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Photographs of REECo Strike, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1987 (folder 4 of 8)

Date

1987

Description

Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.B. Other Demonstrations and Strikes

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Photographs of REECo Strike, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1987 (folder 5 of 8)

Date

1987

Description

Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.B. Other Demonstrations and Strikes

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Photographs of REECo Strike, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1987 (folder 6 of 8)

Date

1987

Description

Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.B. Other Demonstrations and Strikes

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Photographs of REECo Strike, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1987 (folder 7 of 8)

Date

1987

Description

Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.B. Other Demonstrations and Strikes

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Photographs of Frontier Strike sit-in, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1991 September 28 (Folder 1 of 2)

Date

1991-09-28

Description

Culinary Union secretary-treasurer Jim Arnold holds an American flag in the middle of the street surrounded by a group of people during a sit-in. News reporters are seen at the Frontier Strike prior to the arrests by the Las Vegas (Nev.) Metropolitan Police Department.Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino; The Strip (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photographs of Frontier Strike, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1992 March 21 (folder 2 of 2)

Date

1992-03-21

Description

Participants take the Frontier Strike to a highway, likely Interstate 15. Strikers walk along the road and are pictured outside a recreational vehicle decorated with strike posters. There are also photos of an abandoned house, passing vehicles, and a train crossing. Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike

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Photographs of Frontier Strike, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1992 March 21 (folder 1 of 1)

Date

1992-03-21

Description

Culinary Workers Union members rally during the daytime on the sidewalk in front of the Frontier Hotel and Casino. They carry signs and there is a large banner displayed that reads: "Conquering the Frontier, Culinary Local 226, Bartenders Local 165." Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino

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Photographs of Frontier Strike: Jesse Jackson, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1992 April 21 (folder 1 of 13)

Date

1992-04-21

Description

Frontier Strike participants march near the Hilton Hotel and Casino and the Las Vegas Convention Center. Strikers are holding banners, signs, and multiple flags, including the American flag. Banners reading "Conquering the Frontier, Culinary Local 226, Bartenders Local 165" and "Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC" are prominently displayed. On site are former secretary-treasurer of the Culinary Workers Union, Jim Arnold, and American civil rights activist, Jesse Jackson. Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike. Site name: The Strip (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photographs of Solidarity March on the Strip, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1991 December 05 (folder 2 of 3)

Date

1991-12-05

Description

A crowd of local unions, including members of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Local 1780, Teamsters of America Local 995, and International Union of Operating Engineers Local 501 AFL-CIO march on the Las Vegas Strip in support of the Culinary Workers Union Frontier strike. Protestors hold signs that say "ON STRIKE NO CONTRACT FRONTIER", "FRONTIER UNFAIR", "Solidarity in Las Vegas is no mirage. Proud to be union!", "Maggie, I'd rather be a dumb bunny than a horse's ass!", among others. Culinary Union secretary-treasurer Jim Arnold and others make speeches from a platform decorated with posters. Multiple casinos can be seen in the background. Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino; The Strip (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Negatives of Solidarity March on the Strip, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1991 December 05 (folder 3 of 3)

Date

1991-12-05

Description

Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike

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