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Strictly Kosher

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Description: At an unidentified kosher butcher shop, a butcher holds up a chicken for a customer to examine. A sign in the background indicates that the butchers were m...
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Union Election

Date: 02 06 1973
Description: Local P-28 of the Amalgamated Meatcutters and Butcher Workers union votes for their officers.
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Union Solidarity

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Description: In this uncaptioned photograph from their archives, members of the United Packinghouse Workers union are seen standing on two sound trucks speaking to the ...
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Cudahy Union Employees

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Description: Informal outdoor group portrait of several Cudahy employees who were members of the United Packinghouse Workers of America Union.
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Union Membership Drive

Date: 1952
Description: United Packinghouse Workers of America members at the Armour plant in Atlanta check membership cards in an effort to bring 100 percent membership into loca...
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Packaging Bacon

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Description: Workers at an Armour plant package bacon for the market. In addition to their hats that say "Anytime is turkey time," the women are all wearing their Amalg...
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Don't Buy Wilson

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Description: Picket line of United Packinghouse Workers of America (UPWA) Local 11 in front of the plant of the Wilson meatpacking company. Although unidentified except...
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Workers on Strike

Date: 02 09 1951
Description: A group portrait near a railroad crossing of striking workers who hold signs with messages, including: "Higher Wages, Not Higher Prices".
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Striking Workers with Signs

Date: 02 09 1951
Description: Striking workers near a railroad crossing march in a circle holding handmade signs.
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Workers on Strike

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Description: A worker on strike marches past four women. He is carrying a sign.
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Panorama of Labor Union 802 of Madison, Wisconsin

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Description: Local Unions 154, 182 and 802 posed in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Includes Madison Locals of Brewery Workmen, Carpenters & Joiners, Cigar Makers...

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