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American Federation of Government Employees, Local 136 (Knoxville, Tenn.) records
Collection
Identifier: L1989-19
Abstract:
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) was organized and chartered by the AFL in 1932. A schism developed in the AFGE and some members and officers of Local 136 (Knoxville, Tenn.) formed Local 24 (Knoxville, Tenn.) of the United Federal Workers of America (UFWA) and affiliated with the CIO. The collection consists of records of Local 136 (Knoxville, Tenn.) of the American Federation of Government Employees from 1934-1938 and records of Local 24 (Knoxville, Tenn.) of the...
Dates:
1934-1941
Found in:
Special Collections
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Local 4 (Atlanta Ga.) records
Collection
Identifier: L1977-29
Abstract:
The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Local 4 (Atlanta Ga.) represented the interests of the employees of the city of Atlanta until the local was absorbed by the conglomerated Local 1644.
Dates:
1966-1969
Found in:
Special Collections
Józef J. Drozdowski collection
Collection
Identifier: L2014-13
Abstract:
In 1917, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) was established at a convention in Washington, DC. Florence Ethridge presented the resolution to form NFFE as an affiliate of the American Federation of Labor (AFL). A week later AFL issued NFFE's charter. Józef J. Drozdowski has served has NFFE National Vice President and has been involved in the organization for over twenty years. The Józef J. Drozdowski collection (1990s; 2000s) includes sixteen National Federation of Federal...
Dates:
circa 1990s-2000s
Found in:
Special Collections
Marc R. Levinson papers
Collection
Identifier: L1983-01
Abstract:
Marc R. Levinson was a journalist and news editor of Creative Loafing, an Atlanta weekly. His papers, 1975-1979, contain three series. The AFSCME Local 1644/City of Atlanta series includes correspondence, news clippings, news releases, and printed materials relating to a strike by Local 1644 (Atlanta, Ga.) of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) against the City of Atlanta in 1977. The Amalgamated Clothing and Textile...
Dates:
1975-1978
Found in:
Special Collections
Mary Lynn Walker American Federation of Government Employees collection
Collection
Identifier: L2005-03
Abstract:
Mary Lynn Walker, a Georgia native, became very active in the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) in the late 1960s and rose to executive positons never before held by a female. The Mary Lynn Walker collection contains documents and newspaper articles chronicling labor employment issues such as unfair labor practices, age discrimination, and improper loans of government employment.
Dates:
1974-1975, 1979
Found in:
Special Collections