Poster relating to union demands for graphic art workers employed by commercial workshops

Various artists/makers

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 693

Three TGP artists collaborated on this poster, which was created for the Congress of Mexican Workers (CTM) to define union conditions for people employed in the graphic arts. The five conditions are illustrated and described in text: 1. a payday every week; 2. annual vacations; 3. an eight-hour workday; 4. access to medical care; 5. a study center for workers. The poster reflects the power that unions had in Mexico and their commitment to improving conditions for workers.



Tres artistas del TGP colaboraron en este cartel creado para el Congreso de Trabajadores Mexicanos (CTM) con el objetivo de definir las condiciones sindicales de los obreros especializados en las artes gráficas. Las cinco condiciones se ilustran y se describen en el texto: 1. Un día de pago cada semana; 2. Vacaciones anuales; 3. Una jornada laboral de ocho horas; 4. Acceso a atención médica; 5. Un centro de estudios para los obreros. El cartel refleja el poder que los sindicatos tenían en México y su compromiso con la mejora de las condiciones laborales de los trabajadores.

Poster relating to union demands for graphic art workers employed by commercial workshops, Everardo Ramírez (Mexican, Coyoacán 1906–1992 Mexico City), Woodcut, linocut, letterpress, in blue and red, backed with linen

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