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Labor unions -- Political activity

 Subject
Subject Source: Fast

Found in 42 Collections and/or Records:

Florida State AFL-CIO records

 Collection
Identifier: L1974-36
Abstract:

Florida AFL-CIO was formed in 1958 with the merging of the Florida American Federation of Labor and the Florida Congress of Industrial Organizations. The collection, 1965-1968, consists of correspondence, minutes, financial documents and printed materials. Correspondence illustrates such primary concerns as labor's role in education; state and national legislation; opposition to the Taft-Hartley Act and the Landrum-Griffin Bill, and its support of Congressman Claude Pepper.

Dates: 1965-1968

Georgia AFL-CIO Journal of Labor photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: L2004-01A
Abstract: Founded in Atlanta in 1898, the Journal of Labor documented the labor movement in Georgia. The Journal of Labor Photograph Collection, 1974-1992 (bulk 1980-1992), consists of photographic prints and negatives depicting labor functions, political events, pickets, strikes, conventions, social events, and campaigns. During the period covered by the collection, The Journal was the official newspaper of the Georgia State AFL-CIO, which ceased its publication in...
Dates: 1974-1992; Majority of material found within 1980 - 1992

Georgia State AFL-CIO records

 Collection
Identifier: L2004-01
Abstract:

The Georgia State AFL-CIO was created in 1957 by the merger of the Georgia State Industrial Union Council (CIO) and the Georgia Federation of Labor (AFL). The bulk of the records of the Georgia State AFL-CIO (1980s-1990s) consist of minutes, correspondence, campaign and political materials, convention materials, photographs, newsletters, VHS and cassette tapes.

Dates: 1980s-1990s

Georgia State Council of Machinists records

 Collection
Identifier: L1972-90
Abstract:

The Records, 1956-1971, of the Georgia State Council of Machinists consist of correspondence, minutes, financial documents, and printed material, the bulk being correspondence and minutes.

Dates: 1956-1971

Henry W. Chandler papers

 Collection
Identifier: L1974-46
Abstract:

The collection consists of papers of Henry W. Chandler, secretary, Georgia Federation of Labor and president, Atlanta Federation of Trades, from 1918-1973. Includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, and printed materials relating to Chandler's work for those and other organizations.

Dates: 1918-1973

International Association of Machinists, District 4 records

 Collection
Identifier: L1977-15
Abstract: The collection consists of records of District 4 (Southeast) of the International Association of Machinists (IAM), and its successor the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers from 1901-1974. The records include correspondence (1928-1974), printed material (1933-1974), grievance claims (1944-1974), legal documents (1948-1973), financial documents (1939-1940; 1951-1974), minutes (1901-1905; 1939-1966; 1973), and contract negotiations. The correspondence is mainly of...
Dates: 1901-1974

International Association of Machinists, Southeastern Regional Office of Education records

 Collection
Identifier: L1972-02
Abstract:

Manuals, correspondence, printed material, and notes describe political, vocational, and labor education in the Southern and Mid-Western states, Panama and Puerto Rico, 1947-1971.

Dates: 1947-1971

International Union of Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers, Local 191 (Rome, Ga.) records

 Collection
Identifier: L1998-11
Abstract:

International Union of Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers, Local 191 of Rome, Georgia, originated the significant 1969 strike against GE that led to an eventual federal lawsuit. Its records, 1953-1997, include documentation covering the daily operations, communications, and organization of the union.

Dates: 1953-1997

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

Mark Show papers

 Collection
Identifier: L2011-20
Abstract:

Mark Show papers, 2008-2017, reflect his role as financial secretary in International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), Local 322 (Charlotte, N.C.), and his participation in IATSE District 7 and the Southern Piedmont Labor Council of the North Carolina State AFL-CIO. The papers financial records, contracts, training materials, and reports, notes, and agendas state, district, and international conventions.

Dates: 2008-2017

Mississippi State AFL-CIO records

 Collection
Identifier: L1986-26
Abstract: The Mississippi State Federation of Labor was organized in 1918 and held its annual conventions until 1957, when it became known as the Mississippi AFL-CIO. The collection consists of the records of the Mississippi AFL-CIO and its predecessor, the Mississippi State Federation of Labor from 1947-1986. Records include President Claude Ramsay's correspondence (1959-1986); files relating to affiliated unions (1957-1983); records relating to the Congress of Industrial Organization and the AFL-CIO...
Dates: 1947-1986

North Carolina State AFL-CIO records

 Collection
Identifier: L1981-20
Abstract:

The North Carolina State Federation of Labor was organized in 1907 and held annual conventions until 1957. The North Carolina State AFL-CIO was then organized in 1958. The collection consists of administrative files, 1945, 1949-1981, and also includes material regarding the North Carolina gubernatorial campaign of Wilbur Hobby, president of the North Carolina State AFL-CIO.

Dates: 1945-1981

North Georgia Building and Construction Trades Council records

 Collection
Identifier: L1984-13
Abstract The North Georgia Building and Construction Trades Council (NGBCTC) represents the legal interests of building and trades unions throughout North Georgia, as well as promoting the livelihood of local building trades and settling jurisdictional disputes between unions. These records (circa 1950s-2000s) consist of periodicals, political materials, correspondence, collective bargaining materials, contracts, minutes, charity and event organization materials, directories, project materials,...
Dates: 1950s-2000s

Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization records, Legislative files [Series XVI]

 Series
Identifier: L1986-45_16
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 16 of 18) describes Series XVI, Legislative Files, 1969-1982 (3.75 linear feet of records in 9 boxes), which documents PATCO's lobbying efforts and...
Dates: 1957-1985

South Carolina AFL-CIO records

 Collection
Identifier: L2009-02
Abstract

South Carolina AFL-CIO records, 1963, 1976-2008, document the president and executive board of the organization and the coordinators of two job programs in the state, the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Labor Coordinator, and the Industry Work Experience Program (IWEP) Coordinator.

Dates: 1963, 1976-2008

Southern Labor Archives periodicals collection

 Collection
Identifier: L-Periodicals
Abstract:

The Labor Periodicals Collection is a collection of printed journals, newspapers, newsletters and other published materials separated from Southern Labor Archives organizational collections or acquired through subscription. Consult Special Collections staff for detailed holdings or consult the Georgia State University Library catalog.

Dates: 1888-2012; Majority of material found within 1907 - 2001

Stanton E. Smith papers

 Collection
Identifier: L1976-30
Abstract:

Stanton E. Smith (born 1905) was a labor leader in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He served as President of the Tennessee Federation of Labor and of the Tennessee State Labor Council. Smith's papers, 1938-1973, are comprised primarily of correspondence and other documents relating to his duties in those organizations, the Chattanooga Central Labor Union, and the Southern Labor School. The papers also include photographs and printed material.

Dates: 1938-1973

Tennessee State Labor Council records

 Collection
Identifier: L1981-11
Abstract:

The Records, 1937-1979, of the Tennessee State Labor Council consist of correspondence, literature on pending state legislation affecting labor, "state of the state" addresses of the Tennessee governors, and legislative bulletins and newsletters.

Dates: 1937-1979

Textile Workers Union of America, Local 185 (Dalton, Ga.) records

 Collection
Identifier: L1982-19
Abstract:

This collection consists of union documentation regarding the foundation and management of the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union Local 185 and its relationship with the Crown Cotton Mill, both of Dalton, Georgia. The collection concerns the operation and management ACTWUA Local 185 from its establishment in the 1940s through the 1960s.

Dates: 1940s-1960s

United Association of Plumbers and Steam Fitters of the United States and Canada, Local 72 (Atlanta, Ga.) records

 Collection
Identifier: L1972-33
Abstract:

The records of the United Association of Plumbers and Steam Fitters of the United States and Canada, Local 72 (Atlanta, Ga.), 1952-1972, consist of correspondence dealing primarily with disputes with other unions over jurisdictional limits and with the entrance requirements, training, examination, restriction and certification of apprentices.

Dates: 1952-1972