United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 815T (Morristown, Tenn.) records
Scope and Contents of the Records
The United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 815T (Morristown, Tenn.) records, 1970s-1990s, consist of meeting minutes, strike and protest organization materials, union membership and leadership rosters, member resignation records, union election records, business contracts, grievances, arbitration, and negotiations, benefits information, trial records, and records of the union local’s history with both the UFCW and the UTWA.
Dates
- 1970s-1990s
Creator
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. Local 815T (Morristown, Tenn.) (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research use. Access to materials with personal or sensitive information in boxes 1-3, 7-8 is restricted for 75 years from the date of creation.
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
The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 815T represented textile workers employed by the America Enka Company in Morristown, Tennessee. Originally affiliated with the United Textile Workers of America, the local joined the United Food and Commercial Workers in 1995.
Extent
10 Linear Feet (in 8 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract:
The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 815T represented textile workers employed by the America Enka Company in Morristown, Tennessee. The records include meeting minutes, strike and protest organization materials, union membership and leadership rosters, member resignation records, union election records, business contracts, grievances, arbitration, and negotiations, benefits information, trial records, and records of the union local’s history with both the UFCW and the UTWA.
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 the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 815T, August 2007.
Processing Information
Processed by John Thompson at the box level, Fall 2013.
- American Enka Company
- Grievance arbitration
- Labor union locals
- Morristown (Tenn.)
- Textile industry
- Textile workers
- Textile workers -- Labor unions
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
- United Textile Workers of America
- United Textile Workers of America. Local 815 (Morristown, Tenn.)
Creator
- Title
- United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 815T (Morristown, Tenn.):
- 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
100 Decatur St., S.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404-413-2880
404-413-2881 (Fax)
archives@gsu.edu