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9to5 Atlanta Working Women records
Collection
Identifier: L2005-08
Abstract:
Established in 1973, 9to5 Working Women focuses on creating and implementing family-friendly policies to help working people balance responsibilities at home and on the job, making nonstandard jobs voluntary and equitable so that those working part-time or temporary positions receive fair pay and benefits, eliminating workplace discrimination through education about legal rights on the job, monitoring enforcement agencies and expanding anti-discrimination laws, and opposing punitive welfare...
Dates:
1972-2009; Majority of material found within 1984 - 2006
Found in:
Special Collections
AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department, Southern Region records
Collection
Identifier: L1973-05
Abstract:
The Records, 1963-1972, of the Civil Rights Department of the AFL-CIO Southern Region consist primarily of printed material and correspondence of private groups, government commissions, and committees from organized labor, working in the various fields of civil rights activity--equal and open housing, school desegregation, human relations, and fair and equal employment opportunities.
Dates:
1963-1972
Found in:
Special Collections
Fair Employment Practices Committee collection
Collection
Identifier: L1982-36
Abstract:
President Franklin Roosevelt established the Fair Employment Practices Committee by Executive Order in 1942. It required all federal agencies to include in their contracts with private employers a provision obligating them not to discriminate against persons of any race, color, creed, or nationality in matters of employment. The collection consists of material obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation on a Freedom of Information request by Dr. Merl Reed. The records, 1943-1946,...
Dates:
1943-1946
Found in:
Special Collections