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Background imageLabor Union Collection: Unemployed coal miners demonstrating at Jarrow, England, in 1936

Unemployed coal miners demonstrating at Jarrow, England, in 1936
ENGLAND: COAL MINERS, 1936. Unemployed coal miners demonstrating at Jarrow, England, in 1936

Background imageLabor Union Collection: United Trade Unions poster for the Popular Front, spring 1936

United Trade Unions poster for the Popular Front, spring 1936
FRANCE: POPULAR FRONT, 1936. United Trade Unions poster for the Popular Front, spring 1936

Background imageLabor Union Collection: Welders, or For Full Employment After the War

Welders, or For Full Employment After the War
WWII: EMPLOYMENT POSTER. Welders, or For Full Employment After the War

Background imageLabor Union Collection: Steel Workers Organizing Comittee

Steel Workers Organizing Comittee
SHAHN: STEEL UNION POSTER. Steel Workers Organizing Comittee. Painting for a poster (never printed), late 1930s, by Ben Shahn

Background imageLabor Union Collection: Organize? With 1, 250, 000 Workers Backing Us

Organize? With 1, 250, 000 Workers Backing Us
LABOR: POSTER, 1930s. Organize? With 1, 250, 000 Workers Backing Us, Of Course We Will Organize. Original oil on canvas for a poster, late 1930s, by Ben Shahn

Background imageLabor Union Collection: MOLLY MAGUIRES, 1874. Holding a clandestine meeting during a strike in the Pennsylvania coal fields

MOLLY MAGUIRES, 1874. Holding a clandestine meeting during a strike in the Pennsylvania coal fields. Wood engraving from an American newspaper of 1874

Background imageLabor Union Collection: Amalgamated Clothing Workers poster used during a strike at Model Blouse Co

Amalgamated Clothing Workers poster used during a strike at Model Blouse Co
NJ: STRIKE POSTER, 1935. Amalgamated Clothing Workers poster used during a strike at Model Blouse Co. Millville, New Jersey, 1935

Background imageLabor Union Collection: Cover of the Industrial Workers of the World Little Red Songbook

Cover of the Industrial Workers of the World Little Red Songbook
IWW SONGBOOK COVER. Cover of the Industrial Workers of the World Little Red Songbook, c1905, to fan the flames of discontent

Background imageLabor Union Collection: Poster for the Industrial Workers of the World from an American labor newspaper of 1917

Poster for the Industrial Workers of the World from an American labor newspaper of 1917
IWW POSTER, 1917. Poster for the Industrial Workers of the World from an American labor newspaper of 1917

Background imageLabor Union Collection: Womens Trade Union

Womens Trade Union
circa 1913: Suffragettes carrying the banner of the Womens Trade Union League of New York on a Labour Day Parade through the city. (Photo by Paul Thompson/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageLabor Union Collection: Labor union members marching through Broad Street

Labor union members marching through Broad Street, Newark New Jersey, carrying signs reading "We want beer" in protest of prohibition. 1931, October 31.

Background imageLabor Union Collection: Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi

Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi, 9 October, 27 January 1901, an Italian composer of the Romantic period, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collective picture from ca 1900

Background imageLabor Union Collection: Quesada from the opera Don Juan by Austria by Marchetto and Rhadames from the opera Aida by Verdi

Quesada from the opera Don Juan by Austria by Marchetto and Rhadames from the opera Aida by Verdi, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collector's picture from ca 1900

Background imageLabor Union Collection: Thello, from the opera Othello by Verdi and Peter the Great from the opera The North Star by Meyerbeer

Thello, from the opera Othello by Verdi and Peter the Great from the opera The North Star by Meyerbeer, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collector's picture from ca 1900

Background imageLabor Union Collection: Icilius from the opera Virginia by Mercadante and Iago

Icilius from the opera Virginia by Mercadante and Iago, from the opera Othello by Verdi, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collector's picture from ca 1900

Background imageLabor Union Collection: Ernani, opera by Verdi and Fra Diavolo

Ernani, opera by Verdi and Fra Diavolo, opera by Auber, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collector's picture from ca 1900, Liebig picture series Alphabet II, opera figures (1892)

Background imageLabor Union Collection: Image series Othello, opera by Verdi

Image series Othello, opera by Verdi, Act 4, Desdemona Death, digitally restored reproduction of a collectors picture from ca 1900

Background imageLabor Union Collection: Picture series Othello, opera by Verdi

Picture series Othello, opera by Verdi, Act 2, Othello eavesdropping on the conversation between Iago and Cassio, digitally restored reproduction of a collectors picture from c. 1900

Background imageLabor Union Collection: Picture series Othello, opera by Verdi

Picture series Othello, opera by Verdi, Act 2, Cyprus pays homage to Desdemona, digitally restored reproduction of a collectors picture from c. 1900

Background imageLabor Union Collection: Picture series Othello, opera by Verdi

Picture series Othello, opera by Verdi, Othello throws Iago to the ground, digitally restored reproduction of a collectors picture from ca 1900

Background imageLabor Union Collection: Series of pictures Othello, opera by Verdi

Series of pictures Othello, opera by Verdi, Cassio and Montano in a duel, digitally restored reproduction of a collectors picture from c. 1900

Background imageLabor Union Collection: Picture series Othello, opera by Verdi

Picture series Othello, opera by Verdi, act 1, Othello lands in Cyprus, digitally restored reproduction of a collectors picture from c. 1900

Background imageLabor Union Collection: Gewerkschaftshaus Besenbinderhof, St

Gewerkschaftshaus Besenbinderhof, St

Background imageLabor Union Collection: Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi

Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi, 1813 - 1901, Italian composer

Background imageLabor Union Collection: Germany, Berlin, 27 February 1991

Germany, Berlin, 27 February 1991, Protest at the Treuhand building on Alexanderplatz, IG Metall, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: Poland, Gdansk, 24.8.1988, the Lenin shipyard in Gdansk is on strike

Poland, Gdansk, 24.8.1988, the Lenin shipyard in Gdansk is on strike, writings on the roof, Solidarnosc, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: GDR, Berlin, 07. 12. 1989, 1st Round Table in the Bonhoeffer House in Berlin

GDR, Berlin, 07. 12. 1989, 1st Round Table in the Bonhoeffer House in Berlin, trade unionists demonstrate outside

Background imageLabor Union Collection: The DGB demonstrations on 1 May

The DGB demonstrations on 1 May, here in Dortmund on 1 May 1992, were accompanied by prominent representatives from trade unions and politics. Bjoern Engholm (Chairman SPD), Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: IG Metall warning strike at Hoesch AG Westfalenhuette to preserve co-determination on 29

IG Metall warning strike at Hoesch AG Westfalenhuette to preserve co-determination on 29.07.1980 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: IG Metall warning strike at Hoesch AG Westfalenhuette to preserve co-determination on 29

IG Metall warning strike at Hoesch AG Westfalenhuette to preserve co-determination on 29.07.1980 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: DGB May Day demonstration on 01

DGB May Day demonstration on 01.05.1980 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: The 8th Trade Union Congress of the Industrial Union for Mining and Energy (IGBE) on 18

The 8th Trade Union Congress of the Industrial Union for Mining and Energy (IGBE) on 18.9.1974 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: Demonstration of 30, 000 of the DGB youth against unemployment and better vocational training on 19

Demonstration of 30, 000 of the DGB youth against unemployment and better vocational training on 19.4.1975 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: Demonstration of 30, 000 of the DGB youth against unemployment and better vocational training on 19

Demonstration of 30, 000 of the DGB youth against unemployment and better vocational training on 19.4.1975 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: Demonstration of 30, 000 of the DGB youth against unemployment and better vocational training on 19

Demonstration of 30, 000 of the DGB youth against unemployment and better vocational training on 19.4.1975 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: The rigorous behaviour of the entrepreneur Seibel of the cement factory Seibel und Soehne in Erwitte caused the trade

The rigorous behaviour of the entrepreneur Seibel of the cement factory Seibel und Soehne in Erwitte caused the trade union IG Chemie and the workers to go on strike and occupy the factory

Background imageLabor Union Collection: The DGB central event on 1 May 1975 with the Federal Chancellor in Gelsenkirchen

The DGB central event on 1 May 1975 with the Federal Chancellor in Gelsenkirchen.... Helmut Schmidt

Background imageLabor Union Collection: The DGB central event on 1 May 1975 with the Federal Chancellor in Gelsenkirchen

The DGB central event on 1 May 1975 with the Federal Chancellor in Gelsenkirchen.... Helmut Schmidt, Heinz-Oskar Vetter r

Background imageLabor Union Collection: Called by the DGB youth, about 2000 mostly young people demonstrated on 25

Called by the DGB youth, about 2000 mostly young people demonstrated on 25.10.1975 for co-determination and against unemployment in Giessen, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: The workers defended themselves against the threat of closure of their Stuebbe-Demag factory by occupying their

The workers defended themselves against the threat of closure of their Stuebbe-Demag factory by occupying their Mannesmann plant, here on 4 March 1975, in Kalldorf, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: The workers defended themselves against the threat of closure of their Stuebbe-Demag factory by occupying their

The workers defended themselves against the threat of closure of their Stuebbe-Demag factory by occupying their Mannesmann plant, here on 4 March 1975, in Kalldorf, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: The workers defended themselves against the threat of closure of their Stuebbe-Demag factory by occupying their

The workers defended themselves against the threat of closure of their Stuebbe-Demag factory by occupying their Mannesmann plant, here on 4 March 1975, in Kalldorf, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: The spontaneous strike, here on 10

The spontaneous strike, here on 10.9.1969 by the miners of the Minister Stein colliery

Background imageLabor Union Collection: With a siege and temporary occupation of the Hoesch AG headquarters on 11

With a siege and temporary occupation of the Hoesch AG headquarters on 11.9.1969, spontaneous striking steelworkers opened a series of strikes in the coalfield, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: In the collective bargaining dispute of IG Chemie

In the collective bargaining dispute of IG Chemie, Papier, Keramik, the union went on strike at the VEBA plants in Gelsenkirchen and Wanne-Eickel (Herne), as seen here on 29.6.1971, DEU, Germany

Background imageLabor Union Collection: May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB)

May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB) in 1964-71 with different demands and personalities in different regions

Background imageLabor Union Collection: May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB)

May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB) in 1964-71 with different demands and personalities in different regions, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB)

May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB) in 1964-71 with different demands and personalities in different regions, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB)

May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) in 1964-71 with different demands and personalities in different regions

Background imageLabor Union Collection: May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB)

May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) in 1964-71 with different demands and personalities in different regions

Background imageLabor Union Collection: May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB)

May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB) in 1964-71 with different demands and personalities in different regions.Willy Brandt (l.) Heinrich Sundermann next to him, Germany

Background imageLabor Union Collection: May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB)

May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB) in 1964-71 with different demands and personalities in different regions.Willy Brandt (l.) Heinrich Sundermann next to him, Germany

Background imageLabor Union Collection: May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB)

May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB) in 1964-71 with different demands and personalities in different regions, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB)

May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB) in 1964-71 with different demands and personalities in different regions, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB)

May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB) in 1964-71 with different demands and personalities in different regions, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB)

May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB) in 1964-71 with different demands and personalities in different regions, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB)

May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB) in 1964-71 with different demands and personalities in different regions, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB)

May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB) in 1964-71 with different demands and personalities in different regions, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB)

May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB) in 1964-71 with different demands and personalities in different regions, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB)

May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB) in 1964-71 with different demands and personalities in different regions, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB)

May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB) in 1964-71 with different demands and personalities in different regions, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB)

May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB) in 1964-71 with different demands and personalities in different regions, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB)

May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB) in 1964-71 with different demands and personalities in different regions, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB)

May Day demonstrations of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB) in 1964-71 with different demands and personalities in different regions, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area

The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area. The photo shows the strike action in the Ruhr area, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area

The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area. The photo shows the strike action in the Ruhr area, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area

The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area. The photo shows the strike action in the Ruhr area, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area

The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area. The photo shows the strike action in the Ruhr area, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area

The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area. The photo shows the strike action in the Ruhr area, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area

The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area. The photo shows the strike action in the Ruhr area, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area

The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area. The photo shows the strike action in the Ruhr area, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area

The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area. The photo shows the strike action in the Ruhr area, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area

The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area. The photo shows the strike action in the Ruhr area, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area

The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area. The photo shows the strike action in the Ruhr area, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area

The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area. The photo shows the strike action in the Ruhr area, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area

The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area. The photo shows the strike action in the Ruhr area, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area

The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area. The photo shows the strike action in the Ruhr area, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area

The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area. The photo shows the strike action in the Ruhr area, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area

The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area. The photo shows the strike action in the Ruhr area, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area

The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area. The photo shows the strike action in the Ruhr area, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area

The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area. The photo shows the strike action in the Ruhr area, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area

The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area. The photo shows the strike action in the Ruhr area, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area

The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area. The photo shows the strike action in the Ruhr area, Germany, Europe

Background imageLabor Union Collection: The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area

The expansion of the spontaneous strikes in September 1969 extended to the Ruhr area. The photo shows the strike action in the Ruhr area, Germany, Europe



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EDITORS COMMENTS

"Labor Union: A Powerful Force for Workers' Rights and Equality" In the late 1930s, amidst a backdrop of economic turmoil and social inequality, artist Ben Shahn captured the essence movements through his thought-provoking artwork. One such piece, an original oil on canvas poster, boldly proclaimed the need to organize with an impressive backing of 1, 250, 000 workers. This sentiment resonated deeply as unemployed coal miners took to the streets in Jarrow, England in 1936 to demand better working conditions and fair treatment. As World War II loomed on the horizon, another powerful image emerged from Shahn's brushstrokes. His poster titled "Welders" urged war workers to register to vote in that year's Presidential election under the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). The message was clear - unity among workers would pave the way for full employment after the war. Shahn also depicted steelworkers organizing themselves through his painting for a never-printed poster by Steel Workers Organizing Committee in the late 1930s. These images showcased their determination and resilience against oppressive working conditions. The labor movement found strength not only within specific industries but also across various trades. In spring 1936, a United Trade Unions poster advocated for solidarity within different sectors under the banner of Popular Front ideology. Looking back further into history reveals significant moments like those experienced by Pennsylvania coal miners during strikes in 1874. Holding clandestine meetings as depicted in wood engravings from American newspapers at that time highlighted their unwavering commitment towards achieving justice and improved living standards. Music has always been a potent tool used by unions to ignite passion among workers fighting for their rights. The cover art of "Industrial Workers of the World Little Red Songbook" from around 1905 symbolized how songs fanned flames of discontentment while fostering camaraderie amongst members. During times when strikes became necessary, unions employed powerful visuals to convey their message.

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