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Box 5

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Minutes of the executive board, union members, and Grievance Committee; hourly wage rates and pension plan materials; correspondence from Local 202 Director Herbert Payne and President John Henderson; newspaper clippings, flyers, and correspondence regarding the Taft-Hartley Act, minimum wage, rent control, and public housing; memos to union members; meeting flyers; conference reports and minutes; Labor Day celebration materials; contract negotiation files; Harriet and Henderson Strike materials, including newspaper clippings and correspondence; personnel and departmental information; bylaws and constitutions; telegrams showing support for President Roosevelt (FDR) from Local 202; and a news release regarding a two week strike proposal by Local 202 and the United Paperworkers International Union, Local 675, 1938-1940, 1944-1960

 File — Box: 5
Scope and Content of the Records From the Collection: The records of the Textile Workers Union of America, Local 202 (Covington, Va.), 1938-1976 (bulk 1940-1960), document the daily operations of the union spanning several decades. The records include administrative files and correspondence of Local 202 elected officials; minutes; contract agreements and negotiation materials; Virginia CIO (later Virginia AFL-CIO) updates; wage rates and job descriptions; legislative materials; Shop Steward training materials; memos from TWUA Washington...
Dates: 1938-1940, 1944-1960