Labor Rights Activist Mugs

'I can't get the tag off my designer blouse.'

Commodity Chains - Notes on the Global Garment Industry.

"....and don't forget to ask for more overtime."

Industrial action man holding sign: 'Living wage now!'

'This is a tough place to work, man- the grievance committee was disbanded for complaining!'

'We could have stopped her from taking our mine, if we'd been union miners!'

No more outsourcing (Made in China).

"In our states you have the right to work...for less!"

Toy factory in the developing world paying wages in toy money.

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.

Young people escape agricultural work

'I know obscene when I see it, and this labor contract you offer your workers is obscene!'

How to keep sharks at bay: UNION.

"We're an international company. That means you slave away 12 hours a day like a Chinese worker and you get paid like a worker in Bangladesh!"

"That's it lads, 364 days annual leave...what would we have done without our union!"

"Good news! Our union has got a foothold in China!"

Without a union...you're sunk.

Sign Carriers On Strike

"The government wants an international economy... Bosses on N.Y. salaries and everyone else on Mumbai wages."

"You know, I wouldn't be forced to beg if you simply paid me a living wage."

"...and I'm telling you, you're not entitled to paternity leave!"

'Great! That was blocking my view of the powerful tides of wild capitalism.'

'What about the workers?!'

'Nice to have the rank and file picket with us.'

The Right to Strike

'These are on special offer... buy one get one free.'

Worker Rights and the Smoking Ban

"Stop bitching about Men who make more money than we do for the same work. I'm saving that in case no one gets fresh enough to sue for sexism."

"We need a union!'

The role of administration.

"You'll do everything...accounting, marketing, manufacturing...with no pay or benefits...and three years from now we'll trade you in for a newer, sexier model."

'You can't fire me! -- This is a right-to-work state!'

"But if you were a real boy you wouldn't be allowed to work such long hours."

"A wage increase to match inflation."

'Enough is enough. We're sick of being overworked and underpaid.'