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Union Battlegrounds
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Handmade sign with blue and red text on white background. Text at top: "Union Battlegrounds (selected) 2011 — Madison." List of battlegrounds begins with: "1981 — Federal Air Traffic Controllers 1970 — U.S. Postal Service." List continues on backwards through the years, and ends with "1860 — Women Shoemakers Strike." Text at bottom: "On Wisconsin."
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It's About Freedom!
Green poster with white type. Text at bottom: "AFSCME.org. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO."
Kill the Bill
Handmade sign depicting Governor Walker chopping down a tree with an ax. On Walker's pants is the text: "Tea Party Republicans." On the tree is the text: "Unions." In the background is a factory wi...
Solidarity!
Yellow poster with black text. In the center is an illustration of a raised fist. At bottom left is the logo for One Union, International Union Painters and Allied Trades.
Bay View Labor Riot of 1886
July 3, 1910
Front page of the "Milwaukee Free Press Sunday Magazine." The article is titled: "The Only Real Labor Troubles in Milwaukee's History. Exciting Times During the Administration of Mayor Emil Wallber...
The March on Washington
1981
Poster with an illustration of people at the Washington Monument. The background is black, and the color pink is used on a sign that reads: "Solidarity," as well as one person's shirt, as well as s...
