Description: Terence V. Powderly (1849-1924) led the Knights of Labor, a powerful advocate for the eight-hour day in the 1870s and early 1880s. Under Powderly's leadership, the union discouraged the use of strikes and advocated restructuring society along cooperative lines. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03915
Subjects: Labor leaders; Labor unions--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor
 

Description: AFL-CIO United Farm Workers demonstration in Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1973. The UFW called for boycotts of grapes and lettuce after disputes over expiring contracts without elections. This photograph was taken by a photographer for publication in the Columbus Free Press newspaper. The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05845
Subjects: Demonstrations; Protests and protestors; Labor unions--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor; Strikes
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Broadside entitled "How to Form a Trade Union or Federal Labor Union, " published by the American Federation of Labor ca. 1900. The broadside outlines six requirements to form a trade or federal labor union as well as a small paragraph on how to form a central labor union. The American Federation of Labor is one of the first labor union federations established in the United States, and merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955 to form the AFL-CIO. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: VFM6221
Subjects: Labor movement--United States--History--20th century; Labor unions--Ohio; Social movements;
 

Description: Delegates to the 1st Ohio Industrial Union Council (also known as the Ohio CIO) convention, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1938. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00647
Subjects: Labor unions--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Political Action Committee meeting about the Taft-Hartley Act, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, 1948. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00648
Subjects: Labor unions--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Delegates vote at CIO political action committee rally, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, 1952 View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00649
Subjects: Labor unions--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Union members attending labor organizing class at Ohio CIO (or AFL-CIO) Summer School, ca. 1950-1959. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00650
Subjects: Labor unions--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor; Education
 

Description: Labor organizers attending Ohio CIO (or AFL-CIO) Summer School, ca. 1950-1959. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00651
Subjects: Labor unions--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor
 

Description: Baseball game at Ohio CIO (or AFL-CIO) Summer School, ca. 1950-1959. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00653
Subjects: Labor unions--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor
 

Description: This poster urges voters to register to vote against the right to work amendment. The "right to work" amendment proposed to the Ohio Constitution in 1958 stipulated that no person could be denied, or excluded from, employment due to membership or non-membership in a labor organization. This placed legal limitations on union security agreements. A vigorous lobbying campaign by the AFL-CIO helped to overwhelmingly defeat the Republican Ohio Assembly's bid to pass the amendment. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS758
Subjects: Labor unions -- Ohio; Political campaigns; Voting; Legislation;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Two men hold signs calling for a boycott of the fast food restaurant Borden Burger, in support of Columbus Coated Fabrics (CCF) textile workers, 1974. This photograph was taken for publication in the Columbus Free Press newspaper. The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a pri View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1301AV_B04F08_06
Subjects: Protests and protestors; Demonstrations; Activism; Labor movement--United States--History--20th century; Labor unions -- Ohio; Fast food restaurants
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: A banner hangs from an apartment building calling for a boycott of the fast food restaurant Borden Burger, in support of Columbus Coated Fabrics (CCF) textile workers, 1974. This photograph was taken for publication in the Columbus Free Press newspaper. The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1301AV_B04F08_05
Subjects: Protests and protestors; Demonstrations; Activism; Labor movement--United States--History--20th century; Labor unions -- Ohio; Fast food restaurants
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)