Catalogue Number
NMLH.2023.74
Object Name
Poster
Title
Fight for the right to work
Date
1972-1982
Description
The Poster Collective was a collective formed in 1971 at the Slade School of Art,  a group formed to initially produce posters in response to the miners strike and on the wars in both Vietnam and Ireland. It was formed on the basis of developing a coherent visual style, which addressed the political issues of the time. This included the armed struggles against colonialism in Africa, the struggle of women for equal rights and the continuing struggle against racism. The collective was active in the 70's and 80's, producing posters on a wide range of issues, including for educational purposes. The group was not-for-profit and used a variety of hand-printing techniques to create their posters. This is a cream poster with black and green text and an image of a worker slumped against a brick wall. The poster reads "FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO WORK / NO RETURN TO THE 30'S / Support North West T.U.C call / ALL OUT ON OV 26TH / March on Parliament, Assemble Euston Station 10pm" The poster has a
sticker stuck to it, the sticker is white with green text and reads "NUS / National Strike & Demo / 27th Feb." The strike was organised by the RF (national Rank and File oganising committee)
