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ACWA representatives delivering petition to White House, 1969

1969 ‧ 25.5 x 20.5 cm ‧ Photograph, documentary ‧ monochrome ‧ Jump to full details ‧ Request from Special Collections

Summary:Description on reverse reads: "Appeal for import controls on apparel coming into the United States from Japan is presented to White House deputy counsel Peter Flannigan by representatives of Clothing Workers from Baltimore. Delivering the petition signed by about 100,000 union members and friends are Mrs. Bessie McCullough, Mrs. Helen Getz and Mrs. Rita Petti. Copies of the petition, urging American and Japanese governments to agree on controls for apparel imports, also were given to the Japanese Embassy. [From] issue of 6/7/69." 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:District of Columbia
Place of origin – Settlement:Washington
Temporal subject: 1961-1970
Topical subjects:Clothing workers--Labor unions
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
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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