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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CALA Newsletter. Vol. 5 no. 3, March 1976
Madison: Community Action on Latin America, 1976. 12p., 8.5x11 inch newsletter, wraps mildly worn and smudged. This issue mostly on Cuba, with cover story on Fidel Castro at Cuba's first Party congress. More about CALA Newsletter. Vol. 5 no. 3, March 1976
Cat.No: 181840
California at a crossroads: social strife or social unity?
Berkeley, CA: Campus Coalitions for Human Rights and Social Justice, 1995. 14p., very good in wraps. On Propositions 184 and 187. More about California at a crossroads: social strife or social unity?
Cat.No: 129574
California State Federation of Labor - A.F. of L. ; 47th annual convention. Shrine Civic Auditorium, Los Angeles; August 29 to September 2, 1949 [group photograph of delegates]
Los Angeles: California State Federation of Labor, 1949. Black and white photograph, 28x10 inches, depicting some 300 people standing in rows outside the auditorium, facing the photographer. Photographer's name, Weaver, written at bottom right on the negative, appearing as white lettering on a gentleman's pants. Margin tear and minor discoloring... More about California State Federation of Labor - A.F. of L. ; 47th annual convention. Shrine Civic...
Cat.No: 134650
The California tomorrow plan: a first sketch
San Francisco: California Tomorrow, 1971. 37p., tabloid newspaper format folded to make 8.5x11 inch brochure; one edge moderately worn, otherwise good. "A plan for the future of California- its land, its cities and its people. A challenge, both to those who now wield power and to those who are critical... More about The California tomorrow plan: a first sketch
Cat.No: 142881
California women: a report of the Advisory Commission on the Status of Women 1969
Sacramento: Advisory Commission on the Status of Women, 1969. Paperback. 91p., 8.5x11 inches, appendix of tables, mildly-worn government report in stapled blue printed covers. More about California women: a report of the Advisory Commission on the Status of Women 1969
Cat.No: 206769
Call
n.p. n.pub. [200-]. 59p., wraps; photocopied in zine format reproducing numerous penned corrections. Anonymous anarchist manifesto. More about Call
Cat.No: 172266
The Call / El Clarín. Vol. 1 no. 2 (November 1972)
Chicago: October League / The Call, 1972. Second issue of the Marxist-Leninist tabloid-format paper, evenly toned, mild handling wear. More about The Call / El Clarín. Vol. 1 no. 2 (November 1972
Cat.No: 239423
The Call / El Clarín. Vol. 2 no. 10 (July, 1974)
Chicago: October League / The Call, 1974. Single issue of the Marxist-Leninist tabloid-format paper, evenly toned, horizontal fold, otherwise very good. More about The Call / El Clarín. Vol. 2 no. 10 (July, 1974
Cat.No: 217435
The Call / El Clarín. Vol. 4 no. 6 (March, 1976)
Chicago: October League / The Call, 1976. Single issue of the Marxist-Leninist tabloid-format paper, evenly toned, horizontal fold, otherwise very good. More about The Call / El Clarín. Vol. 4 no. 6 (March, 1976
Cat.No: 213291
The Call / El Clarín. Vol. 6 no. 13 (April 7, 1977)
Chicago: October League / The Call, 1977. Single issue of the Marxist-Leninist tabloid-format paper, evenly toned, otherwise very good; color illustration on cover of rebellious workers joyfully clamoring for a red flag. Includes the draft program of the Communist Party (M-L). More about The Call / El Clarín. Vol. 6 no. 13 (April 7, 1977
Cat.No: 210805
Call to a strategy action conference. Milwaukee, Wisconsin June 27-28
Washington, DC: Strategy Action Conference Office, [1970]. Single 8.5x14 inch sheet, printed both sides, creases from folding for an envelope, rubberstamp of the Longshoremen's union library; images of Bobby Seale shacked to a chair from the iconic courtroom scene in Chicago, and an American soldier with face in hands. Calls... More about Call to a strategy action conference. Milwaukee, Wisconsin June 27-28
Cat.No: 164684
Cambridge and nuclear weapons: Is there a place to hide?
Cambridge, MA: Cambridge City Council, 1982. 9p., horizontal fold crease, back cover has the penned name of a contact in the Native American Support Group. More about Cambridge and nuclear weapons: Is there a place to hide?
Cat.No: 188398
Camejo meeting in New York August 7, 1983
n.p. n.pub. 1983. Single 8.5x11 inch sheet, photocopied from typewritten report. A "third-hand report" for Socialist Workers Party members summarizing the points made by Peter Camejo at a meeting after his split with the SWP. Notes that "party members could not attend without risking expulsion." At the end the anonymous..... More about Camejo meeting in New York August 7, 1983
Cat.No: 145606
Camouflage: the myth of "labor monopoly"
Washington: American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations. Industrial Union Department, [1960]. 24p., staplebound pamphlet, very good. Publication no. 33. Argues that unions are the main force preventing corporate monopolization. More about Camouflage: the myth of "labor monopoly"
Cat.No: 124100
Camp News. Vol. IV, no. 1 (January 15, 1973)
Chicago: the newspaper, 1973. Single issue of the underground GI movement publication, tabloid format newspaper. Edgeworn, beginning to split at the fold; a reference copy only. Masthead emblem is a raised fist punching through the top of a tent. More about Camp News. Vol. IV, no. 1 (January 15, 1973
Cat.No: 240892
Campaign for Amnesty
San Francisco: Campaign for Amnesty, [1973]. Four-panel brochure, 7x8.5 inches, very good. Introduction to the SF-based group for the aid of war resisters, composed of members of VVAW, the National Lawyers Guild and other groups. More about Campaign for Amnesty
Cat.No: 217774
The Campus Organizer Newsletter: A publication of the New American Movement Campus Network. (Nos. 1-3)
Chicago: the Network, 1975-76. Three issues of the 8.5x11 inch newsletter, the third apparently a photocopy, the second represented by both a photocopy and the loose sheets of the original. Four, five and six pages respectively. Includes coverage of Harvard-Radcliffe activism, a NAM campus organizing conference at Oberlin, a campus... More about The Campus Organizer Newsletter: A publication of the New American Movement Campus Network. (Nos....
Cat.No: 240248
Can walnuts not workers / Boycott Diamond Walnuts [pinback button]
Cheshire, CT: mfg. by Barket Specialty Co., [199-?]. 1.5 inch square pin, very good. In support of a strike that began in 1991. More about Can walnuts not workers / Boycott Diamond Walnuts [pinback button
Cat.No: 237649
Can't jail the spirit; political prisoners in the U.S. A collection of biographies. Third edition
Chicago: Editorial El Coqui, 1992. 207p., preface, testimonial, foreword, introduction, illustrations, very good third edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. The prisoners include African Americans, Hispanic Americans,Native Americans, European Americans, Japanese nationals etc. More about Can't jail the spirit; political prisoners in the U.S. A collection of biographies. Third edition
Cat.No: 68602
Can't jail the spirit; political prisoners in the U.S. A collection of biographies
Chicago: Committee to end the Marion Lockdown, 2002. Paperback. 234p., introduction, illustrations, very good fifth edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. The prisoners include African Americans, Hispanic Americans,Native Americans, European Americans, Japanese nationals etc. Each edition contains new information while released prisoners are not included; we are proud to note... More about Can't jail the spirit; political prisoners in the U.S. A collection of biographies
Cat.No: 92455
Can't survive on $3.35 [pinback button]
San Francisco: Coalition for a Fair Minimum Wage, [198-]. 1.75 inch diameter pin, tiny bump in field. The minimum wage remained at $3.35 throughout the 1980s. More about Can't survive on $3.35 [pinback button
Cat.No: 235714
Canada Post Corporation: it can deliver / Postes Canada le service avant tout
Ottowa: Canadian Labour Congress, 1986. 28p. each in English and French. More about Canada Post Corporation: it can deliver / Postes Canada le service avant tout
Cat.No: 173677
Canadian Revolution: an independent journal of Marxism-Leninism. Vol. 1 no. 2 (August/Sept. 1975)
Toronto: Canadian Workers Press, 1975. 60p., 8.5x11 inches, staplebound pictorial wraps; ex-library with rubberstamp on cover, interior clean. Includes a heated rebuttal to the CPC(M-L)'s call for unity. More about Canadian Revolution: an independent journal of Marxism-Leninism. Vol. 1 no. 2 (August/Sept. 1975
Cat.No: 221950
Capitalism stinks. Vol. 1 no. 11 (June 1, 1969)
Berkeley: New World Vision Action Committee, 1969. 4p., tabloid format newspaper, evenly toned with some edgewear; cover story on People's Park. More about Capitalism stinks. Vol. 1 no. 11 (June 1, 1969
Cat.No: 208349
Capitalism, Nature, Socialism: A Journal of Socialist Ecology [19 issues]
Santa Cruz: Guilford Publications, Inc., 1988-1996. Nineteen issues of the journal, spanning the period from Fall 1988 to March 1996. Issues present are Numbers 1, 5-13 and 17-25. All have worn and soiled wraps and faded spines, Number 6 has a small stain on the front wrap, else generally very... More about Capitalism, Nature, Socialism: A Journal of Socialist Ecology [19 issues
Cat.No: 239441