Working Class Heroes: A Selection of Film Posters and Stills
This exhibition of posters and stills from 29 films focusing on workers' issues is one display at the AFL-CIO through November. It represents a range of Hollywood, independent and foreign films that incorporate workplace and organizing themes.
Chicana Art and Experience
¡Sí, Se Puede! Exhibit
Working Spaces—Working Places
Art by Janos Enyedi celebrating the aesthetic of industrial landscapes.
Jacob Lawrence: The Migration Series
The 20th-century migration of millions of blacks from the South to the North, many of whom swelled the ranks of the Auto Workers, Steelworkers, and other industrial unions, was famously captured by artist Jacob Lawrence. The powerful, brightly colored, deceptively simple images of train stations, people carrying their life possessions in their luggage, and industrial smokestacks in the background, makes this series a masterpiece.
Jacob Lawrence Remembered' Exhibit
Inspired by the lessons of history and his own experience, artist Jacob Lawrence depicted images of family, home and the streets of his community. His works encompass subjects both contemporary and historic, all illustrating such universal themes as the quest for freedom, justice and human dignity.
Photo Highlights of the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride
Nearly 1,000 immigrant workers traveled across America by bus, demanding a path to citizenship, family reunification, full civil rights and workplace rights.
Teens show us 'Why Unions Matter'
Visit the Bread and Roses Cultural Project exhibit "Why Unions Matter" for a look at powerful art by young people.
Great moments in labor cartooning
A special comic treat from Carol Simpson, Lalo Alcarez, Gary Huck and The New Yorker.
