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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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..... More
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
Cat.No: 165853
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
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
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
Cat.No: 30433
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
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
Cat.No: 123516
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Cat.No: 181732
CALA ART / Community Action on Latin America / Benefit Art Auction [screenprint poster]
Madison: Community Action on Latin America, 1983. 15x21.25 inch screenprint poster, signed in pencil by the artist (indecipherable to your humble cataloguer). The reverse has marks from tape, not visible from the front, which has an edge stain at center right. More
Cat.No: 243291
CALA Newsletter. February 1972
Madison: Community Action on Latin America, 1972. 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
Cat.No: 242495
CALA Newsletter. March 1972
Madison: Community Action on Latin America, 1972. 6p., 8.5x11 inches, self-wraps secured by folding, very good condition. Cover story on Ecuador. More
Cat.No: 242604
CALA Newsletter. May 1972
Madison: Community Action on Latin America, 1972. 6p., 8.5x11 inches, self-wraps secured by folding, pages 4 and 5 stained at bottom corners else good condition. Cover story on ITT's influence in Chile. The company's attempts to prevent Allende from coming to power had recently come to light. More
Cat.No: 242603
CALA Newsletter. October 1972
Madison: Community Action on Latin America, 1972. 6p., 8.5x11 inches, self-wraps secured by folding, vertically creased, address label on rear wrap else good condition. Cover story on ITT's influence in Chile, Vietnam, and South Africa. More
Cat.No: 242602
CALA Newsletter. Vol. 2 No. 2, November 1972
Madison: Community Action on Latin America, 1972. 6p., 8.5x11 inches, self-wraps secured by folding, vertically creased, pencil notation on front wrap, address label, postage stamp, and small stain on rear wrap else good condition. Letter to Frank R. Millikien, President of the Kennecott Copper Corporation, with blank space below for..... More
Cat.No: 242828
CALA Newsletter. Vol. 3 No. 4, Dec. 1973-Jan. 1974
Madison: Community Action on Latin America, 1973. 4p. plus [2]p. photo spread inset, 8.5x11 inches, self-wraps secured by folding, vertically creased, address stamp and remains of sticker used to hold shut for mailing on rear wrap else good condition. List of literature available from CALA laid in. Cover story on..... More
Cat.No: 242829
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
Cat.No: 181840
CALA Newsletter. Vol. 6 No. 2, February 1977
Madison: Community Action on Latin America, 1977. 8p., 8.5x11 inches, self-wraps secured by folding, wraps worn, horizontally creased, address label on rear wrap, two small holes on top and bottom from being stapled shut for mailing else good condition. Cover story is "Sterilization: U.S. Alternative to Liberation in Third World"..... More
Cat.No: 242835
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
Cat.No: 129574
California Socialist [28 issues]
Los Angeles: Socialist Party of California, 1978-1983. Twenty-eight issues of the newsletter, mostly 8.5x11 inches, folded for mailing, the last two in tabloid newspaper format. Numbers present are vol. 3 nos. 9, 11, 12; vol. 4 nos. 6-12, vol. 5 nos. 1-12, vol. 6 nos. 1-4, 9, and vol. 8..... More
Cat.No: 245353