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Joseph Nelson collection
Collection
Identifier: L1975-45
Abstract:
The collection consists of papers collected by Joseph Nelson from 1970-1974 documenting a wildcat strike in 1972 against the Mead Corporation in Atlanta, Georgia by the "Mead Caucus of Rank and File Workers" as well as similar unsuccessful efforts by Atlanta, Georgia workers at Nabisco, Inc. and the Regency Hyatt House Hotel. Also contained in the collection are materials pertaining to the Printing Specialists and Paper Products Union, Local 527 (Atlanta, Ga.), the official representatives...
Dates:
1970-1974
Found in:
Special Collections
Marc R. Levinson papers
Collection
Identifier: L1983-01
Abstract:
Marc R. Levinson was a journalist and news editor of Creative Loafing, an Atlanta weekly. His papers, 1975-1979, contain three series. The AFSCME Local 1644/City of Atlanta series includes correspondence, news clippings, news releases, and printed materials relating to a strike by Local 1644 (Atlanta, Ga.) of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) against the City of Atlanta in 1977. The Amalgamated Clothing and Textile...
Dates:
1975-1978
Found in:
Special Collections
Order of Railway Telegraphers (Atlanta, Ga.) records
Collection
Identifier: L1979-39
Abstract:
The records of the Order of Railway Telegraphers, 1899-1900, consist of five bulletins on a strike in Atlanta.
Dates:
1899-1900
Found in:
Special Collections
Ron Elliott PATCO collection
Collection
Identifier: L2011-02
Abstract:
Ron Elliott was a member of PATCO (Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization) and worked as an air traffic controller for 11 years. Elliott served as a Choir Boy for Local 101 and the Atlanta cluster, organizing all striking controllers in the Metro Atlanta area. When PATCO went on strike in 1981, Elliott and many other PATCO members were prosecuted for participating in and claiming the right to strike against the U.S. Government. Legal files, grievances, reference files,...
Dates:
1978-1995; Majority of material found within 1980 - 1982
Found in:
Special Collections
Scripto strike records
Collection
Identifier: L2003-01
Abstract:
The collection documents the strike (1964-1965) at Atlanta's Scripto Corporation manufacturing plant. The records of the Scripto strike, 1963-1968, 1996, 1999 consist of contemporary legal and union documents, newspaper articles, and photographs. Transcripts of interviews conducted in 1996 and a published article round out the collection.
Dates:
1963-1968, 1996-1999
Found in:
Special Collections
United Auto Workers, Local 882 (Atlanta, Ga.) records
Collection
Identifier: L2005-29
Abstract:
Chartered in July 1941, International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) Local No. 882 is located in Atlanta, Georgia. It represented workers at Ford Motor Company's Atlanta Assembly Plant in Hapeville, Georgia, during its operation (1947-2006). The records include minutes and resolutions, correspondence, financial material, strike material, grievances, arbitration, agreements, and education materials, 1940s-1980s. Topics include the...
Dates:
1940s-1980s
Found in:
Special Collections
United Steelworkers of America, District 35 records
Collection
Identifier: L1982-15
Abstract:
The collection consists of records of District 35 of the United Steelworkers of America from 1940-1987. Contains mainly correspondence (1943-1987) between district directors William Crawford, Lorne Nelles, and M.C. Weston and various USA officers and departments, including USA President David McDonald, field representatives, and local unions mainly discussing organizing activities, contract negotiation, and strike activities. The company files (1943-1987) concern negotiations and...
Dates:
1945-1987
Found in:
Special Collections
William "Bill" Roberts collection
Collection
Identifier: L1975-12
Abstract:
The collection of William "Bill" Roberts contains telegrams, bulletins and letters relating to a strike of the Fisher Body Employees in 1936.
Dates:
1936, 1948
Found in:
Special Collections