In the years immediately following the 2008 financial crisis, unemployment rates reached the highest they had been in more than two decades. Working class people struggled to make ends meet while CEOs received payouts and bonuses. Protest signs, such as this one which reads, "I'm a union ironworker. I vote. I work. I pay taxes. I'm pissed. So I'm here. All the way from LA," illuminate working class solidarity, frustration, and anger.
Image Description
A white, poster board sign reads, "I'm a union ironworker. I vote. I work. I pay taxes. I'm pissed. So I'm here. All the way from LA." The sign is written in black marker.sign that reads, "I'm a union ironworker. I vote. I work. I pay taxes. I'm pissed. So I'm here. All the way from LA." The opposite side of the sign reads, "Be a hero. Get involved. Change the world. Be good humans."
Citation
Union support sign, circa 2011-2012; TAM.630 Occupy Wall Street Archives Working Group Records; box 30; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University