Power from the Past

Memory Work Research Initiative

Mayor Tom Bradley speaks at city hall

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Black and white film negative of photograph of Mayor Tom Bradley speaking with members of the Justice for Janitors standing behind him. The two Latinx men standing directly behind Mayor Bradley are wearing union T-shirts with the Justice for Janitor's logo of a raised fist holding a mop.

Labor unions and property developers were part of Tom Bradley’s political coalition. Bradley gave public support to unions in their conflicts with employers, and tried to play a mediating role.