Collection Highlights
The Child's Anti-Slavery Book
Date:
1859
Object Number:
LIB.E449.C5372
Medium:
Bound volume
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
W.A.R.N.
Object Number:
2002.70.44
Date:
1988-1989
Medium:
Metal, plastic
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 1/2 in. ( 3.8 cm )
Description:
Circular pin-back button; "W.A.R.N."; red stop sign on white background.
Gallery Label:
W.A.R.N. is an abbreviation for the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. It was a law, enacted in February 1989, that requires employers to give 60 days notice in advance of plant closings and mass layoffs.
Credit Line:
Gift of Beatrice J. Siegel
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
