Banner
Object number2010.105.1
OriginDuquesne, PA
Mediumsatin; cotton
Credit LineGift of Mike Bilcsik
DescriptionPurple fabric banner with dark yellow fringe on bottom edge. Embroidered in dark yellow text on obverse has organization slogan and information. Top of banner has a pole sleeve. Beige satin backing.Dimensions34.5 x 63.5 in. (87.6 x 161.3 cm)InscriptionsEmbroidered in dark yellow on obverse, "UNITED WE STAND - DIVIDED WE FALL / UNITED STEEL WORKERS OF AMERICA / LOCAL 1256 / C.I.O. / DUQUESNE, PA."
Historical NotesUnited Steelworkers of America, Local 1256 banner. A steelworkers union based in Duquesne, Pennsylvania, was organized February 2, 1937, and was incorporated into the United Steelworkers of America (USWA) in 1942. USWA was established May 22, 1942, by a convention of representatives from the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel, and Tin Workers and the Steel Workers Organizing Committee, after almost six years of divisive struggles to create a new union of steelworkers. The Union has always been headquartered in Pittsburgh. Donor Mike Bilcsik was the last President of Local 1256 before they folded during the 1980s recession. He led the campaign in 1983-1984 to save the Dorothy furnace from demolition. Dorothy Six was the largest blast furnace in the world and once the pride of the Mon Valley. Despite the grassroots “Save Dorothy” campaign, US Steel demolished the furnace two years later.
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United Steelworkers of America
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The Russell-Hampton Company
Banner Year Inc.
1965
2015
