Mary Lynn Walker American Federation of Government Employees collection

Collection

Identifier: L2005-03

Staff Only
Not requestable

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Mary Lynn Walker collection includes newspaper articles from The Nashville Banner (May, 1975) discussing Walker's representation of Frank Guzman (accussed of accepting money as a conflict of interest), a Wall Street Jounral article discussing age discrimination in government employment, Congressional Record proceedings and debates of the 93rd Congress tribute to John Griner (former President of the American Federation of Government Employees), handbill for Mary Lynn Walker speaking engagement, American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) collective bargaining report (Vol.1 No.3, October, 1979), AFGE and AFL-CIO unfair labor practice policy and guideline.

Dates

Creation: 1974-1975, 1979

Creator

Walker, Mary Lynn, 1937- (Person)

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research use.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Georgia State University is the owner of the physical collection and makes reproductions available for research, subject to the copyright law of the United States and item condition. Georgia State University may or may not own the rights to materials in the collection. It is the researcher's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and obtain permission from the copyright holder before publication, reproduction, or display of the materials beyond what is reasonable under copyright law. Researchers may quote selections from the collection under the fair use provision of copyright law.

Biography of Mary Lynn Walker

Mary Lynn Walker was born on June 2, 1937 in Brooks, Fayette County, Georgia into a large farming family of fifteen children. After marriage, Walker graduated from Smith-Hughes Vocational School in Fayette County in 1955. She began her work with the labor movement while employed at the Atlanta Army Depot, becoming very active in the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) in 1968. During her stint with the AFGE, Walker held executive positions never before realized by a woman including the 14th District National Representative, the Director of Organizing, and the National Vice President for the 5th District. Walker has received numerous awards for her work with unions including the Labor Leader of the Year 2001 and for the work she did as a magistrate for the Supreme Court in Virginia from 1985-1991.

Extent

0.05 Linear Feet (in 1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

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.