[Dear Brother Gresham, This letter is a request that Local 241 make a contribution to the Illinois Labor Network Against Apartheid.]

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Creator

Kathleen Devine; Illinois Labor Network Against Apartheid

Place Created

Forest Park, Illinois, United States

Date

October 4, 1988

Type of Item

Correspondence

Length/duration

1 page

Description

Copy of a letter to Elcosie Gresham, President, Local 241, Amalgamated Transit Union, asking for a contribution to the Illinois Labor Network Against Apartheid, joining many unions that already have contributed. The letter explains the purpose of the Labor Network, which was created in early 1988 to mobilize union support for brothers and sisters in South Africa. The Labor Network is a communications link between unions here and in South Africa. It rallies behind unionists who are jailed, on strike, or otherwise need our support and also supports South African unionists by responding to their calls for mandatory economic sanctions and for Shell to get out of South Africa. The letter mentions...

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Publisher

Illinois Labor Network Against Apartheid

Organization

Illinois Labor Network Against Apartheid

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of a former member of the Illinois Labor Network Against Apartheid.

Collection

Kathleen M. Devine papers