Archive ID: 2016-047-5

Local 65 President Alice Peurala speaking at “Stop Sex Discrimination” Rally

Date Created: Undated

Created By: David Vance

Media Type: Photograph

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Photograph of Local 65 President Alice Peurala speaking at a “Stop Sex Discrimination” Rally. The rally was held to protest unclear working conditions in the women’s locker rooms and showers at U.S. Steel-South Works. Behind Peurala, there is a sign “Stop Sex Discrimination. Women Steel Workers Must Have Lockers.”

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