This box contains primarily the reference files of J.W. Giles, including IBEW newsletters; newspaper clippings; employee benefits; legislative summaries, pamphlets, and handouts from conventions and training seminars; contract negotiations and proposals; officer election materials; photographs of IBEW International Secretary Emeritus Jack F. Moore and International Vice President Dan H. Waters; and legal files, correspondence, and reports regarding on-the-job fatalities and Georgia Power's safety regulations. Also included are files pertaining to employees who left Georgia Power after the strike of 1931, correspondence from the Georgia Power company to employees, photographs of Giles and other IBEW members, proclamation for National Electric Week, and a commemorative poster noting AFL-CIO member William A. Cetti's passing, 1931, 1945-1946, 1958, 1962-1965, 1971-1986

File — Box: 4

Staff Only

Scope and Content of the Records

From the Collection:

The records of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 84 (Atlanta, Ga.), 1923-1986 (bulk 1971-1986), consist primarily of the administrative, office, and reference files of J.W. Giles, documenting the day-to-day operations of the union as well as Giles' interactions with the executive and international boards of the IBEW. Giles served as Assistant Business Manager of the IBEW Local 84 from 1970-1972 and Business Manager and Financial Secretary beginning in 1983.

The records include correspondence; arbitration and grievances; minutes of executive board and union member meetings; auditor reports; business manager reports; contract agreement and negotiation materials; constitutions and bylaws; training manuals; reference files; event, convention, and conference programs; pamphlets; election materials; artifacts; photographs; and audiovisual materials.

Dates

Creation: 1931, 1945-1946, 1958, 1962-1965, 1971-1986

Creator

From the Collection: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Local 84 (Atlanta, Ga.) (Organization)

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research use. Access to some items in box 1 with personal or sensitive information is restricted for 75 years from the date of creation.