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UPWA Delegates

Date: 1957
Description: UPWA (United Packinghouse Workers of America) delegates at 1957 convention with Herbert Hill. From left to right are Ollie Webb, Richard Miller, Charles Ha...
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Metal Apprentices are Honored

Date: 05 26 1965
Description: Jerry Haywood, Donald Lyons, and James Kruger were each named the best member of their various class years. The sheet metal apprentice honorees were select...
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Santa Claus at Madison General Hospital

Date: 12 15 1965
Description: During a visit to the pediatric ward at Madison General Hospital, Santa Claus presents Steven Gundlach with a Christmas gift. Members of Firefighters Union...
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Clerk Union Aids Needy

Date: 12 16 1965
Description: Peter Voeller, secretary treasurer of the Retail Clerks Local 1401, left, and Jack Bretl, labor representative on the United Community Chest are displaying...
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National Farmers Organization Demonstration

Date: 04 08 1964
Description: Part of the crowd of National Farmers Organization demonstrators who assembled near the Oscar Mayer and Company plant as a "show of strength" to get higher...
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Santa Claus at Madison General Hospital

Date: 12 15 1965
Description: During a visit to the pediatric ward at Madison General Hospital, Santa Claus is presenting Steven Gundlach with a Christmas gift. Members of Firefighters ...
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Madison Teachers Pick Madison Education Assn (MSA) to be Bargaining Agent

Date: 06 04 1964
Description: Madison teachers vote to pick the Madison Education Assn. (MEA) as their bargaining agent in contract negotiations with the Madison Board of Education. Onl...
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Labor Day

Date: 09 2013
Description: A crowd of men and women standing with fists raised in the air and holding signs at the Union Temple on Labor Day. A number of people in the foreground are...
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Republican Candidate Campaigns at Madison Labor Temple

Date: 10 29 1964
Description: Two politicians and three labor officials are standing behind a campaign sign that says: "Elect Ken Luedtke State Senator." Exchanging greetings are Willia...
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Building Trade Apprenticeship Competition

Date: 09 29 1965
Description: Three participants in the ninth biennial Madison Building Trade Apprenticeship Competition ceremony are shown looking at the program for the event, held at...
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Meat Cutters Union Local 444 Strikers

Date: 07 03 1964
Description: Striking members of Meat Cutters Union Local 444 employed at Neesvig's Packing Co. picketing in front of the Park Motor Inn, a customer of the meat process...
Article

Richard L. Pifer

Speakers Bureau
Richard L. Pifer is a WHS Press author and a member of the Wisconsin Historical Society Speakers Bureau.
Photograph

Banner Event

Date: 09 06 1988
Description: A woman overlooks the Labor-at-the-Lakefront festival next to a banner that reads "Buy Union," "Buy Made in USA," and "Keep the Heart of America Beating."
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Labor Day Festival

Date: 09 06 1988
Description: A young girl listens to a speech at the Racine Laborfest. She holds a balloon imprinted with the slogan, "Buy Union Buy American."
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Jobs Now Rally

Date: 04 26 1975
Description: Speakers platform for the Jobs Now Rally called by the AFL-CIO at R.F. Kennedy Stadium. The rally was called to draw attention to the problems caused by th...
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New Typographical Union Officers

Date: 03 02 1952
Description: Officers of Local 106, AFL International Typographical Union, were installled at a meeting held in the Madison Labor Temple. Shown left to right, in the fr...
Historical Essay

Documenting the Struggle for Farmworker Justice - Image Gallery Essay

Photographer David Giffey Captures Details of Migrant Worker Life
Learn about migrant worker life in Wisconsin and Texas captured by Wisconsin-born photojournalist David Giffey.
Historical Essay

David Giffey y su Lucha por la Justicia para los Trabajadores Agrícolas - Image Gallery Essay

Lee una breva historia de Lucha por la Justicia para los Trabajadores Agrícolas.
Historical Essay

Labor Day in Wisconsin

Beyond Beer and Brats
Explore the history of Labor Day celebrations in Wisconsin.

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