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Lunchbox drive by Willamette Valley District Council of Lumber and Sawmill Workers, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, October 1974

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Summary:United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America members from the Willamette Valley District Council of Lumber and Sawmill Workers prepare lunchboxes affixed with pro-union stickers to be mailed to Congress to protest unemployment as part of a campaign called "Empty Promises Equal Empty Lunch Boxes", October 1974. These photographs were included in an article on page 2 of the December 1974 issue of The Carpenter Magazine (https://archive.org/stream/carpenter94unit).
Provider:United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:Oregon
Place of origin – Settlement:Eugene
Temporal subject: 1971-1980
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:Oregon
Geographical subject – Settlement:Eugene
Topical subjects: United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Carpenters' unions
ArchivesUM location:United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America archives
  • series 14
  • subseries 1
  • box 49
  • folder 10 - Miscellaneous, undated
  • accession 1995-94
Repository:Historical Manuscripts
Browse terms:Economics, Business, Commerce, Labor
Collection:Labor in America Collection
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