This round pinback button promoted the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union. The pin reads “We’re HERE!” in bold yellow and orange lettering against a black background. The union, founded in 1890, merged in 2004 with the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees to form UNITE HERE.
The button is among more than 200 collected by longtime Anacostia resident and social justice advocate Howard Croft.
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