Thanks to Stefanie A. Caloia for speaking about her article, "Fifty Years of Labor History Preservation and Progress: The Evolution of the Walter P. Reuther Library." Read the full article on portal’s preprint site. @afscme-archivist.bsky.social @reutherlibrary.bsky.social

Treat yourself to #union representation this holiday season! Flyers, circa 1970s. @afscme.bsky.social @aft.org @aftarchivist.bsky.social @reutherlibrary.bsky.social

Random find today at the Reuther Library. @reutherlibrary.bsky.social #LaborHistory #LaborUnions #archives

There ARE solutions to the affordability crisis, especially when it comes to childcare costs. States & localities are developing policies that work for working families while providing living wages & benefits for providers. My new blog post digs into the challenges & the possible paths forward.

Wondering how to relate labor contracts to the hockey fan demographic? 🤔 How about a "City of Yzerman Bargaining Scenario"? @afscme.bsky.social @detroitredwings.bsky.social @detroitredwingsnhl.bsky.social @notdetroitredwings.bsky.social #Hockey #DetroitRedWings #LGRW #LaborUnions #LaborHistory

It is indeed the key takeaway from my book!

Sharp Nurses are set to begin a 3-day strike. They formed in the mid-1990a and in 1998 achieved their first contract. Here they are during that first contract fight: #Nurses #LaborUnions #LaborHistory #SanDiego @afscme.bsky.social

The latest episode of Tales from the Reuther Library features @afacwa.org president @flyingwithsara.bsky.social! Check it out on your favorite podcast app. @reutherlibrary.bsky.social #LaborHistory #podcasts

Is that Ron Burgundy in the archives?? 👀 Nope, it's Russ Murray, Executive Director of @ocsea11.bsky.social, in 1985. OCSEA affiliated with AFSCME in 1983, the same year Ohio public employees got the right to collectively bargain. #LaborHistory #Anchorman #CollectiveBargaining #PublicEmployees

Gloria McCabe, @afscme.bsky.social Council 97 member, had an unusual commute to work w/ the AZ Department of Economic Security. 4X a year, she and colleagues traveled all day by horse into the #GrandCanyon to the most remote Native American reservation in the US. #NativeAmericanHeritage #Arizona

As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history. Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX

It's #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth and here's a local story from 1981 of @afscme.bsky.social member Joan Sobbe, a bus driver for Huron Valley Schools in MI. Sobbe, of Ottawa heritage, volunteered with and served as chair for the Indian Education Program beginning in 1974. #LaborHistory #HuronValley

Yesterday was the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the #EdmundFitzgerald on #LakeSuperior. This documentary from @clickondetroit.com uses the WDIV archives at @reutherlibrary.bsky.social and features our AV department's #Steenbeck (film viewing machine): www.clickondetroit.com/features/202...

*waves from across Woodward* www.artnews.com/art-news/new... #LaborUnions #art #ArtMuseums #CulturalWorkers @cwuafscme.bsky.social

Tom Warzel of AFSCME CSEA Local 1000, appeared on The Late Show in 1997. Letterman gave the "man on the street" 5 seconds to exercise his constitutional right to free speech on air. Warzel said: “Everyone should belong to a union.” @afscme.bsky.social #CSEA #Letterman #LateShow #Unions #LaborHistory

Always ask your local archivist!

Ready for trick-or-treaters tomorrow? Make sure to buy union-made candy when you’re doing your shopping! And check out the full list at aflcio.org/halloween.

Jeepers! Some spooky scary Hallowe'en costumes from 1940 👻🎃👹 @afscme.bsky.social Milwaukee County Local 58 members pose at a "Hallowe'en hard time party." #Halloween #costumes #LaborHistory

If you ever wanted a deep-dive into the history of the Reuther Library, I've got you! Read "Fifty Years of Labor History Preservation and Progress: The Evolution of the Walter P. Reuther Library": muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl... @reutherlibrary.bsky.social #WayneState #LaborHistory

👀 👀 When you're looking for something unrelated and stumble into slides from the 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial march in Memphis, during the @afscme.bsky.social Local 1733 sanitation workers strike. #NationalGuard #Memphis #LaborHistory #MLK #LaborUnions

Not what I was expecting.... #archives @reutherlibrary.bsky.social

Your political action spinach contains vitamins A,F,S,C,M,&E, adding power to your punch! The Public Sector from #CSEA Local 1000 @afscme.bsky.social @reutherlibrary.bsky.social #PopeyeTheSailorMan #vote Did you know Popeye is in the public domain as of this year? #copyright #PublicDomain #cartoons

AFSCME is 89 years young this month! In October 1936 @afscme.bsky.social received its charter from the @aflcio.org. Founding president Arnold Zander's datebooks for October 6-17 show he visited the AFL-CIO in Washington, DC and attended meetings about the charter. #LaborHistory #HappyBirthday

Tom Warzel of AFSCME CSEA Local 1000, appeared on The Late Show in 1997. Letterman gave the "man on the street" 5 seconds to exercise his constitutional right to free speech on air. Warzel said: “Everyone should belong to a union.” @afscme.bsky.social #CSEA #Letterman #LateShow #Unions #LaborHistory

In case you missed it!

VIVA LA AFSCME! Happy Hispanic Heritage Month from the Archives! New Mexico highway workers vote 2-1 for AFSCME in 1972. Pictured are @afscme.bsky.social Local 2238 president George Gallegos, vice president John McDevitt, and secretary Zeke Mares. #HispanicHeritageMonth #LaborHistory #LaborUnions

Good morning! Please enjoy this special episode of the Tales from the Reuther podcast featuring AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Elissa McBride. @afscme.bsky.social @afscmeelissa.bsky.social @reutherlibrary.bsky.social #archives #libraries #LaborHistory blubrry.com/reutherlib/1...

In his letter to Zander, Book-Cadillac sales director recommends the Norwood Hotel for some attendees, “...which we understand is the best colored hotel in Detroit.” #LaborHistory #Detroit #BookCadillac

AFSCME’s first official convention took place at Detroit’s Book-Cadillac Hotel, which opened in 1924 as the world’s tallest. For AFSCME’s convention, room rates were $3 for a single and $5 for a double. @afscme.bsky.social #LaborUnions #LaborHistory #Detroit #BookCadillac

Be careful of false promises....Organizing flyer for @afscme.bsky.social Local 2771, Brownsville, Texas, 1978. From the AFSCME Organizing and Field Services Department records at the @reutherlibrary.bsky.social. #trabajadores #trabajadoras #LaborUnions #LaborHistory

Hard to believe 24 years have passed since the US was forever changed. More that 600 union members were among the victims of the September 11 attacks. Union members were also vital to recovery efforts. @afscme.bsky.social #LaborHistory #RestInPower More here: reuther.wayne.edu/node/13592

In 1997, @afscme.bsky.social Local 420 protested the selection of anti-union McDonald's as the food service provider in public New York hospitals. Pictured is Local 420 President James Butler with two members dressed as hamburger and fries. @dc37nyc.bsky.social #LaborHistory #LaborUnions #McDonalds

Link up for Strength, @afscme.bsky.social Iowa election flyer, circa 1977. #LaborUnions #LaborHistory

I made this scavenger hunt for the kiddos (and young at heart) for the parade. Feel free to share!

Detroit's Labor Day parade is on Monday! See you there 💪 #Detroit #LaborDay #LaborDay2025 #LaborUnions

On the anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, America’s unions are committed to continuing Dr. King’s mission—fight for fair wages, equal rights and dignity. Civil and labor rights are inseparable, and we’ll keep fighting to ensure workers’ rights are secure.

Millie Jeffrey, activist and WSU governor, wrote @afscme.bsky.social president Jerry Wurf after he visited MI, 1981: "Your spirit and guts inspire and you make one feel that, as you say. if we will fall in together we can turn this country around. Even if it takes awhile." #WayneState #LaborHistory

Read how AFSCME’s half-century-old archives tell the story of our union on the @afscme.bsky.social blog! #LaborHistory #LaborUnions #Archives #WayneState @reutherlibrary.bsky.social

Read how AFSCME’s half-century-old archives tell the story of our union on the @afscme.bsky.social blog! #LaborHistory #LaborUnions #Archives #WayneState @reutherlibrary.bsky.social

In 1973, the Nixon administration's "Enemies List" was revealed to include @afscme.bsky.social president Jerry Wurf. He told the @washingtonpost.com he was pleased the White House "had taken note of our efforts." This visor has Wurf's name stamped on the band. #LaborHistory #LaborUnions

I learnt a lot about the relationships between labor movements, its organizers, the labor press, media & labor journalists. Thank you Labor@Wayne for putting these fabulous panels together in the @reutherlibrary.bsky.social! @uawarchivist.bsky.social @lawcha.bsky.social @waynestateclas.bsky.social

Sad to hear about the passing of CSEA's Danny Donohue. I met him once and he was very kind and gracious. @afscme.bsky.social

Might be time to bring back the America Can Do Better bus.... Circa 2004, Ohio Retirees Chapter 1184 from the AFSCME Retirees Department records at Reuther Library.

You should do it! @afscme.bsky.social organizing flyer, 1977. #LaborUnions #LaborHistory #Birds #Bees

I had a lot of great stuff on that other platform that I will gradually move over here. Sorry not sorry if you've already seen them! Starting with one of my faves, an organizing flier for Dallas city workers, circa 1983. @afscme.bsky.social #LaborUnions #LaborHistory

“One of the real criteria by which you judge the freedom of a society is by the strength or weakness of its labor movement…" @afscme.bsky.social president Jerry Wurf, appearing on Firing Line in 1974 (begins at the 22 minute mark). #LaborUnions #LaborHistory #FiringLine 1/5

Congress just sold out working families to hand another tax break to billionaires who don't need them. We will hold every elected official accountable who voted to betray our communities and hurt working people. Read Pres. Saunders' full statement: www.afscme.org/press/releas...

Love seeing references to @afscme.bsky.social in the wild! Reading @susanorlean.bsky.social’s The Library Book and loving it 🔥

The relevance of @afscme.bsky.social Secretary-Treasurer Billy Lucy’s July 1980 column hits hard these days: "Political Action: The Best Answer to Divide-and-Conquer Tactics." #LaborUnions #LaborHistory