Object number:
2013.8.16
Object name:
zine
Title:
Why Unions are Not the Devil
Date made:
October, 2011
Material/Technique:
Ink on paper
Dimensions:
H: 4.25 in, W: 2.75 in
Credit line:
Gift of Miguel Arzabe
Copyright status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical description:
This is a zine that is hand-drawn in black and white, reproduced on 8 1/2 x 11 paper, and fan-folded in such a way as to create a small 8-page publication.
Content description:
These were produced during the Occupy Oakland demonstrations in October of 2011. This zine describes why labor unions were created, the good that they are still providing in protecting wages and workers' rights, and the potential of return to unfair practices should unions be discontinued.
Concepts:
political protest; labor union; publication; Occupy Movement; strike
Places:
Oakland
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