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Charles Heymanns and Jesus Salas at Strike Rally
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The man standing in a suit and dark tie with glasses to the left is Charles Heymanns, international organizer for AFL-CIO. Seated to his right in a light striped shirt is Jesus Salas, leader of Obreros Unidos (United Workers), Wisconsin's migrant farm workers' union. They are participating in a strike rally with other migrant workers, such as the man between Heymanns and Salas, and the boy in the bottom right corner.Strikes in Wisconsin were organized by the Obreros Unidos, an independent farm worker labor union effort in the 1960s.Charles Heymanns y Jesús Salas en una manifestación y huelgaEl hombre parado a la izquierda y vistiendo un traje oscuro con corbata y con anteojos es Charles Heymanns, organizador internacional para AFL-CIO. Sentado a su derecha, vistiendo una camisa clara con rayas está Jesús Salas líder de Obreros Unidos, un sindicato para trabajadores agrícolas en Wisconsin. Ellos están participando en una manifestación y huelga con otros trabajadores emigrantes, por ejemplo, el hombre en medio de Heymanns y Salas, y el niño hacia el extremo derecho. Las huelgas en Wisconsin fueron organizadas por Obreros Unidos, un esfuerzo independiente del sindicato de trabajadores agrícolas durante los años 1960.
1967
Giffey, David
Publication Information
| Creator | Giffey, David |
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| Date Created | 1967 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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Collection Information
| Source Collection | South Madison oral history project and migrant farmworker photographs, 1966-1971, 1999-2000 |
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| Call Number | 1114000057 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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