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Louis Hollander and Vincent Lacapria leading picket line in front of Macy's, 1969

196925.5 x 20.5 cmPhotograph, documentarymonochromeJump to full detailsRequest from Special Collections

Summary:Description on reverse reads: "Clothing workers members numbering more than 1,000 picketed R.H. Macy's in New York for more than an hour to protest the sale of suits made in Japan under substandard wages and working conditions. ACWA Vice Presidents Louis Hollander, right, and Vincent Lacapria lead the line. [From] issue of 9/20/69." For complete collection information, visit the full finding aid at http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/42579
Creator:AFL-CIO News
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:New York
Place of origin – Settlement:New York
Temporal subject: 1961-1970
Topical subjects:Clothing workers--Labor unions
Strikes and lockouts--Textile industry
Strikes and lockouts--Clothing trade
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Lacapria, Vincent
Hollander, Louis, 1893-
ArchivesUM location:AFL-CIO Information Department, Photographic Prints collection
  • series 1: Subject Files, 1890-1995
  • subseries 1: Photographs, 1890-1993
  • box : 37
  • folder 15: International Unions, ACTWU, includes ACWA
  • accession 2014-001-RG96-001
Repository:Historical Manuscripts
Browse terms:Economics, Business, Commerce, Labor
Copyright holder:AFL-CIO
Collection:Digital Collections
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