Local 1876, Goodyear, Calhoun Georgia, contract negotiations, 1985

The Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union, Georgia-Tennessee-Alabama Joint Board, records contain grievance files, arbitration files, newspaper clippings, publications, meeting minutes, training manuals, contracts, negotiations, union-management meeting transcripts, and correspondence from 1963-1993. The bulk of this collection deals with administrative matters and contract negotiations for the various locals serviced by the joint board. In addition this collection includes limited amounts of organizing materials and correspondence with various government agencies like Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Also included in this collection are a number of arbitration and grievance files that show the union fighting for the rights of its members. Of particular interest is the case of Ruth Knowles, president of Local 1716, who was fired for her union activity and waged a long and ultimately successful struggle to win her job back. Lastly this collection features extensive records of union-management meetings from the Arrow Shirt Company and Local 903 from 1989-1995. These reports offer a rarely seen glimpse of management and union working together in a non-litigious manner to solve problems.

The ACTWU Georgia-Tennessee-Alabama serviced the following: Local 903 (Arrow Shirt Company), Local 1716 (Lindale Manufacturing), Local 1942 (Romespun), Local 1647 (Jockey International), Local 1843 (Alton Box Board Company), Local 1876 (Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company), Local 943-T (Alton Box Board Company), Local 1549 (Alton Box Board Company, Papertube Division), Local 2303 (Kenyon Southern), Local 1927 (Phillips Synthetics), and Local 1926 (Standard Coosa Thatcher).