United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum, and Plastic Workers of America, Local 12 (East Gadsden, Ala.) records
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Scope and Contents of the Records
The records of United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum, and Plastic Workers of America, Local 12 (East Gadsden, Ala.) primarily contains printed material, circa 1930s-1980s. The records include pamphlets and newspaper clippings regarding Local 12's history, Goodyear policy committee records, agreements and settlements with Goodyear, an AFL-CIO Steward Manual, general union manuals, the 1987 URW constitution, general correspondence, pension conference documents, OSHA and EPA documentation, materials from Edward Kennedy’s 1980 presidential campaign, notes from the 32nd URW Officers Convention, a URW Newsletter, and general union organization materials.
Dates
- Creation: 1930s-1980s
Creator
- United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America. Local 12 (East Gadsden, Ala.) (Organization)
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.
Collection is stored offsite. Allow at least 2 working days for retrieval.
Historical Note about United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum, and Plastic Workers of America, Local 12 (East Gadsden, Ala.)
Incorporated in 1935, the United Rubber Workers of America (URW) acted as a CIO-affiliated union representing the interests of rubber workers throughout the country. The Goodyear Tire and Rubber plant in East Gadsden, Alabama, had opened in 1929. After a decade of organizing efforts, often met with violent opposition, URW Local 12 was chartered and won a vote to represent the plant's workers in 1943. In 1945, the national changed its official name to United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America. The URW merged into the larger United Steelworkers of America (USWA) in 1995 and the local was redesignated USWA Local 12L.
Extent
1.25 Linear Feet (in 1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract:
Chartered in 1943, United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum, and Plastic Workers of America, Local 12 (East Gadsden, Ala.) represented workers at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber plant there. The records contain pamphlets and newspaper clippings regarding Local 12's history, Goodyear policy committee records, agreements and settlements with Goodyear, manuals, general correspondence, and other printed material.
Arrangement
The records retain their original order.
Off Site Storage
Collection is stored offsite. Allow at least 2 working days for retrieval.
Acquisition Information
Donated by United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum, and Plastic Workers of America, Local 12 (East Gadsden, Ala.), courtesy of J.R. Countryman, February 1992.
Processing Information
Processed by John Thompson at the box level, Fall 2013.
Subject
- United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America (Organization)
- Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company (Organization)
- Title
- United Rubber Workers of Americam Local 12 (East Gadsden, Ala.) [accession L1992-06]:
- Subtitle
- A Guide to the Records at Georgia State University Library
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Georgia State University Library
- Date
- Fall 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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