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Book of the week. Agitate! Educate! Organize! American Labor Posters

By Lincoln Cushing and Timothy W. Drescher

In Agitate! Educate! Organize!, Lincoln Cushing and Timothy W. Drescher share their vast knowledge about the rich graphic tradition of labor posters. Here you will find lavish full-color reproductions of more than 250 of the best posters that have emerged from the American labor movement on topics ranging from core issues such as wages and working conditions to discrimination to international solidarity. The collection ensures that readers will want to return again and again to this visually fascinating treasury of little-known images. Some of the posters were issued by government programs and campaigns; some were devised by unions as recruiting tools or strike announcements; others were generated by grassroots organizations focused on a particular issue or group of workers. All reveal much about the diverse experiences of working people in the United States and the wide range of social, economic and political concerns.

Labor posters are widely scattered, difficult to locate, and rarely archived. Cushing and Drescher examined several thousand such images in the course their research, guaranteeing a truly representative selection. The presentation of the posters is thematic, with a brief history of activist graphic media followed by chapters on Dignity and Exploitation; Health and Safety; Women; Race and Civil Rights; War, Peace and Internationalism; Solidarity and Organizing; Strikes and Boycotts; Democracy, Voting, and Patriotism; History, Heroes, and Martyrs; and Culture. Along with the stunning color images, the text contributes to a much deeper understanding of the politics, history, artistry, and impact of this genre of activist art and the importance of the labor movement in the transformation of society over the course of the twentieth century. 216 pages paperback.

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Thursday 29 July 2010, 22:12:33

This week's top stories

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South Africa Labor Union Representing 210,000 South African State Workers Begins Strike [Bloomberg] 2010-07-29

Turkey Workers protest union-busting sackings by UPS [ITF] ActNOW! 2010-07-29

Bangladesh Workers’ organization stripped of legal status, staff detained and beaten [Maquila Solidarity Network] 2010-07-29

Mexico Grupo México’s Infamous Safety Legacy Lives on at Cananea [ICEM] For more info 2010-07-27

Honduras Nike pays $1.5 million to relief fund for laid-off workers [Maquila Solidarity Network] 2010-07-27

USA SEIU, Workers United and UNITE HERE settle disputes [Talking Union] 2010-07-27

Iraq Trade Unions Banned in the Electricity Sector [ITUC] ActNOW! 2010-07-27

Cambodia Striking garment workers battle police [Reuters] 2010-07-27

Bangladesh Millions of Garment Workers Push for Pay Rise From $28 to $76 a Month [The Morning Herald] 2010-07-25

India Tamil Nadu Foxconn plant shut down following toxic gas leak affecting 37 workers [IANS] 2010-07-25

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Africa Protecting African journalists uncovering uncomfortable truths [TUC] 2010-07-29 1 more labour news stories from Africa today

Australia / New South Wales Barangaroo - Sydney Icon or Safety Risk for Building Workers? [CFMEU] 2010-07-29 37 more labour news stories from Australia today

Barbados 'BSTU hails meeting as 'productive'' [Barbados Advocate] 2010-07-29

Cambodia SRP censures strike bust-up [The Phnom Penh Post] 2010-07-29 4 more labour news stories from Cambodia today

Canada Alberta using ‘immoral’ incentives to deny WCB benefits, charges labour group [Safety Reporter] 2010-07-29 26 more labour news stories from Canada today

Colombia Mission to Colombia calls for justice [International Metalworkers Federation] 2010-07-28

Egypt Quicktel workers and Tosson residents protest [Al Masry Al Youm] 2010-07-28

Ghana Mineworkers advocate more safety regulations [The Mail] 2010-07-28

Global Trade unionists in the crosshairs of global capital [The Tribune] 2010-07-28

Greece Fuel strike adds to anxiety, talks to end protest collapse [Canadian Business] 2010-07-28 1 more labour news stories from Greece today

Iceland SIPTU to meet over Dublin waste dispute [RTE] 2010-07-28

India / Bihar Increase retirement age of medical teachers [TNN] 2010-07-29 13 more labour news stories from India today

Indonesia Examples show maids protection ‘feasible’ [The Jakarta Post] 2010-07-29 2 more labour news stories from Indonesia today

Iraq Sami Ramadani Says: It is illegal to be a trade union member ActNOW! [Guardian] 2010-07-29 2 more labour news stories from Iraq today

Ireland SIPTU calls on protection for bin workers under Croke Park agreement For more info [SIPTU] 2010-07-29 9 more labour news stories from Ireland today

Israel Histadrut organizes El Al security workers in shock global campaign [TULIP] 2010-07-29

Japan 2,000 national public servants work 80 or more hours overtime a month [Japan Today] 2010-07-29

Korea Seoul/Daegu: Struggle against the 'G-20 Crackdown' [CINA/MTU] 2010-07-28

Liberia Labour movement pledges support to campaign for justice at Vale [Alibaba] 2010-07-28

Mexico / Global One week to go to ITF world congress in Mexico City For more info [ITF] 2010-07-29

Namibia Public Workers Union leader campaigns against re-election of Trade Union Federation boss [New Era] 2010-07-28

New Zealand / Australia Tasman wage gap $40 a week wider [NZPA] 2010-07-29 1 more labour news stories from New Zealand today

Nigeria FG: Why We Delayed Electricity Workers’ Monetisation Arrears [This Day] 2010-07-29

Palestine PGFTU calls for payment of backlogged salaries for Salfit workers [Maan News Agency] 2010-07-29

Philippines Workers warn Aquino against ‘sins of omission’ in SONA For more info [KMU] 2010-07-28

South Africa COSATU public service unions media statement on wage impasse [COSATU] 2010-07-29 10 more labour news stories from South Africa today

Trinidad and Tobago Petrotrin to pay for firing two [Trinidad Guardian] 2010-07-29

Turkey / Global Labor ministry says UPS employer is unfair ActNOW! [LabourWorld.net] 2010-07-29

UK We didn’t vote to die at work For more info [Hazards magazine] 2010-07-29 30 more labour news stories from UK today

USA / Michigan Detroit Symphony Musicians Targeted for Deep Slashes; Will Other Symphony Orchestra Musicians Also Be Under Gun? [e-releases] 2010-07-29 16 more labour news stories from USA today

Zambia Country lacks a comprehensive trickle down - Mine Workers Union [Steel Guru] 2010-07-28

Zimbabwe ZCTU welcomes salary cuts [NewsDay] 2010-07-28 0 more labour news stories from Zimbabwe today