International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union

Robert Rossi Papers

drice — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:58:11 -0400

Robert Rossi was a union organizer who worked with the IWW and the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU) in the 1970s and 1980s. He was also involved with Students for a Democratic Society during the Vietnam War. His papers show the IWW’s efforts to organize and secure a contract for the workers at an Ann Arbor bookstore called the University Cellar in 1979. There are also materials about organization and negotiation efforts by the ILGWU for Pennsylvania garment workers.

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Collection Spotlight: Rose Pesotta

aergas — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 14:11:08 -0500

This Women’s History Month, we bring you the story of an activist and labor leader whose fascinating life needs to be remembered and re-appreciated. For several decades, Rose Pesotta organized across the country for garment workers in New York, rubber and auto workers in the Midwest, and immigrant laborers in California. She also worked for victims of government persecution, war and prejudice. Pesotta was a pioneer in labor organizing, an unstoppable force for the common worker, for the immigrant and for justice. read more »

(30498) Walters, Zimmerman, Wurf

jruss — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:03:24 -0400

From left: Noah Walters, Commissioner of the New York State Compensation Board; Charles S. Zimmerman, vice president of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union; and Jerry Wurf, AFSCME New York District Council 37 leader.

Allied Reports and Proceedings, Departmental and Committee Reports

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Justice

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Publications, Education Department

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Publications, International Affairs Institute

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Reports of Locals

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