Nurses

AFSCME Communications Department Records

jruss — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:06:22 -0400

AFSCME has produced a regularly published magazine since its inception. Publication duties for this organ and other materials were accomplished by the Education and Publications Department for the first twenty years of AFSCME’s existence. The 1954 Convention, however, passed Resolution 14, establishing a Publications and Public Relations Department. This new department would continue to publish the AFSCME magazine and other materials and would also take on new media public relations duties both at headquarters, and importantly, in the field. Recognizing that current field staff’s duties did not include crafting AFSCME’s message during organizing campaigns and strikes, it was hoped that the new department would provide skilled public relations professionals on the ground. The new department was created on April 1, 1956. The Publications and Public Relations Department existed until 1971 when the name was changed to the Public Affairs Department. This existed until 2011 when the name was changed again to the Communications Department.

The AFSCME Communications Department Records document the public activities of the Department, AFSCME International, and AFSCME officials. Records include speech transcripts; press releases; surveys and polls; documents related to AFSCME biennial conventions such as transcripts of proceedings, correspondence, and planning documents; correspondence; publications; meeting minutes; clippings; photographs, slides, and negatives; audio and video recordings; and posters.

AFT Organizing Department Records

scaloia — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 16:37:56 -0500

The Organizing Department facilitates the growth of local affiliates of the American Federation of Teachers. Under the tenures of David Selden and Albert Shanker, both of whom had extensive organizing experience prior to their respective presidencies, organizing efforts ramped up significantly in the 1960s and 1970s. The AFT was the fastest growing union in the mid-1970s when organizing became a distinct department. The department provides services and resources to state and local affiliates across the country. Field representatives and other department staff members assist locals in organizing campaigns and collective bargaining elections. Individuals who have served as head of organizing in the past include Jim Mundy, John Schmid, Phil Kugler, and Lou Nayman.

The AFT Organizing Department Records include correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, contracts and bargaining agreements, grievance files, surveys, newsletters and brochures, personnel files, material related to workshops and conferences, and organizing campaign files. Organizing efforts revolve around primary and secondary school teachers and paraprofessionals, bus drivers, college and university employees, and nurses and other health care professionals.

Lorraine H. Decker Papers

srafferty — Thu, 09 May 2019 16:35:55 -0400

Lorraine (Halsted) Decker graduated from the Grace Hospital School of Nursing in 1956. Decker was a member of the Grace Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association and served as the Social Chairman in the early 1980s. This collection is comprised of some 75th anniversary of the Alumnae Association material and correspondence from her work with the Alumnae Association. The collection also includes two diplomas of Grace nursing graduates, photographs, and publications from School of Nursing and its students.

Grace Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association Records

srafferty — Thu, 09 May 2019 16:43:16 -0400

The Grace Hospital Training School for Nurses was established in 1889, the second nursing school created in Michigan. The first class of nurses graduated in 1891 and the Grace Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association was created in 1899. The Alumnae Association stayed active until at least the early 1980s.

The Alumnae Association Records contain material created by the Alumnae Association including board meeting minutes, by-laws, a guest book from alumni events, newsletters, and scrapbooks. Also included in this collection are materials related to the history of the Grace Hospital School of Nursing and its students. Some historical items include a commencement program from 1917, information booklets on the nursing program, two diplomas from early students, and photographs of nurses and doctors from the early 20th century. Additionally, publications produced by or about Grace Hospital can also be found in these records, such as many issues of the Gracevine and an employee handbook.

SEIU Local 535 Records

aorchard — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:20:21 -0400

The formation of SEIU Local 535 began when members of the Social Workers Action Committee of #434, SEIU united with the Social Workers Standards Committee in Los Angeles, California. In 1964, these Los Angeles County social workers led a successful strike against the county, the result of which was SEIU chartering Local 535 as the social workers union. As more California public employees continued to strike and join Local 535, the union grew. Eventually Local 535 helped pass the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, the first Californian legislation on public sector collective bargaining. In 1970, Local 535 ventured into private sector organizing, representing members at non-profit organizations, with a continued focus on hospital employees, particularly nurses. In addition to representing public and hospital employees, Local 535 also represented jewelry workers after the 1981 merger of the International Jewelry Workers Union into SEIU. In the mid-2000s, Local 535 dissolved and its members amalgamated into other SEIU locals including 521, 620, 721, 1000, and 1021.

The records generated by Local 535 that comprise this collection primarily include State Executive Board minutes, Executive Director reports, committee and caucus documents, publications and newsletters, and photographs.

SEIU Public Relations Records

aorchard — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:26:31 -0400

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) was founded in 1921 as a union of flat janitors. Over the years it has grown in size and scope, now comprising three divisions: healthcare, property services, and public services. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, SEIU utilized the services of media consultants Abernathy and Associates for public relations and communication work. The collection consists of materials generated by Abernathy and Associates for SEIU, as well as source materials created by other entities (e.g., clippings) used for research and reference. The manuscript and audiovisual materials cover subjects including SEIU’s history and former SEIU President John Sweeney (speeches and the New Voices Slate), healthcare (including the Beverly and Kaiser campaigns), Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare, organizing, Justice for Janitors, and asbestos. Document types consist of correspondence, speeches, scholarly articles and book chapters, pamphlets, flyers, reports, and clippings. Audiovisual formats found within the collection include photographs, slides, negatives, cassettes, and DVDs, the contents of which document campaigns (including publicity spots), conventions, events, and speeches.

Marion Josephine Wright Papers

drice — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:19:00 -0400

Marion Josephine Wright was a registered nurse at Harper Hospital and later at Jennings Memorial Hospital in Detroit, MI. She was a member of the Board of Directors of the District Nurses Association, a Vice-President if the Detroit Council on Community Nursing, and was on the advisory committee for the Practical Nurses school. In the early 1950s, Wright was the Associate Director of Harper Hospital. During her tenure as associate director, she was the author of many articles on patient care, nurse duties and nursing education. She also wrote a book titled, “The Improvement of Patient Care; A Study at Harper Hospital.” In 1970, she received a Meritorius Service Award from the Corporate Board of the Michigan Health & Hospital Association.

The Marion J. Wright Papers consists of material related to her nursing career. These materials include certificates from completed classes and membership confirmations, copies of her articles and speeches, and photographs from a dinner meeting of the Essex-Kent County Industrial Nurses’ Association. The collection includes the contents of a scrapbook of clippings and articles similar to the topic of her writings. Most of the materials in the collection are from her time at Harper Hospital, with some materials from later in her life.

(9293) Portraits, Emily McLaughlin, 1920s

eclemens — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 11:30:11 -0400

Portrait of Nurse Emily A. McLaughlin, c. 1927.

(12372) Navy, Nurses, AFSCME, 1943

scaloia — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 14:46:21 -0400

During World War II, Ensign Frances Moskel, a leader of the nurse’s union at Eloise hospital, Wayne County Michigan AFSCME Local 25, was stationed at the US Naval hospital in San Diego.

This image appeared on the cover of AFSCME’s Journal of State & Local Government Employees November 1943 issue. The caption included this quote from Moskel: “I have thoroughly enjoyed my Navy experiences, but I am eager to board one of our fine ships, to see the sea, and to do some nursing overseas where our forces are really in action.”

(28332) CLUW strikers

drice — Mon, 07 May 2012 12:03:28 -0400

CLUW members supporting Nurses United Local 1168 Strike against Buffalo General Hospital.

Left to Right:
Patricia Weihing, Mary Tebo, Patricia Lucsok, Rose McAfee, Joyce Smith, Pat Nawajski

(29325), Local 722, Nurses

aorchard — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:39:17 -0500

Two African American nurses review medical charts.

(29404) Local 724, Nurse

aorchard — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:46:17 -0500

A nurse from Local 724 takes a child's blood pressure at the mall. Additionally, a sign propped against the table advocates for nurses to organize.

(29470) Local 1199, Nurse March, Capital Building, Washington, D.C., 1996

aorchard — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:05:37 -0500

A Local 1199 demonstrator holds her sign in front of the Capital building during the Nurse March, May, 10, 1996.

(29471) Nurse March, Washington, D.C., 1996

aorchard — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:05:37 -0500

Nurses rally at the Nurse March in Washington, D.C., May 10, 1996.

(29472) Nurse March, Washington, D.C., 1996

aorchard — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:05:37 -0500

Nurses demonstrate with signs advocating for patient safety and nurses rights at the Nurse March in Washington, D.C., May 10, 1996.

(29474) Nurse March, Washington, D.C., 1996

aorchard — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:05:37 -0500

Nurses hold signs conveying the value of nurses at the Nurse March in Washington, D.C., May 10, 1996.

(29475) "Money is not the Issue, Patient Care Is" Nurse March Washington D.C. 1996

aorchard — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:05:37 -0500

Nurses carry a sign stating, "Money is not the issue patient care is" during the Nurse March in Washington, D.C., May 10, 1996.

(29476) Nurse March, Washington, D.C., 1996

aorchard — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:05:37 -0500

Two demonstrators advocate for nursing and patient, nurse, and doctor driven healthcare at the Nurses March in Washington, D.C, May, 10, 1996.

(30404) SEIU Local 535 Banner

aorchard — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:41:32 -0400

Two members of SEIU Local 535 pose with a union banner.

(30405) SEIU Local 535 Nurses Picketing, Nurse Recognition Day, 1983

aorchard — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:39:44 -0400

SEIU Local 535 Cedar nurses and their supporters picket on Nurse Recognition Day.

(30427) Serra Registered Nurses Bargaining Team

aorchard — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:27:06 -0400

The Serra Registered Nursing Bargaining Team poses for a photograph. From left to right: Peterson, Edna Shiflett, Debbie Sparks, Terri Gehr, and Dorothy Cohan.

(30431) Kaiser Nurses, John Sweeney, SEIU RN Organizing Program, Washington, D.C., 1982

aorchard — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:27:06 -0400

Kaiser RNs, Karen Petitt and Lolita Hassan with SEIU President, John Sweeney. The three attended a special one-day conference on SEIU’s RN Organizing Program.

(32421) SEIU Local 1107 demonstration, Las Vegas, 1999

gstrassel — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 14:09:17 -0500

Local 1107 demonstration with the Grinch at Valley Hospital in Las Vegas.

(32426) Election and victory press conference, Local 1199 P, 1999

gstrassel — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 14:47:20 -0500

Members of Local 1199 P Allegheny General Hospital celebrating their election victory in Pittsburgh.

(32427) SEIU election victory celebration, Local 1199 P, 1999

gstrassel — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 16:37:50 -0500

Local 1199 P Allegheny General Hospital election and victory press conference. Employees from Pittsburgh's Allegheny General Hospital celebrating their election victory.

(32445) Maryland needlestick bill signing, Annapolis, 1999

gstrassel — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 16:04:39 -0500

SEIU members outside on the day of Maryland's needlestick bill signing in 1999.

(32544) Patient's bill of rights meeting

gstrassel — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 10:32:37 -0500

Patient's bill of rights meeting with Bill Clinton in Washington DC in 1998.

(32576) Nurses march

gstrassel — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 09:42:41 -0500