https://exhibits.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/7e3384ac69cffb28259876504dd908f1.png 8b63f1a7da3101f669b84537895fa101 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Button Project Subject The topic of the resource Labour union buttons Description An account of the resource The Button Project is an online exhibition by the Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources Library that will explore labour history through pinback buttons. We will focus on Canadian examples in order to examine protests, boycotts, unions, and movements through material culture. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fiona Kovacaj Language A language of the resource English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fiona Kovacaj Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived IRHR Library button collection Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CUPW Boycott the postal code button Description An account of the resource A large, round button with a white background and blue text. In the center It has an older CUPW logo with a globe that shows Canada. Encircling the logo is "Boycott the Postal Code Boycottons le code postal". In the far edges, near the crease is the Allied Printing Trades Council label as well as an International Photo-Engravers Union of North America (I.P.E.U.) label. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1972 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Industrial Relations and Human Resources Library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Pinback button Subject The topic of the resource A Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) button created for the 1972 boycott of the postal code. The postal code was implemented between 1971 to 1974 to increase automation for mail sorting. The CUPW announced a boycott of the postal code by asking Canadians not to add it to their mail. This button was union-made. boycott buttons canadian union of postal workers cupw