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AFL-CIO. Committee on Political Education

 Organization

Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:

AFL-CIO Region 5 (Atlanta office) records

 Collection
Identifier: L1982-38
Abstract: The collection consists of records of the AFL-CIO Region 5 (Atlanta, Ga.) and its predecessor, AFL-CIO Region 6 from 1947-1981. Includes correspondence, newsletters, memoranda, proceedings, reports, and printed materials. Materials document the activities of state and local union organizations, labor councils, the AFL, the CIO, and AFL-CIO departments pertaining to political issues, candidates for office, political campaigns, lobbying, the Don Luna case and trial, the J.P. Stevens...
Dates: 1947-1981

Atlanta Labor Council records

 Collection
Identifier: L1990-21
Abstract:

The Atlanta Labor Council was formed in 1958 by the merger of the Atlanta Federation of Trades, AFL, and the Atlanta Industrial Union Council, CIO. Its records are composed of proceedings, constitutions, contracts, convention materials, periodicals, pamphlets, and printed material of the Atlanta Labor Council and affiliated organizations, 1965-1990 (bulk 1967-1980).

Dates: 1965-1990; Majority of material found within 1967 - 1980

COPE Report, July 1971

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A special report from COPE. In this recording, politicians, experts, and AFL-CIO leaders discuss issues affecting American youth including unemployment and the Nixon Administration's foreign trade policy.

Dates: July 1971

COPE Report, August 1971

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A special report from COPE. In this recording, union leaders discuss the importance of solidarity across racial lines, and encourage further developments to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.

Dates: August 1971

COPE Report, September 1971

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A special report from COPE. In this recording, leaders from several unions report on the state of employment in the United States - and the prospects for the end of the Vietnam War.

Dates: September 1971

COPE Report, October 1971

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Several AFL-CIO leaders and experts weigh in on economic issues. In this recording, leaders and experts discuss the Nixon administration's economic record, including issues regarding inflation, wages, and taxation.

Dates: October 1971

COPE Report, January 1972

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A special report from COPE. In this recording, AFL-CIO experts discuss the economics of the Nixon administration's Phase Two plan, and AFL-CIO President addresses rumors regarding President Nixon's remarks at an AFL-CIO meeting.

Dates: January 1972

COPE Report, December 1971

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A special report from COPE. In this recording, AFL-CIO experts discuss the economics of the Nixon administration's Phase Two plan.

Dates: December 1971

COPE Report, February 1972

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A special report from COPE. In this recording, AFL-CIO experts discuss the proposed Value Added Tax and George Wallace's presidential campaign.

Dates: February 1972

COPE Report, March 1972

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Scope and Contents of the Sound Recording

A special report from COPE. In this recording, politicians and experts discuss the proposed value added tax and price increases, along with the upcoming presidential elections.

Dates: March 1972

COPE Report, April 1972

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A special report from COPE. In this recording, AFL-CIO experts weigh in on proposed legislation limiting workers' right to strike and the ongoing presidential campaign of George Wallace.

Dates: April 1972

COPE Report, May 1972

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A special report from Committee of Political Education (COPE). In this recording, AFL-CIO President George Meany discusses proposed compulsory arbitration and John Perkins, assistant director of COPE, discusses voter registration ahead of the 1972 presidential elections.

Dates: May 1972

COPE Report, June 1972

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A special report from COPE. In this recording, AFL-CIO President George Meany presents the organization's suggestions for political platforms in the upcoming elections.

Dates: June 1972

COPE Report, July 1972

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Scope and Contents of the Sound Recording

A special report from COPE. In this recording, AFL-CIO President George Meany leads discussion with politicians regarding the most prominent issues facing workers.

Dates: July 1972

COPE Report, August 1972

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Scope and Contents of the Sound Recording

A special report from COPE. In this recording, AFL-CIO experts discuss the economic issues including unemployment and inflation, and the AFL-CIO present their official position on the upcoming presidential election.

Dates: August 1972

COPE Report, September 1972

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A special report from COPE. In this recording, AFL-CIO President George Meany speaks to audiences about workplace safety, worker's compensation, and tax reform and AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer Lane Kirkland speak to audiences about voting.

Dates: September 1972

Georgia AFL-CIO Journal of Labor photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: L2004-01A
Abstract: Founded in Atlanta in 1898, the Journal of Labor documented the labor movement in Georgia. The Journal of Labor Photograph Collection, 1974-1992 (bulk 1980-1992), consists of photographic prints and negatives depicting labor functions, political events, pickets, strikes, conventions, social events, and campaigns. During the period covered by the collection, The Journal was the official newspaper of the Georgia State AFL-CIO, which ceased its publication in...
Dates: 1974-1992; Majority of material found within 1980 - 1992

J. W. Giles papers

 Collection
Identifier: L1974-29
Abstract: James William Giles, labor leader, served as an official of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 84 and as Secretary, Georgia State AFL-CIO. The collection consists of papers of J.W. Giles from 1920-1978. Includes correspondence, financial statements, legal documents, minutes, motion pictures, and printed materials. The bulk of the records relate to Giles' work with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 84 (1920-1972) and the Georgia State AFL-CIO...
Dates: 1920-1978

North Carolina State AFL-CIO records

 Collection
Identifier: L1981-20
Abstract:

The North Carolina State Federation of Labor was organized in 1907 and held annual conventions until 1957. The North Carolina State AFL-CIO was then organized in 1958. The collection consists of administrative files, 1945, 1949-1981, and also includes material regarding the North Carolina gubernatorial campaign of Wilbur Hobby, president of the North Carolina State AFL-CIO.

Dates: 1945-1981

Virginia State AFL-CIO records

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Identifier: L1984-64
Abstract:

The Virginia State AFL-CIO was organized in Richmond, Virginia in 1956 after the merger of the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations. The records of the Virginia State AFL-CIO (1963-1984) include executive board meeting minutes, voting records, newsletters, correspondence, Committee on Political Education (COPE) documents, conference materials, budgets, and financial reports.

Dates: 1956, 1963-1984

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Type
Archival Object 14
Collection 6
 
Subject
Atlanta (Ga.) 4
Labor unions -- Political activity 4
Boycotts 3
Central labor councils 3
Industrial relations 3