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Button, Political

Object number2018.127.8

Datec. 1970

MediumMetal; Paper; Ink; Celluloid

Credit LineGift of Terence N. Palso

DescriptionCircular metal celluloid stickpin political button. Red background with black text through center. Union label printed along bottom edge. Union label embossed on metal back.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 0.938 × 0.875 × 0.125 in. (2.4 × 2.2 × 0.3 cm)
InscriptionsBlack printed text on front "DON'T / BUY / GRAPES".
MarksSheet Metal Worker's International Association union label embossed on back.

Union label on bottom edge that reads "UNION [ illegible] MADE".
Historical NotesPart of a collection of political and protest buttons collected by donor Terence N. Palso. Handed out in front of Pittsburgh supermarkets. Boycott Grapes campaign in the late 1960s and early 1970s of the United Farm Workers, led by activist Cesar Chavez to boycott growers that employed non-union workers or that attempted to contract with pickers without consulting the UFW. The grape strike started in the mid-1960s.

Related institution United Farm Workers

Collector Terence N. Palso

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