Box 340

Scope and Content of the Records From the Collection: The Records, 1940-1968, of the Retail, Wholesale & Department Store Union, Southeastern Region are composed of correspondence, financial documents and company files which include cases brought before the NLRB. Notable cases are the elections and unfair labor practice charges at Caldwell Packaging Company, 1958-1959; Avon Products, Inc., 1963; the Auto Dealers, 1963-1964; General Seat & Back Manufacturing Company, 1956 and Southeastern Mills, Inc., 1958-1959. The material, principally...

Scope and Content of the Records From the Collection: The collection includes the original minutes of the founding years of Local 384 (Asheville, N.C.) of the Carpenters Union from 1888 to 1891. These minutes detail their campaign to win the 9-hour workday during this period. Also included are the original minutes of the Asheville Central Labor Union from 1917 to 1919 containing several references to Samuel Gompers and the A.F. of L. The bulk of the collection is composed of minutes, legal documents, printed flyers and handbills, photographs...