Auction 45 Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Jun 3, 2015 (Your local time)
Israel
 8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 38:

Collection of Broadsides - Workers' Strikes in Haifa

Sold for: $500
Start price:
$ 500
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Collection of broadsides - workers' strikes in Haifa. Haifa, [1930s-40s].
1-7. Broadsides printed on behalf of the "Haifa Workers Association" announcing strikes in the city:
• Announcement about a strike of workers "in printing presses and book binding workshops", January 1930. • Strike against the reduction of wages in the contractor Green's buildings". • Invitation to a "Warning strike of army workers", May 1947. • broadside on behalf of the musicians' branch of the "Haifa Workers' Association": "Organization of coffee houses owners announces a strike of one hundred Jewish musicians. The severe punishment of starving 100 families of workers was imposed by coffee houses owners in response to our demands to institute - as in Tel-Aviv and Jerusalem - Friday night and Saturday as a resting day for workers… . • and more.
8-12. Broadsides printed on behalf of owners of businesses in Haifa in response to the strikes: • "union of printing presses owners and literary editors in Haifa inform their clients and the public in Haifa that following the announcement of a strike by workers, the printing presses and book binding workshop continue to work as usual". • "Open letter to Haifa Workers Association from Shmuel David"- in response to accusations raised by Haifa Workers' Association, according to which Shmuel David employs Arab workers and not Jewish workers. • "To the Jewish Public in Haifa" - three small notices by A. Shiloni, in reply to a strike by his employees.
Lot of 12 items. Size and condition varies.