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Labor unions

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Maryland Freedom Union Black unionization campaign press materials, 1966-07-12 - 1967-03-20

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151034443766], Folder: 27
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A letter to a New York Times journalist and a press release produced by the Maryland Freedom Union discussing their successes organizing Black workers in two Baltimore stores, Tommy Tucker Store and Roth's Supermarket, in cooperation with a local chapter of CORE. The press release announces that they won a recognition agreement at Roth's Supermarket with a union shop provision, wage increase, vacation benefits, and sick leave for workers at Roth's.

Dates: 1966-07-12 - 1967-03-20

NAACP demonstration memo, 1963-05-13

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151034443782], Folder: 26
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A memo from George Sellers, coordinator of the direct action committee of the NAACP, to the organization's officers, executive board members, direct action committee members, and freedom supporters of the NAACP. Sellers makes a "freedom sacrifice appeal" for participation in a demonstration on May 15, 1963 planned by the Philadelphia Branch of the NAACP, which was protesting over racial discrimination against Black workers by labor unions engaged in the construction of Reyburn Plaza.

Dates: 1963-05-13