I Support Strike at GE

I Support Strike at GE Cause Button Museum
Category
Cause
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I Support Strike at GE button back Cause Button Museum
Sub Categories
Litho
Unions
Text on Button I SUPPORT STRIKE at GE (union bug)
Image Description

White text on a green background
Curl Text BASTIAN BROS. CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y.
Back Style
Unlocking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
1 1/8 inch
The Manufacturer
Bastian Bros. Co.
Additional Information

This button was worn to support striking workers at General Electric during the 1960’s and 1970’s. It most likely dates from either the 1960 or 1969-1970 nationwide strikes led by the United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) and the International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine, and Furniture Workers (IUE). The successful 103-day strike of 1969-1970 ended the company’s policy of “Boulwarism” (named after General Electric executive Lemuel Boulware); a "take-it-or-leave-it" style of bargaining that was anathema to the unions.
Catalog ID CA0507