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Labor leaders

 Subject
Subject Source: Fast

Found in 91 Collections and/or Records:

John E. Jervis papers

 Collection
Identifier: L1974-44
Abstract: John Elwood Jervis (1909-1984), born in Marshall, North Carolina, was President Asheville Central Labor Union (1950-1976) and member, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 384. The collection, 1888-1974 (bulk 1958-1974), contains minutes (1917-1919, 1961, 1965), legal documents, printed flyers, handbills, photographs, and correspondence relating to the activities of the Asheville Central Labor Union (Asheville, N.C.). Also included in the collection are the original...
Dates: 1888-1974; Majority of material found within 1958 - 1974

John G. Ramsay papers

 Collection
Identifier: L1980-05
Abstract: John Gates Ramsay, born 1902, was a steelworker early in his career, serving as a vice-president and president of local unions. He joined the new Steel Workers Organizing Committee of the CIO in 1936. From 1940 he was a member of the organizing staff of the USWA, serving in their Southern organizing drive in 1946-1953. He then worked in the national CIO office in Washington. Ramsay's unique emphasis was to develop contacts with religious leaders and groups that might be useful in the labor...
Dates: 1928-1979

Joseph Jacobs papers

 Collection
Identifier: L1998-07
Abstract:

The collection contains materials related to attorney and union organizer Joseph Jacobs's work in the labor and civic community. Specifically, the papers cover his activities in the fields of labor, the Workmen's Circle (Arbeiter Ring), the Georgia Humanities Council and the Georgia Democratic Party.

Dates: 1929-1998

Józef J. Drozdowski collection

 Collection
Identifier: L2014-13
Abstract: In 1917, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) was established at a convention in Washington, DC. Florence Ethridge presented the resolution to form NFFE as an affiliate of the American Federation of Labor (AFL). A week later AFL issued NFFE's charter. Józef J. Drozdowski has served has NFFE National Vice President and has been involved in the organization for over twenty years. The Józef J. Drozdowski collection (1990s; 2000s) includes sixteen National Federation of Federal...
Dates: circa 1990s-2000s

Labor and Employment Relations Association, Atlanta chapter records

 Collection
Identifier: L2013-34
Abstract

Labor and Employment Relations Association, Atlanta chapter records (1983-2006) consits of correspondence and meeting materials. The Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) is the singular organization in the country where professionals interested in all aspects of labor and employment relations network to share ideas and learn about new developments, issues, and practices in the field.

Dates: 1983-2006

Louis M. Nunn papers

 Collection
Identifier: L1977-20
Abstract:

Louie Matthew Nunn was a member of the Carpenter's Local Union No. 256 (Savannah, Georgia) and served as the local's business manager for 31 years. His papers include correspondence, invitations and programs, newspaper clippings, and speeches, 1956-1957.

Dates: 1956-1975

Matt Lynch collection

 Collection
Identifier: L1988-10
Abstract

The Matt Lynch collection consists of materials regarding Lynch's history of labor organization and reform throughout the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, including his presidency of the Tennessee Labor Council.

Dates: 1950-1980

Morton H. Shapiro papers

 Collection
Identifier: L2008-04
Abstract

Morton H. Shapiro was a labor leader and civil rights activist who worked for the ILGWU and SEIU. The Morton H. Shapiro Collection, 1954-2007 consists of correspondence, autobiographical writings, printed material including newspaper clippings, invitations and programs, and an oral history.

Dates: 1954-1975, 1997, 2001, 2007

National Planning Association collection

 Collection
Identifier: L1988-05
Abstract:

The National Planning Association (NPA) was established in 1934 to engage in research in policy formation for the United States private sector. The collection contains a photograph, press release, and correspondence related to the presentation of the NPA's Gold Medal Award to former Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU) General President Murray Finley.

Dates: February 1988

Oliver Singleton papers

 Collection
Identifier: L1972-83
Abstract:

Correspondence, speeches, and printed material collected and created by Oliver Singleton (Assistant Director, AFL-CIO Region 4) document organized labor, 1946-1971.

Dates: 1946-1971

Paul L. Styles, Sr. collection

 Collection
Identifier: L1973-57
Abstract:

The collection of Paul L. Styles Sr., 1950-1972, is composed primarily of his correspondence and speeches during his three years as a member of the National Labor Relations Board and his eleven years as the chief labor relations officer with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Dates: 1950-1972

Peter J. Conlon family collection

 Collection
Identifier: L2006-20
Abstract: Peter J. Conlon was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1869 and raised in Springfield, Illinois. He joined the International Association of Machinists in 1890 and served as an early organizer for the union. In 1895 he was elected to its General Executive Board. He later served the IAM as First Vice President, General Organizer, and Vice President for the United States before his death in March 1931. The collection consists of books, bound journals, photographs, posters, and artifacts, primarily...
Dates: 1889-1964

Philip A. LaPorte papers

 Collection
Identifier: L2015-24
Abstract

Philip A. LaPorte teaches labor studies at Georgia State University and serves as an industrial relations arbitor. His papers, 1981-2023, consist of arbitration files, training manuals, and audio of hearings.

Dates: 1981-2003

Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization records, Central Office Files [Series VI]

 Series
Identifier: L1986-45_06
Abstract The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) was formed in 1968 to represent the interests of federally employed air traffic controllers and was dissolved in 1981, after a strike against the United States government resulted in all PATCO members being fired from their Federal Aviation Administration jobs. This finding aid (number 6 of 18) describes Series VI, Central Office Files, 1967-1984 (30 linear feet of records in 71 boxes), records of the administrative office in...
Dates: 1957-1985

Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization records, Director's files [Series IV]

 Series
Identifier: L1986-45_04
Abstract: The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) was formed in 1968 to represent the interests of federally employed air traffic controllers and was dissolved in 1981, after a strike against the United States government resulted in all PATCO members being fired from their Federal Aviation Administration jobs. This finding aid (number 4 of 18) describes Series IV, Director's Files, 1960-1982 (12 linear feet of records in 29 boxes), which contains the records of PATCO's Director...
Dates: 1957-1985

Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization records, Executive Vice President's files [Series II]

 Series
Identifier: L1986-45_02
Abstract: The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) was formed in 1968 to represent the interests of federally employed air traffic controllers and was dissolved in 1981, after a strike against the United States government resulted in all PATCO members being fired from their Federal Aviation Administration jobs. This finding aid (number 2 of 18) describes Series II, Executive Vice President's Files, 1972-1981 (4.25 linear feet of records in 10 boxes). The Executive Vice President...
Dates: 1957-1985

Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization records, President's files [Series I]

 Series
Identifier: L1986-45_01
Abstract: The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) was formed in 1968 to represent the interests of federally employed air traffic controllers and was dissolved in 1981, after a strike against the United States government resulted in all PATCO members being fired from their Federal Aviation Administration jobs. This finding aid (number 1 of 18) describes Series I, President's Files, 1968-1982 (14.5 linear feet of records in 35 boxes), documenting the officers and committees of...
Dates: 1957-1985

Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization records, Regional Vice President's files [Series III]

 Series
Identifier: L1986-45_03
Abstract: The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) was formed in 1968 to represent the interests of federally employed air traffic controllers and was dissolved in 1981, after a strike against the United States government resulted in all PATCO members being fired from their Federal Aviation Administration jobs. This finding aid (number 3 of 18) describes Series III, Regional Vice President's Files, 1968-1978 (1 linear foot of records in 3 boxes), which pertains to the southeastern...
Dates: 1957-1985

Robert Haynes International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers collection

 Collection
Identifier: L2015-22
Abstract

The Robert Haynes International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Collection, 1970-1996, consists of legal documents, pamphlets, periodicals, training materials, and benefits plans. Robert Haynes was a labor leader within both the IAMAW, Local Lodge 1650 and IAMAW and Air Transport District Lodge 142 with managed the workers for TWA airlines.

Dates: 1970-1996

Roy Groenert papers

 Collection
Identifier: L1973-50
Abstract:

Roy Groenert, former president of United Textile Workers Local 2563, was Director of Organization for the UTWA. Groenert's papers illuminate his interests in local union affairs, in organizing, and in the UTWA's suit which brought enforcement of the no-raid pacts signed after the merger of the AFL-CIO.

Dates: 1941-1973