Clinton, Hillary Rodham

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.

Center for the Child Care Workforce Records

scaloia — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 11:50:46 -0400

The Center for Child Care Workforce (CCW) was founded in 1977 as the East Bay Staff Education Project in Oakland, California. It underwent several name changes throughout its history, including the Child Care Employee Project (CCEP) in 1978, National Center for the Early Childhood Workforce (NCECW) in 1994, and its most recent name change in 1997.
The organization advocates for improved childcare quality through better wages and working conditions as well as providing professional development programs for childcare workers. The organization conducted studies on the conditions facing childcare workers, particularly low wages and high turnover rates, first in the San Francisco area and later on a national level. The group carried out one such study in the late 1980s called the National Childcare Staffing Study, which looked at the link between the quality of childcare and the pay and stability of teachers. This and various other studies as well as events like the Worthy Wage (WW) Campaigns and In Praise of Providers (IPOP) in the 1990s helped to raise awareness of the issues facing childcare workers. In 1994, the CCW moved its headquarters from California to Washington, D.C. In 2002 it merged with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) under the latter organization’s nonprofit Educational Foundation.

The Center for the Child Care Workforce Records cover the organization from its founding to its transition to becoming part of the AFT. Included are research and reports on major studies conducted by the CCW, notably the National Child Care Staffing Study, Leadership Empowerment Action Project (LEAP), planning documents for national Worthy Wage Campaigns and other special events. Also included are correspondence, fliers, pamphlets, reports, guidebooks, meeting minutes, press clippings, newsletters, audio visual materials including photographs, slides, and video and audio tapes, and memorabilia such as t-shirts and buttons.

UAW Public Relations Department Photographs and Sound and Video Recordings

mwallace — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 14:01:25 -0400

Since the United Automobile Workers of America (UAW) was established as an affiliate of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) in August 1935, the union has maintained an office to deal with public relations. At that time, a "Committee on Publication" was formed, which became the "Publication Committee" in April 1936. The Committee subsequently became the "Publicity Department" in August 1936, when the UAW became an independent union affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). This became the UAW's Public Relations Department some years later. The primary purpose of the original Committees and Department was the production of the union's national newspaper, the United Automobile Worker, which became Solidarity in 1957. Over the years, as the UAW grew into a large, powerful union, the P.R. department played an increasingly important role in writing speeches and producing various publications. It also generated large numbers of photographic images, created television advertisements, and issued press releases, delivering the union’s official stance on nearly all issues. In recent years, the P.R. Department has also been responsible for maintaining the union’s social media presence. The collection consists of Audio-Visual material, including photographic prints and contact sheets, videotapes, and audio recordings.

(28105) Clintons at AFSCME Health Security Express rally

jruss — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:53:26 -0500

President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton approach the podium to speak at an AFSCME Health Security Express rally in Washington, D.C.

(28106) Clinton at AFSCME Health Security Express Rally

jruss — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:54:45 -0500

First Lady Hillary Clinton speaks at an AFSCME Health Security Express rally.

(28113) Clinton, Kennedy for health care reform

jruss — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:03:21 -0500

First Lady Hillary Clinton and Senator Ted Kennedy at a health care rally.

(28114) Clinton for health care reform

jruss — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:04:27 -0500

First Lady Hillary Clinton speaks at an AFSCME Health Security Express rally.

(28115) McEntee, Clinton for health care reform

jruss — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:05:40 -0500

First Lady Hillary Clinton and AFSCME President Gerald McEntee at a rally for health care reform.

(28116) Kennedy, McEntee, Clinton for health care reform

jruss — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:06:54 -0500

Senator Ted Kennedy, First Lady Hillary Clinton, and AFSCME President Gerald McEntee sit on the dais at a rally for health care reform.

(29192) Hillary Clinton and other attendees, SEIU 22nd International Convention, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2000

aorchard — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:39:53 -0400

Hillary Clinton poses with two attendees at the SEIU 22nd International Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

(29196) Hillary Clinton, SEIU 22nd International Convention, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2000

aorchard — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:39:53 -0400

Hillary Clinton shakes hands with an attendee at the SEIU 22nd International Convention, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

(29202) Hillary Clinton, SEIU 22nd International Convention, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2000

aorchard — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:39:54 -0400

Hillary Clinton shakes an attendee's hand during the SEIU 22nd International Convention, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

(29698) Hillary Clinton, John Sweeney, Betty Bednarczyk, Legislative Conference and Lobby Day, Washington, D.C., 1995

aorchard — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:29:27 -0500

Betty Bednarczyk shaking First Lady Hillary Clinton's hand, with John Sweeney in the background at the Legislative Conference and Lobby Day in Washington, D.C., May 22-24, 1995.

(30389) Hillary Clinton, John Sweeney, Ophelia McFadden, Washington, D.C., 1993

aorchard — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:02:24 -0400

Hillary Clinton, John Sweeney, and Ophelia McFadden chat during Legislative Conference and Lobby day in Washington, D.C.