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| Title | "Important to Chinese Cannery Workers", a flier urging Chinese workers to attend the union meetings, ca. 1933-1936 |
| Author | Cannery Workers and Farm Laborers' Union, Local 18257 |
| Publisher | Cannery Workers and Farm Laborers' Union, Local 18257 |
| Publisher Location | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Date of Publication | 1933-1936 |
| Notes | A notice to Chinese members of the Cannery Workers and Farm Laborers' Union, Local 18257 asking for their attendance in membership meetings. This notice details the union's purposes and motives: For closed shop in the salmon industry in Alaska and Columbia River; For farm workers - fighting against sweat shop wages and deplorable conditions; Vehemently for the elimination of contractors and labor agents; No discrimination against race, color, or former affiliations; The only official bargaining agent recognized and endorsed by the sister unions in the Maritime Federation of the Pacific. This notice also contains contact information for its Chinese Brothers in both Seattle and Portland, Oregon. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Fliers (Printed matter) |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Cannery Workers and Farm Laborers Union. Local 18257 (Seattle, Wash.); Cannery workers--Labor unions--Washington (State)--Seattle; Chinese Americans--Employment--Washington (State)--Seattle; Labor unions--Organizing--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Geographic Coverage | United States--Washington (State); United States--Oregon--Portland |
| Digital ID Number | PNW01189 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or inquire about permissions contact: photos@u.washington.edu. |
| Digital Collection | Pacific Northwest Historical Documents
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| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Cannery Workers and Farm Laborers Union, Local 7 Records. Accession no. 3927-001, Box 9/2 |
| Object Type | Typescript
Flier
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| Physical Description | 1 leaf :35 x 21 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original text or image at 200 dpi saved in TIFF format, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2011. |
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