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Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union, Central North Carolina Joint Board records
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union, Local 1716 (Rome, Ga.) records
The records consist of Local 1716 (Rome, Ga.) of the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU) of the United States from 1954-1988. The records reflect the union's relationship with the Textile Workers Union of America, (TWUA) Local 689, Local 1942 and other locals. Includes correspondence between the various local unions; minutes, records relating to arbitration and grievances; and union and company contract proposals.
Charles L. Ross papers
Homer Lord collection of American Federation of Hosiery Workers materials
Homer Lord (1914-2005) was a member of the American Federation of Hosiery Workers (AFHW) who lived in Athens, Georgia. AFHW organized the workers at Rodgers Mill (a subsidiary of Wayne Knitting Mills) in Athens. Collection includes an agreement and copies of newspaper articles, 1944, 1953-1955 (material in photocopied form).
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, Southeast Regional Office records
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, Southeast Regional Office records
The Southeast Region office of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union opened in 1937. Its records, circa 1950s-1970s, contain correspondence, collective bargaining contracts, contract and strike negotiations, agreements, National Labor Relations Board materials, and strike materials. The bulk of the material relates to a strike against Marlene Industries in Westmoreland, Tennessee.
Textile Workers Union of America, Northwest Georgia Joint Board records
The Uprising of '34 collection
The collection consists of oral history interviews and transcripts, production footage and publicity materials related to the creation of the "Uprising of '34" documentary. Veterans or their descendants were interviewed about mill life, work conditions, southern culture, as well as the strike itself. These interviews were incorporated into the production itself.
The Uprising of '34 collection interviews
In 1934, Southern textile workers took the lead in a nationwide strike that saw half a million workers walk off their jobs in the largest single-industry strike in the history of the United States. This finding aid describes the digitized oral history-style interviews available in Georiga State University Library's Digital Collections.
United Textile Workers of America, Local 257 (Erwin, N.C.) records
United Textile Workers of America, Local 257 represented textile workers at various Erwin Cotton Mills plants in North Carolina and Mississippi. The local's records, 1900-1986 (bulk 1940-1960), consist primarily of grievances and arbitration cases. Other records include constitutions and bylaws, correspondence, union membership rosters, office files, photographic materials, financial ledgers, printed materials, and artifacts.
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- Baldanzi, George 1
- Bonanno, Nicholas S. 1
- Brewton Fashions 1
- General Electric Company 1
- Handler, Jack G. 1
- Hard Times Productions, Inc. 1
- Harriet Cotton Mills (Henderson, N.C.) 1
- Henderson Cotton Mills (Henderson, N.C.) 1
- Highland Cotton Mills (High Point, N.C.) 1
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- Jacobs, Joseph, 1908- 1
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- Rieve, Emil, 1892-1975 1
- Ross, Charles L. (Charles Lewis), 1914-1984 1
- Textile Workers Union of America. Local 319 (High Point, N.C.) 1
- Textile Workers Union of America. Local 578 (Henderson, N.C.) 1
- Textile Workers Union of America. Local 584 (Henderson, N.C.) 1
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