Symbol, Social
Symbol, Social
Symbol, Social

Symbol, Social

Object number93.55.2
DateAFL--mid-1980s
Mediumpaper, plastic, metal
Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection
DescriptionRound pin back button with brown printing on tan background.Dimensions2.25 in. (5.7 cm)
MarksSAVE DOROTHY 6/ USWA union logo
Historical NotesThis button was made to protest the closing and demolition of the Dorothy 6 furnace at the United States Steel Duquesne Works. Dorothy 6 was named for Dorothy Worthington, wife of the head of USS Co. It closed in the 1980's when much of the steel industry left the region.
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