International Woodworkers of America, Local 5-51 (Louisville, Ky.) records

Collection

Identifier: L1973-60

Staff Only

Scope and Content of the Records

The records of the International Woodworkers of America, Local 5-51, 1951-1968, consist of minutes of membership, Executive Board and Grievance committee meetings. Topics discusses include contract negotiations, arbitration, competition from the AFL and the 1953 organizing drive at the General Electric plant in Louisville, Kentucky, by several electrical worker unions.

Dates

1951-1968

Creator

International Woodworkers of America. Local 5-51 (Louisville, Ky.) (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.

History of the International Woodworkers of America, Local 5-51

International Woodworkers of America (IWA) was an industrial union of lumbermen, sawmill workers, timber transportation workers and others formed in 1937. The IWA was formed when members of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America voted to disaffiliate their local unions from the Carpenters and form their own union and subsequently was affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). Its membership reached as high as 115,000 in the early 1970s, but in the 1980s, raids, mergers and anti-union actions by employers decimated the IWA's membership.

The IWA leadership felt the union was no longer viable on its own and on May 1, 1994, the IWA merged with the International Association of Machinists (IAM). Today, the IWA is the Woodworking Department of the IAM.

Extent

0.7 Linear Feet (in 2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract:

The records of the International Woodworkers of America, Local 5-51, 1951-1968, consists of minutes of membership, Executive Board and Grievance committee meetings along with information on contract negotiations, arbitration and the 1953 organizing drive at the General Electric plant in Louisville.

Arrangement

The records are arranged in chronological order.

Acquisition Information

Collection donated by the International Woodworkers of America, Southern Regional Office, 1973.

Processing Information

Processed by Robert Dinwiddie, 1974.

This collection guide was created from a legacy finding aid. The inventory's contents and storage locations of separated materials (if applicable) were not verified at that time.