American Labor & Radicalism
This section includes books (both nonfiction and fiction) as well as ephemera related to labor unions and activism, grassroots political organization in fields such as environmentalism and free speech, and the underground press. Our holdings range from academic historical works and labor-themed novels to original leaflets and pamphlets.
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Brooklyn metro times. No. 8 (Winter 1996)
Brooklyn: the newsletter, 1996. 43p., staplebound in wraps, 5.5x8.5 inches. Phone number penned on back cover, otherwise very good. Articles in this issue include coverage of a garment worker strike, dispute over living wage, potential rebirth of the labor movement, and more. More about Brooklyn metro times. No. 8 (Winter 1996
Cat.No: 194468
Brother: a forum for men against sexism, #14/15 [double issue]
Berkeley: Brother, 1976. Magazine. 48p., 8.x11 inches, staplebound wraps; paper toned, cover has a small corner chip, otherwise very good. Combines radical politics with sexual liberation, including gay liberation. More about Brother: a forum for men against sexism, #14/15 [double issue
Cat.No: 83386
Brother: a forum for men against sexism, #14/15 [double issue]
Berkeley: Brother, 1976. Magazine. 48p., 8.x11 inches, staplebound wraps; paper toned, cover has creases and edgewear; a decent reading copy. Combines radical politics with sexual liberation, including gay liberation. More about Brother: a forum for men against sexism, #14/15 [double issue
Cat.No: 237976
Brother: a forum for men against sexism; #4, April 1972,
Berkeley: Brother, 1972. Newspaper. 16p. folded tabloid newspaper, illustrated with photos, drawings, cartoons, articles, poems, essays, resources, ads etc. light wear and toning otherwise very good on newsprint. Combining radical politics with sexual liberation, including gay liberation. More about Brother: a forum for men against sexism; #4, April 1972
Cat.No: 83277
Brother: a male liberation newspaper; #2, Summer 1971
Berkeley: Brother, 1971. Newspaper. 24p. folded tabloid combining radical politics with sexual liberation, including gay liberation. Horizontal fold, paper toned. On this issue "Stop Playboying" has been added above the Brother logo on the front page. A mix of articles, some reprinted from feminist publications, perhaps the most notable contents... More about Brother: a male liberation newspaper; #2, Summer 1971
Cat.No: 109062
Brother: a male liberation newspaper; #2, Summer 1971
Berkeley: Brother, 1971. Newspaper. 24p. folded tabloid combining radical politics with sexual liberation, including gay liberation. Horizontal fold, paper toned, otherwise very good. On this issue "Stop Playboying" has been added above the Brother logo on the front page. A mix of articles, some reprinted from feminist publications, perhaps the... More about Brother: a male liberation newspaper; #2, Summer 1971
Cat.No: 242452
Buffalo Workers Movement Newsletter, August 1978
Buffalo, NY: Buffalo Workers Movement, 1978. 13p,plus Labor Round-Up, 14p, on 8.5x11 inch sheets stapled at upper left, articles on affirmative action, the Equal RIghts Amendment, and Coalition for Abortion Rights and against Sterilization Abuse, California's Proposition 13. More about Buffalo Workers Movement Newsletter, August 1978
Cat.No: 165864
Buffalo Workers Movement Newsletter, December 1977
Buffalo, NY: Buffalo Workers Movement, 1977. 14p, plus special issue on health and safety 17p, all on 8.5x11 inch sheets stapled at upper left, articles on abortion rights and the Hyde Amendment, the KKK in Buffalo, a history of Puerto Rico, and a number of articles on workers' health and safety. More about Buffalo Workers Movement Newsletter, December 1977
Cat.No: 165836
Buffalo Workers Movement Newsletter, May 1978
Buffalo, NY: Buffalo Workers Movement, 1978. 15p,plus Labor Round-Up, 10p, on 8.5x11 inch sheets stapled at upper left, articles on redbaiting, cancer in the nuclear industry, Puerto Rican electrical workers, and a follow-up article on workers' health and safety. More about Buffalo Workers Movement Newsletter, May 1978
Cat.No: 165853
Building communism in the U.S.S.R., Americans ask questions - Soviet experts answer
New York: Compass Publications, 1968. 159p., slightly shelf worn wraps. Pocket book format. More about Building communism in the U.S.S.R., Americans ask questions - Soviet experts answer
Cat.No: 109893
Bulletin Farabundo Marti del FMLN: Voice of the Salvadoran people in struggle. No. 1 (March 1985)
n.p. Farabundo Marti Communication System, 1985. 11p., staplebound booklet format, very good. English translations of articles for an audience of American supporters. More about Bulletin Farabundo Marti del FMLN: Voice of the Salvadoran people in struggle. No. 1 (March 1985
Cat.No: 235511
Bulletin in defense of Marxism [107 issues]
New York: Buletin IDOM, 1983-1998. Magazine. One-hundred and seven issues of the bulletin, spanning the period from December 1983 to August 1998, all 8.5x11 inches in wraps, front wrap of Number 37 worn and unevenly toned else generally very good condition. Issues present are Numbers 1, 3, 6-11, 21, 22... More about Bulletin in defense of Marxism [107 issues
Cat.No: 238502
Bulletin in defense of Marxism, no. 1, December, 1983 to no. 131, March-April 1996 Lacking four issues
New York: Buletin IDOM, 1983-1994. Magazine. An almost complete run of the first 131 issues of IDOM, lacking issues 6,14,18 and 117, all 8.5x11 inches in wraps and in very good condition. Issued by expelled members of the Socialist Workers Party in the U.S. The first editor was Frank Lovell... More about Bulletin in defense of Marxism, no. 1, December, 1983 to no. 131, March-April 1996 Lacking four...
Cat.No: 30433
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The Bulletin [later The Communist Bulletin]. (seven issues: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Aberdeen; Edinburgh: Communist Bulletin Group, 1982-85. Seven issues of the staplebound journal published by ex-members of the International Communist Current. 8x11.5 inches, good to very good condition, earier issues more worn with foxing. Some issues include contributions from the US and other countries. More about The Bulletin [later The Communist Bulletin]. (seven issues: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10
Cat.No: 216940
Bulletin: weekly organ of the Workers League. Volume 6, nos. 21 and 23 (two issues)
Boston: Workers League, 1970. Two issues of the tabloid-format newspaper, 12p. each, mild edgewear and toning. Headlines are "Nixon uses racism to split workers" and "Pathet Lao shows the way!" Additional items on "Stalinism and the CP youth," "The method of IS and SDS labor," "French police raid Trotskyist youth... More about Bulletin: weekly organ of the Workers League. Volume 6, nos. 21 and 23 (two issues
Cat.No: 190892
Bulletins of the Federal Board for Vocational Education
Washington, DC: Federal Board for Vocational Education, 1919-1920. Bulletins 35 through 54 inclusive, issued October 1919 through June 1920, custom bound in attractive black half-morocco boards lettered gilt, all edges handsomely marbled with marbled endpapers. External letterpress ownership mark of one "R.T. Fisher." Total around 1,100 pages. Fine condition. Each... More about Bulletins of the Federal Board for Vocational Education
Cat.No: 123516
The Burning spear: Voice of the International Black Revolution; February 1985, vol. 11, no. 11
Oakland: African People's Socialist Party, 1985. 24p. tabloid newspaper, folded and slightly browned else very good condition. Cover headline is "White ruling class and U.S. government still haunted by the Black Revolution of the 60's", with photos of Huey P. Newton, Malcom X., Geronimo Pratt, and George Jackson. Also includes... More about The Burning spear: Voice of the International Black Revolution; February 1985, vol. 11, no. 11
Cat.No: 241372
The Burning world review. Vol. 1, no. 1 (June 1967)
Albuquerque: the newspaper, 1967. Four page tabloid format newspaper, paper evenly toned, folded horizontally, otherwise very good. OCLC lists only one holding at the University of New Mexico; unknown whether any later issues were published. Underground newspaper with much coverage of an incident in which students at Albuquerque High School... More about The Burning world review. Vol. 1, no. 1 (June 1967
Cat.No: 165937
Butcher Shop Issue 4
Minneapolis: npub, [1993-1994]. 17p., stapled wraps, 8.5 x 11 inches, illus., very good condition. Not dated, but from somewhere beween September 1993 and February 1994 based on content. Anarchist zine with an article on Leonard Peltier, an interview with Propagandhi, a guide protesting for students, a list of upcoming rallies... More about Butcher Shop Issue 4
Cat.No: 242118
Butte Barbers' Union No. 635, J.B.H.C. & P.I.U. of A. Scale of Prices
Butte, MT: Butte Barbers' Union, [1960s-?]. Undated stiff board, very good, 8.5x11 inches, listing prices for 24 different procedures, the most expensive being haircut and shave for $3.25. More about Butte Barbers' Union No. 635, J.B.H.C. & P.I.U. of A. Scale of Prices
Cat.No: 137388
Butte Barbers' Union No. 635, J.B.H.C. & P.I.U. of A. Scale of Prices
Butte, MT: Butte Barbers' Union, [1960s-?]. Undated stiff board, very good, 8.5x11 inches, listing prices for 24 different procedures, the most expensive being a razor cut for $3.50. More about Butte Barbers' Union No. 635, J.B.H.C. & P.I.U. of A. Scale of Prices
Cat.No: 137390
Butte Beauticians' Union No. 635, J.B.H.C. & P. Int. U. of A. Scale of Prices
Butte, MT: Butte Beauticians' Union, [1960s-?]. Undated stiff board, very good, 8.5x11 inches, listing prices for 30 different procedures; a shampoo and set is $2.50 and the priciest items is a wig cut and set for $25. More about Butte Beauticians' Union No. 635, J.B.H.C. & P. Int. U. of A. Scale of Prices
Cat.No: 137392
By-laws of Subordinate Lodge 39, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Welders, Riggers and Helpers of America
Oakland: the Brotherhood, 1941. 7p., staplebound booklet, bottom of front cover lightly creased. More about By-laws of Subordinate Lodge 39, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders,...
Cat.No: 219788
Cal Reporter. Vol. 1 no. 4 (March 24, 1958)
Berkeley: SLATE, 1958. Single issue of the newsletter, four pages, very good. The first periodical issued by SLATE, the campus activist group that was a precursor to the wild and woolly 1960s at Berkeley. Features news about campus politics and an effort by SLATE to have student bookstores raise their... More about Cal Reporter. Vol. 1 no. 4 (March 24, 1958
Cat.No: 181732
CALA Newsletter. February 1972
Madison: Community Action on Latin America, 1976. 7p., 8.5x11 inches, self-wraps secured by folding, lightly worn else very good condition. Cover story on Nixon's plans for Latin America, plus articles on CALA's upcoming conference in Chile, torture in Brazil, and more. More about CALA Newsletter. February 1972
Cat.No: 242495