Northland did lots of wonderful work for Labor
Notes over the years. For our book on lean
production, Working Smart, Ricardo Levins
Morales drew a dozen cartoons that skewered
bosses’ ‘participation programs’ perfectly. (We’re
giving Working Smart away for just the cost of
shipping; send $5 to 7435 Michigan Ave.,
Detroit, MI 48210, and it’s yours.)
But most famous of all is the Troublemakers
Union t-shirt. The logo of the Troublemakers
and Boat-Rockers Union sports a simple slingshot.
Apparently everyone wants to belong to that union,
because we’ve sold hundreds of them
(order at www.labornotes.org or 313-842-6262
for $15).
We’ll always be grateful to Northland for
creating that enduring image.