International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local Lodge 721 (Durham, N.C.) records
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Scope and Content of the Records
Records of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local Lodge 721 (Durham, N.C.) contain mainly legal documents, 1942-1990. They include items such as Local 721's bylaws from 1952, an agreement with Wright's Automatic Tobacco Packing Machine Company, and several booklet versions of the local's contracts with Wright's Automatic Machinery Company,1942-1968. The remainder of the records include arbitration hearing pleadings and opinions from various employee negotiations between the IAM Local 721 and IAM Local 2358 and various divisions of Wright’s Machinery or Sperry Corporation, 1953-1990. One additional legal document of interest is a 1968 pleading from a U.S. Labor Relations Board Decision and Election for a dispute between Wright Machinery Company, the Professional Employees International Union Local 84, and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.
Dates
- Creation: 1942-1990
Creator
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Local Lodge 721 (Durham, N.C.) (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.
Historical Note
Originally founded in Atlanta in 1888 as a trade union for railroad machinists, today the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers represents workers in a large and diverse number of fields. Over the course of the 20th century the machinists moved from representing railroad workers to machinists and others working for airlines and the aerospace industry. IAM Local Lodge 721 was located in Durham, N.C.
Extent
0.8 Linear Feet (in 2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract:
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local Lodge 721 (Durham, N.C.) records contain mainly legal documents,1942-1990. The legal records cover arbitrations over labor disputes between IAM and Wright's Machinery as well as Sperry Electro Components.
Acquisition Information
Donated by International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, June 2008.
Separated Materials
During processing, unrelated material was separated to Southern Labor Archives small collections.
Processing Information
Processed by Rebecca Landel-Hernandez at the file level, June 2008.
Subject
- Sperry Corporation (Organization)
- Office and Professional Employees International Union. Local 84 (Durham, N.C.) (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local Lodge 721 (Durham, N.C.):
- Subtitle
- A Guide to Its Records at Georgia State University Library
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Georgia State University Library
- Date
- June 19, 2008
- 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