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Above, in the background: “Hospital Laundry Workers”, UPW Ceramic Tile Mural Panel 5, Jean Charlot, UPW Headquarters. Communicating the dignity and importance of the work by UPW members was just as important as memorializing the struggle for fairness. This panel depicts a working scene of hospital laundry workers. The atmosphere of the laundry room pulses with energy. It is a compact room, crammed with machinery, that challenges the men and women to keep pace with its rhythm.