Workers Rights Collection

A. J. Cook led the Miners and the miners led the strike, c1926, (1938). Arthur James Cook (1883-1931), known as A. J. Cook, was a British trade union leader who was General Secretary of the Miners

The Triumph of Labour (engraving)
5198658 The Triumph of Labour (engraving) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Triumph of Labour)

Otto Hue, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Otto Hue, between c1915 and c1920.

Healy, Fitzgerald, Mahon, Frayne, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
Healy, Fitzgerald, Mahon, Frayne, 1916. Shows Timothy Healy, William B. Fitzgerald, William D. Mahon, Hugh Frayne (general organizer in New York for the American Federation of Labor)

Officers of the Railway Men's International Benevolent Industrial Association, 1922. Creator: Unknown
Officers of the Railway Men's International Benevolent Industrial Association, 1922

American Federation of Musicians, ca. Jan. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
American Federation of Musicians, ca. Jan. 1947

American Federation of Musicians, ca. Jan. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
American Federation of Musicians, ca. Jan. 1947

American Federation of Musicians, ca. Jan. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
American Federation of Musicians, ca. Jan. 1947

American Federation of Musicians, ca. Jan. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
American Federation of Musicians, ca. Jan. 1947

American Federation of Musicians, ca. Jan. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
American Federation of Musicians, ca. Jan. 1947

American Federation of Musicians, ca. Jan. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
American Federation of Musicians, ca. Jan. 1947

Portrait of James Petrillo in his office, New York, N.Y. ca. Feb. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of James Petrillo in his office, New York, N.Y. ca. Feb. 1947

Portrait of James Petrillo in his office, New York, N.Y. ca. Feb. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of James Petrillo in his office, New York, N.Y. ca. Feb. 1947

Portrait of James Petrillo in his office, New York, N.Y. ca. Feb. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of James Petrillo in his office, New York, N.Y. ca. Feb. 1947

The New York Sunday herald. Oct. 20th 1895. c1895. Creator: Charles Hubbard Wright
The New York Sunday herald. Oct. 20th 1895. c1895

Posters. New York, 1890s-1907. c1901. Creator: Edward Penfield
Posters. New York, 1890s-1907. c1901. [Publisher: Harper Publications; Place: New York]

Collier's Illustrated Weekly, The Great Strike By Carrol D. Wright, United States... c1901
Collier's Illustrated Weekly, The Great Strike By Carrol D. Wright, United States Commissioner of Labor, Volume XXVII No. 18, August 3, 1901, Price Ten Cents, c1901

Mass meeting poster. Burleigh County, North Dakota, 1937-08. Creator: Russell Lee
Mass meeting poster. Burleigh County, North Dakota, 1937-08

Who Is in the Soup Now, from Puck, published May, 1889. Creator: Louis Dalrymple
Who Is in the Soup Now, from Puck, published May, 1889

Four firms being picketed, 42nd Street, New York City, New York, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
New York City. Four firms on 42nd Street in block east of Fifth Avenue were being picketed in this manner on this afternoon

Firms being picketed, 42nd Street, New York City, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
New York City. Four firms on 42nd Street in block east of Fifth Avenue were being picketed in this manner on this afternoon

Socialist propaganda postcard (colour litho)
3102295 Socialist propaganda postcard (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Socialist propaganda postcard)

Taxation on Capital: how can one pay it? (litho)
PER202655 Taxation on Capital: how can one pay it? (litho) by French School; Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Punch cartoon: Specimens from Mr Punchs Industrial Exhibition of 1850 (engraving)
6034635 Punch cartoon: Specimens from Mr Punchs Industrial Exhibition of 1850 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon)

A woman negotiates with a factory manager, assisted by an advisor from Susan B
STC214659 A woman negotiates with a factory manager, assisted by an advisor from Susan B. Anthonys new Working Womens Protective Association, 1860s-70s (engraving) (b/w photo) by American School

Proletarians of Every Country Unite, trade unionist banner (embroidered textile
CHT178781 Proletarians of Every Country Unite, trade unionist banner (embroidered textile) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Proletaires de tous les pays)

Factory workers stand strong united, 1900 (pen on paper)
1765778 Factory workers stand strong united, 1900 (pen on paper) by Vaardt, Jan van der (1647-1721); 64.8A--48.3 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Meeting of unemployed workers on Tower Hill, London (litho)
6014300 Meeting of unemployed workers on Tower Hill, London (litho) by Ward, Enoch (1859-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Meeting of unemployed workers on Tower Hill, London)

Cartoon commenting on the working conditions of shop assistants
5308985 Cartoon commenting on the working conditions of shop assistants by Du Maurier, George (1834-96); (add.info.: Cartoon commenting on the working conditions of shop assistants)

The Socialist Party Presidential Ticket of 1904, 1904 (lithograph)
2622478 The Socialist Party Presidential Ticket of 1904, 1904 (lithograph) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Allegory of class politics (litho)
3094499 Allegory of class politics (litho) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Allegory of class politics. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Shop workers strike in a West End store, London, 1920s (b / w photo)
6014649 Shop workers strike in a West End store, London, 1920s (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shop workers strike in a West End store, London)

Pierre Antoine Berryer, French politician and advocate (chromolitho)
1093904 Pierre Antoine Berryer, French politician and advocate (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pierre Antoine Berryer (1790-1868)

George Cadbury (1839-1922), English chocolate manufacturer and campaigner on social issues (b / w photo)
817308 George Cadbury (1839-1922), English chocolate manufacturer and campaigner on social issues (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Women on the assembly lone at Berkey Technical Limited, Thetford. Where they make theatrical lighting.Celebrate the news that they will be paid the same rate of pay as male assembly line workers

Nine women at Berkey Technical Limited, Thetford, celebrate the news that they will be paid the same rate of pay as male assembly line workers over a cup of tea. 8th May 1968

I do thee no wrong, didst not thou agree with me for a penny, 19th century. Creator: W Holl
I do thee no wrong, didst not thou agree with me for a penny, 19th century. Biblical scene, from Matthew 20: 13: But he answered one of them, and said, Friend

London in Peril of Starvation, 1912, (1933). Creator: T E Joy
London in Peril of Starvation, 1912, (1933). London dockers went on strike when Lord Devonport, head of the Port of London Authority, refused to agree to their demands

Milk churns at Hyde Park during the General Strike, London, 1926, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Milk churns at Hyde Park during the General Strike, London, 1926, (1935). Hyde Park was closed to the public, and used as a food depot

Miners playing cards during the General Strike, Britain, 1926, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Miners playing cards during the General Strike, Britain, 1926, (1935). The Miners Fight for their Wages - the dispute dragged on until nearly the end of November

The Railway Strike - Meeting on Tower Hill, 1919, 1920. Artist: CRW Nevinson
The Railway Strike - Meeting on Tower Hill, 1919, 1920. From Londoners Then and Now As Pictured By Their Contemporaries, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1920]

Mr. Churchill attending a Cabinet meeting during the General Strike in 1926, 1926, (1945). The 1926 general strike in the United Kingdom was a general strike that lasted 9 days

Industry and Greed, c1900, (1917). Artist: George Frederick Watts
Industry and Greed, c1900, (1917). From Bibbys Annual 1917, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1917]

Procession of Match-Makers To Westminster, 1892. Artist: William Douglas Almond
Procession of Match-Makers To Westminster, 1892. From Cassells History of England, Vol. VI. by John Cassell. [A. W. Cowan, Cassell & Company Limited, London, Paris, Melbourne, c1890]

Meeting at the Reformers Tree, Hyde Park, c1890. Artist: CR
Meeting at the Reformers Tree, Hyde Park, c1890. The Reform League was established in 1865 to press for manhood suffrage and the ballot in Great Britain. From Cassells History of England, Vol. VI

The Hunger Marchers, 1932, (1938). The National Hunger March of September to October 1932 was the largest of a series of hunger marches in Britain

Warwickshire farm labourers strike: meeting at Whitnash, 1872 (1906). Artist: William Rainey
Warwickshire farm labourers strike: meeting at Whitnash, 1872 (1906). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol. VII. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1906]

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"Workers' Rights: A Journey Towards Equality and Empowerment" From the historic miners' strike led by A. J. Cook in 1926 to the picket lines on 42nd Street, New York City in 1939 captured by Dorothea Lange, workers have long fought for their rights and dignity. The struggle depicted in "The Strike, " a powerful oil painting from 1889, reminds us of the sacrifices made for fair treatment. Socialist propaganda postcards and cartoons like "Taxation on Capital: how can one pay it?" or Punch's Industrial Exhibition of 1850 engraving shed light on the challenges faced by workers throughout history. Yet amidst adversity, hope emerges as we witness a woman negotiating with a factory manager alongside Susan B. 's advisor. The embroidered textile banner proclaiming "Proletarians of Every Country Unite" symbolizes solidarity among trade unionists who stood strong together against exploitation. In an inspiring pen-on-paper artwork titled "Factory Workers Stand Strong United" from 1900, we see resilience etched onto paper. Tower Hill becomes a meeting ground for unemployed workers in London, where they gather to voice their concerns and demand better conditions. Even shop assistants find representation through poignant cartoons that expose harsh working realities. These hints remind us that workers' rights are not just about companies; they encompass struggles, victories, and ongoing battles fought by individuals seeking justice. As we reflect upon these historical moments captured through art and photography, let us continue advocating for fair wages, safe workplaces, and respect for all those who contribute tirelessly to society's progress.