African American labor union members
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department, Southern Office records
Collection
Identifier: L1983-26
Abstract:
The records, 1964-1979, of the Southern Office of the AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department consist primarily of correspondence and related reports, surveys, statements, and newspaper clippings. Much of the correspondence is between Director E.T. (Al) Kehrer and various AFL-CIO departments, notably his superiors Don Slaiman (1965-1974) and William Pollard (1974-1979). There is also substantial correspondence between Kehrer and the AFL-CIO state and city labor councils in the South; apprenticeship...
Dates:
1964-1979
Found in:
Special Collections
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 1644 (Atlanta, Ga.) records
Collection
Identifier: L1986-44
Abstract:
The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees(AFSCME), Local 1644 (Atlanta, Ga.) represents public sector workers in the metropolitan Atlanta area, including hospital, sanitation, and other municipal workers. The records of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Local 1644 (Atlanta, Ga.), 1949-2001, include correspondence, meeting minutes, membership lists, petitions, constitutions, policy and procedures manuals, grievances, newspaper...
Dates:
1949-2001
Found in:
Special Collections
Association of Colored Railway Trainmen and Locomotive Firemen records
Collection
Identifier: L1991-06
Abstract:
Founded in 1912 as the Colored Trainmen of America, the union reorganized in 1918 as the Associated Colored Trainmen of America, and again in 1936 as the Association of Colored Railway Trainmen and Locomotive Firemen. The collection consists of records of the ACTA and its predecessors, 1918-1936. The collection includes correspondence pertaining to grievance and disciplinary cases; transcripts of accident investigations and misconduct proceedings; and minutes and summaries of meetings held...
Dates:
1918-1936
Found in:
Special Collections
Charles H. Martin collection on Angelo Herndon
Collection
Identifier: L2023-05
Abstract
Charles H. Martin collection on Angelo Herndon, circa 1932-circa 1937, was created by Martin while researching his The Angelo Herndon Case and Southern Justice (LSU Press, 1976) and consists primarily of legal records. Angelo Herndon, a labor organizer convicted in 1932 on charges of attempting to incite insurrection in Atlanta, was freed in 1937 when the U.S. Supreme Court found the Georgia insurrection law unconstitutional.
Dates:
circa 1932-circa 1937
Found in:
Special Collections
Emory F. Via papers
Collection
Identifier: L1989-34
Abstract:
Emory Franklin Via (1925-2003), was a labor educator, human rights activist, and labor consultant for the Southern Regional Council. His papers, 1936-1987, include correspondence, surveys and reports, newsclippings, printed materials, and biographical material on Via. The bulk of the correspondence is with groups related to the labor movement, other officers of the Southern Regional Council, and the Koinonia Farm, a cooperative farm in Southern Georgia. The surveys contain information on...
Dates:
1936-1987
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, Local 309 (Alcoa, Tenn.) collection
Collection
Identifier: L1983-30
Abstract:
Alcoa, Tennessee was incorporated in 1919 as a company town for the Aluminum Company of America. Workers there first organized an independent union in 1933. The United Steelworkers of America, Local 309 (Alcoa, Tenn.) collection, 1971-1983, consists of printed material recounting the history of Alcoa, Tennessee, its aluminum industry, and African American workers in the town.
Dates:
1971-1983
Found in:
Special Collections