White seal with car and two clasped hands, black text on red background with white dots. Black text on gold outer rim.

The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, best known as the United Auto Workers (UAW), is an American labor union which originally represented workers in the autos and auto parts industries, but now includes industries such as health care, casino gaming and higher education.

The top half of the button is orange with white text and the bottom half of the button green with white text. A thick white horizontal line divides the two.

The American Federation of Railroad Workers (AFRW) was officially formed in 1915 with a membership of 9,000. The AFRW began as a union within the American Federation of Labor (AFL) called the International Association of Car Workers (IACW). Difficulties arose over jurisdiction between the IACW and the Brotherhood Railway Carmen of America. The AFL order the two groups combine making the AFRW. As other unions merged or dispersed over time the membership of the AFRW fluctuated.

In the early part of the 20th century the AFRW rallied against the monopolization of the railroad by Vanderbilt, Harriman and, Morgan among others. In 1930 the AFRW along with 26 other railroad organizations limited their ranks only to white men, but this changed as the AFL become more liberalized in membership. 

White seal with car and two clasped hands, black text on purple background with white dots. Black text on orange outer rim.

The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, best known as the United Auto Workers (UAW), is an American labor union which originally represented workers in the autos and auto parts industries, but now includes industries such as health care, casino gaming and higher education.

Black text, two union bugs, and white seal with horses on purple background. Black text on yellow outer rim. 

Local chapter of American Federation Of Labor & Congress Of Industrial Organizations in Racine, Wisconsin. The American Federation of Labor was one of the first labor unions in the U.S., founded in Columbus, OH in 1886. It was also the largest labor union in the first half of the 20th century. After merging with the Congress of Industrial Unions it has become the longest lasting labor federation in the country. 

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The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton and a group of her acquaintances in Washington, D.C. in 1881. It is dedicated to helping people in need throughout the United States and, in association with other Red Cross networks, throughout the world. The organization accepts contributions of time, blood, and money to support lifesaving services and programs.

Teal peace sign on white background

The peace sign was originally created in 1958 by Gerald Holtom for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Inspired partly by semaphore flag signals for "N" and "D" (Nuclear Disarmament), Holtom sketched the symbol several times in preparation for the upcoming protests. Afterward the symbol was adopted by the American Student Peace Union in the 1960s, it grew to become the iconic symbol that we know today. Holtom passed away in 1985, and his collection of sketches was donated to the Commonweal Collection at the University of Bradford.

White block text and a light green marijuana leaf on a dark green background.

Established in 1970, NORML is a nonprofit public-interest advocacy group that lobbies for state and federal marijuana policy reform. During the seventies, NORML led a successful attempt to decriminalize minor marijuana offenses in eleven states and to lower penalties in several others. Today, it is the group's mission to influence public opinion sufficiently to have marijuana prohibition repealed. They support both decriminalization and legalization. 

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The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, known as the United Auto Workers (UAW), is an American labor union which represents workers in industries such as autos and auto parts, health care, casino gaming and higher education. 

Top three quarters of the button have a black background, bottom quarter has a white background. Black text on white portion with the top of the letters meeting the boundary of the black portion. There is a white tree coming out of top of the  letter "I" into black portion.

This button, distributed by the ENACT (Environmental Action for Survival) Ecology Center of Ann Arbor, Michigan, touts one of the popular mantras of environmentalists in the late 1960s and 1970s: Survival. The mounting environmental degradation of this period provoked questions about the future of humanity and concerns about its survival. As part of this movement, the Ecology Center was established one month after the first Earth Day in 1970. This establishment sought to promote environmental awareness, education, and advocacy through endeavors such as recycling programs, community projects, and environmental lobbying.