The boycotts focused on three issues: the company's long opposition to organized labor; allegations of discriminatory hiring practices against Hispanics, African Americans, women, and LGBTQ people; and Joseph Coors' funding of conservative politicians and organizations. The first boycott in…
ID Number:2002.23.1.43.1
Date:1977
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March for Jobs flier, October 21, 1982
On October 21, 1982, eleven community organizations representing a variety of Seattle minority, women, labor, and anti-war groups held a rally and march from Seattle’s Central Area to downtown Seattle. They scheduled the event close to the election to remind politicians of the importance of minority voters. Goals were full employment at fair wages, a cut in the national military…
ID Number:2002.23.1.75.1
Date:1982
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We will take only...Sew Much! newsletter, September 1975
The newsletter shown here was produced by The Sew Much, a national organization of garment workers that fought for higher pay and more favorable union contracts. The newsletter, written in both English and Japanese, calls for changes to the local garment workers’ union in Seattle. Specifically, it opposes a proposed increase in dues from $5.00 to $6.50 and proposes lowering…
ID Number:2002.23.3.43.1
Date:1975
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We will take only...Sew Much! newsletter, February 1975
The newsletter shown here was produced by The Sew Much, a national organization of garment workers that fought for higher pay and more favorable union contracts. The newsletter calls for a 10% pay raise and a commitment to regular cost-of-living increases, an end to layoffs, a union hiring hall to help unemployed members find a new job in the union,…
ID Number:2002.23.3.47.1
Date:1975