Youngstown Save Steel Jobs Rally Photographs   Save
Gerald Dickey Collection
Description: Following announcements that the Youngstown steel mills would shut down, the United Steelworkers Association Local 1462, Brier Hill Works of Youngstown Sheet and Tube, fought to keep them open. These two 8.5" by 11" (21.59 by 27.8 cm) photographs document a March 17, 1979 rally to save steel jobs. Gerald Dickey, recording secretary of the Local 1462 can be seen on the left, standing at the podium in both images. The rally took place on Federal Plaza in downtown Youngstown. It was one of many community activities to raise awareness and prevent closings. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1623_1909831_005
Subjects: Business and Labor; Steel industry; Labor unions; Demonstrations; Laborers; United Steelworkers of America; Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)