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Rainbow Processing Company, Inc. Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1974

 Series
Identifier: IV

Scope and Content of the Records

From the Collection:

The records, 1952-1980, of the Georgia-Tennessee-Alabama Area Joint Board of the Textile Workers Union of America (TWUA-GTA) consist of correspondence, minutes, contract negotiation papers, grievance cases and printed items of the six TWUA Local unions in the area. The records concern negotiation strategies, working conditions, seniority rights, retirement benefits, representation elections, and other areas of the Labor-management relationship.

The companies involved in the records are the Aberle Hosiery Company (Columbia, TN), Holston Manufacturing Company (Knoxville, TN), Kenyon Southern, Inc. (Rossville, GA), Rainbow Processing Company (Chattanooga, TN), Ridge Textile Company (Athens, TN), Roxbury Southern Mills (Chattanooga, TN), and Venture Carpets (Calhoun, GA).

The print series is primarily contracts, but also includes some constitutions and pamphlets.

Dates

  • Creation: 1974

Creator

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 3.25 Linear Feet (in 8 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404-413-2880
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