Communications Workers of America Records, Local 3250 (Atlanta, Ga.) records

Collection

Identifier: L1982-01

Staff Only

Scope and Content of the Records

The records, 1935-1945, of the Communications Workers of America, Local 3250 (Atlanta, Ga.), consist of correspondence, minutes, memos, and printed items that illuminate the relationship between Branch 3101 of the Federation of Long Lines Telephone Workers (a predecessor of Local 3250) and the American Telephone and Telegraph Company over issues related to wages and job classifications. Several memos describe the extensive negotiations that averted a nationwide strike by telephone workers in 1941.

Dates

1935-1945

Creator

Communications Workers of America. Local 3250 (Atlanta, Ga.) (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 Communications Workers of America, Local 3250 (Atlanta, Ga.)

The Communications Workers of America began in 1939 as a group of unaffiliated unions in the telephone industry organized under the name of the National Federation of Telephone Workers. In 1947, the group changed its name to the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The CWA affiliated with the CIO and merged with the Telephone Workers Organizing Committee in 1949. Local 3250 was formed from the former Federation of Long Lines Telephone Workers, Branch 3101.

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet (in 1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract:

The Communications Workers of America, Local 3250 (Atlanta, Ga.) Records, 1935-1945, contain correspondence, minutes, memos, and printed items highlighting the relationship between the Branch 3101 of the Federation of Long Lines Telephone Workers (a predecessor of Local 3250) and the American Telephone and Telegraph Company.

Acquisition Information

Donated by CWA Local 3250 president C. H. Grizzle Jr., January 1982.

Separated Materials

During processing, printed material was separated to other Southern Labor Archives Collections. For constitutions, consult Special Collections for Access.

Separated to the Southern Labor Archives Constitutions and By-laws Collection

Constitution of the Federation of Long Lines Telephone Workers, Branch 3101 (Atlanta, Ga.)

Processing Information

Processed by Robert Dinwiddie at the file level, 1982. 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.