A short list of ephemera, pins, and a few books related to the history of labor-backed boycotts
n.p. [1977-?]. Poster. 17x22 inch poster, printed in red and black on white background, depicting defiant male and female workers connected to a lie detector machine while a malevolent-looking boss prepares to plug it in. The use of the lie detector for screening employees was one of the points of..... More
Cat.No: 151827
[California]: n.p., [1973-?]. Pinback Button. 1.25 inch diameter pin, woman with raised fist, black text on yellow background. Very good. More
Cat.No: 200142
[California]: n.p., [1973-?]. Pinback Button. 1.5 inch diameter pin, woman with raised fist, black text on yellow background. Very good. Urges the boycott of Farah pants, in solidarity with the largely Latina workforce striking in El Paso. More
Cat.No: 204476
[California]: n.p., [1973-?]. 1.5 inch diameter pin, woman with raised fist, black text on green background. Very good. More
Cat.No: 207185
n.p. [UFW], n.d. 1.5 inch diameter pin with UFW eagle and purple outline of wine bottle; union bug on edge indicates manufacture in East Bay. Very good. More
Cat.No: 132283
n.p. n.pub. [197-]. 1.5 inch pin depicting a female symbol with a loom, very good. A contribution from the women's movement to the boycott over the anti-union textile manufacturer's discriminatory practices and health and safety violations. More
Cat.No: 188944
Oakland: 1992. Leafet printed on one side, 8.5 x 11 inches, very good. Reprints a headline from 19 August 1992 Oakland Tribune newspaper announcing that Lucky Markets guilty of "widespread sex discrimination", union bug at bottom. The early 1990s were a rough time for Lucky Markets. There were two Teamsters..... More
Cat.No: 172039
n.p. [United Farm Workers of America], n.d. 1.5 inch pin; purple text with UFW eagle in the center, slight rust on back, else good. More
Cat.No: 185149
Philadelphia: Horn Co., [197-]. 1.5 inch diameter pin, shell motif. More
Cat.No: 208031
New York: Stop War Toys Campaign; distributed by Donnelly/Colt, [199-]. 2.25 inch diameter pin, motif of breaking gun with a flower, very good. A paper tag from the War Resisters League is attached with string, promoting a "Global community without guns or greed." More
Cat.No: 206333
New York: Stop War Toys Campaign; distributed by Donnelly/Colt, [199-]. 2.25 inch diameter pin, motif of breaking gun with a flower, very good. More
Cat.No: 206334
San Francisco, San Jose et al: San Francisco Labor Council, AFL-CIO, NOW, Central Labor Council Santa Clara County AFL-CIO, 1978-1982. Eight items, handbills, letters, etc. calling for a boycott of Coors including a stapled sheaf of papers from the Central Labor Council of the AFL-CIO which includes letters to KQED..... More
Cat.No: 209893
![Cat.No: 205737 Demonstrate! Boycott classes April 29 Janss Steps UCLA 1:30 [handbill] re:...](https://bolerium.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/205737.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1511722132)
Los Angeles: no publisher noted, 1978. Handbill. Single 8.5x14 inch sheet handbill, fold crease at bottom otherwise very good on yellow stock with bold, black text. Other text reads -Ransacking of BSA Office, Bill Davis Controversy, Irresponsible Journalism by Daily Bruin, TA Cutbacks, Racism in Law School, Racism! with an..... More
Cat.No: 205737
San Francisco: [ACT UP/ Golden Gate], [2000]. Sticker. Three stickers, the largest 4.25x1.75 inches, from the 2000 campaign against the San Francisco ACT UP faction that denied a link between HIV and AIDS. More
Cat.No: 192899
Delano: El Malcriado, 1970. Newspaper. 16p. special issue of El Malcriado celebrating the fourth anniversary of the strike, evenly toned, otherwise very good in wraps. More
Cat.No: 99334
Portland, OR: Portland Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions Coalition, [201-]. [12p.], lightly worn stapled wraps. Calls on a Portland market to stop carrying Israeli products; defends the BDS movement against charges of anti-Semitism, lists alternate products similar to those being boycotted. More
Cat.No: 176476
n.p. National Organization for Women, n.d. 2.25 inch diameter pin, very good, listing the 15 states that had failed to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. More
Cat.No: 211186
n.p. [198-]. 2x2 inch square pin with Shell emblem modified to resemble a stop sign. Also included are a 1983 Donnelly/Colt Abolish Apartheid pin and an anonymously produced, lightly scratched Stop Apartheid pin. More
Cat.No: 209825
Oakland: Resistance Publications, 1975. 16p. including covers, 6.25x8.25 inches, staplebound pamphlet, minor edgewear and toning. More
Cat.No: 207707
San Francisco: ACT UP, 1990. 8.5x11 inch handbill, very good, most of the flyer comprised of a photocopy of a San Francisco Examiner column by Rob Morse on ACT UP efforts to boycott Miller beer in the Castro, and a heading asking readers to attend a meeting to put favorable..... More
Cat.No: 197180
![Cat.No: 182204 Boycott J.P. Stevens products [wallet card]. Amalgamated Clothing, Textile...](https://bolerium.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/182204.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1502840052)
New York: ACTWU, [197-]. Small white business-card printed both sides in red and blue fonts, designed to fit in wallet, listing brands manufactured by the company that was the focus of protests on numerous fronts. Liberty bell motif with slogan "Freedom and justice for JP Stevens workers." More
Cat.No: 182204
N. pl. n. pub. [197-?]. 13.5x4 inch bumper sticker, black text only on yellow field. More
Cat.No: 162035
Denver: Coors Boycott and Strike Support Coalition of Colorado, 1977. Comic. 10p., 8.5x11 inches, panel-illustrated comic book format, very good in stapled white pictorial wraps, More
Cat.No: 139690
Chicago: FLOC Support Group, [1981]. 8.5x11 inch leaflet, very good, printed both sides. Announces a musical fundraiser for striking midwest farmworkers who pick tomatoes for Campbell's and Libby's. More
Cat.No: 211095
Berkeley: FSC/UFW UC Berkeley, [1975]. handbill leaflet. Single sheet handbill, 11x8.5 inches in landscape format, orange sheet with photo of a policeman harassing striking farmworkers and text announcing a film and a lecture May 5th and 8th at the Madrone Room and the Women's Lounge at Memorial Union, UC Berkeley..... More
Cat.No: 181389
