Cordtz, Richard

SEIU Administrative Services Department Records

aorchard — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:39:20 -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. During the early 1980s SEIU sought new office space and constructed a new building at 1313 L Street, Washington, D.C. The materials within the SEIU Administrative Services Department Records are primarily from Eileen McCormick, the SEIU supervisor of the new construction project, and detail the process of building this new space. Record formats include requisitions, correspondence, floor plans and blueprints, and photographs of construction and building artwork. Additionally included in the collection are some administrative records from Carole Pooling during her time as Special Assistant to the Secretary-Treasurer. These records primarily include requests from SEIU International leaders John Sweeney, Richard Cordtz, and Bob Welsh, as well as Canadian financial records (receipts and expenses).

SEIU Communications Department Records

aorchard — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:52:19 -0500

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, and now comprises three divisions: healthcare, property services, and public services. The records of SEIU’s Communications Department document the International’s mass mailings from 1974 through 1987. Included in the collection are (predominately) monthly summaries listing all the mass mailings sent by the International (with the exceptions of June 1983-October 1983, January 1985-March 1985, and January 1986-December 1987) and copies of the individual mass mailings (with the exception of January 1974-June 1976).

These mass mailings collected by the Communications Department were generated by a variety of individuals and departments (including Research and Publications). Topics include human rights and health issues, union resolutions, pensions, politics (including COPE), women (especially 925), scholarships, legislative actions, and various topics relevant to SEIU members. Document formats found within the records include correspondence, memos, articles, newsletters, and flyers.

SEIU Executive Office Records

aorchard — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:55:33 -0500

In 1996 Andy Stern was elected President of SEIU and the members of Stern’s New Voices slate took office (Betty Bednarczyk, Patricia (Pat) Ford, Eliseo Medina, and Paul Policicchio). Most of the records in this collection document aspects of this group’s leadership, with the majority of records from the New Voices campaign, the Secretary-Treasurer’s Office (primarily materials relating to AFL-CIO and other organization’s conventions), the Executive Vice President’s office (predominately Pat Ford’s speeches and talking points), subject files and convention records, and audiovisual materials. Records include correspondence, reports, resolutions and amendments, speeches and talking points, photographs, posters, T-shirts, pins, VHS and audio cassettes, CDs, and DVDs.

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.

SEIU Publications

aorchard — Mon, 30 Sep 2013 11:34:53 -0400

SEIU Publications is primarily comprised of serials created by the International, Locals, Joint Councils, and Conferences. Included in the collection are International convention proceedings dating back to the official inception of SEIU, constitutions and bylaws, and serials published at the International level. However, the bulk of the materials are serials created by SEIU Locals, Joint Councils, and Conferences, documenting member concerns and plights, as well as important events and issues of the various coverage eras.

SEIU Publications is an artificial collection, its contents pulled from other SEIU collections (processed prior to 2012) to create a single grouping of all SEIU publications. SEIU collections processed after 2012 will retain their publications, with the exception of full runs.

SEIU Secretary-Treasurer's Office: Richard Cordtz Records

aorchard — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:48:40 -0500

Richard Cordtz’s affiliation with SEIU spanned nearly 50 years, beginning in the late 1940s as a member of Local 102 while he worked at the Del Mar Racetrack, and ending in 1996 as President of the International. During his journey from member to president, Cordtz held a variety of positions within SEIU including union organizer, Local 79 President, Joint Council 35 President, Central States Conference President, and Secretary-Treasurer of the International. Cordtz was also active in the AFL-CIO serving as Vice-President of Metropolitan Detroit AFL-CIO, and was a member of the Board of Directors of the Michigan AFL-CIO. Cordtz was elected to Secretary-Treasurer in 1980 and remained in this position until President John J. Sweeney resigned to assume presidency of the AFL-CIO in October 1995. Cordtz was immediately elected president to finish Sweeney’s term (through April 1996). Cordtz initially planned to run for reelection, but ceased his bid when it became clear that opponent Andy Stern held more support.

The majority of the records in this collection are from Cordtz’s time as International Secretary-Treasurer. The collection is divided into four series. Series I: Meetings, Speeches, and Conferences, contains meeting minutes and agenda, speeches, conference ephemera, and correspondence related to Cordtz’ positions as International Secretary-Treasurer and President of Local 79. Series II: Revoked Locals, contains charters, correspondence, and bonding documents from revoked, amalgamated, and disbanded locals over the course of 1940-1992. Series III: Topical Files, contains subject files mostly created during Cordtz’s tenure, relating to both his SEIU positions and his external interests. Series IV Historical Files, contains historical materials that Cordtz appears to have inherited from his predecessors. These historical SEIU records include booklets and pamphlets, but most significantly, include correspondence from the 1920s to SEIU’s first president, William Quesse, as well as correspondence related to George Hardy’s 1974 White House testimony at the Conference on Inflation, such as signed letters from President Gerald Ford.

SEIU Secretary-Treasurer's Office: Subject File Records

aorchard — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:48:28 -0500

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. SEIU’s Secretary-Treasurer’s Office: Subject File Records document the everyday dealings of the Secretary Treasurer’s Office, including interactions with the United States and Canadian governments, unions, federations (particularly the AFL-CIO), and internal SEIU regional offices and members. Document formats found within the records primarily include correspondence, reports, and forms.

SEIU at Churchill Downs

gstrassel — Thu, 03 May 2018 10:17:45 -0400

Every first Saturday in May, sports fans take in the historic Kentucky Derby, "the most exciting two minutes in sports." The pinnacle of horse racing, the Derby takes place at Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky. Most spectators focuson the horses and jockeys, but the race would be impossible without the efforts of thousands of racetrack employees read more »

(29216) John Sweeney, Richard Cordtz, SEIU 21st International Convention, Chicago, Illinois, 1996

aorchard — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:06:31 -0400

John Sweeney and Richard Cordtz raise hands in solidarity during the SEIU 21st International Convention in Chicago, Illinois.

(29231) Richard Cortz, John Sweeney, Jesse Jackson, Legislative Conference, 1987

aorchard — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:23:16 -0400

Richard Cordtz, John Sweeney, and Jesse Jackson raise their hands in solidarity at the 1987 Legislative Conference.

(29264) Richard Cordtz, John Sweeney, and other attendees, SEIU 17th International Convention, New York, New York, 1980

aorchard — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:53:14 -0400

Richard Cordtz, John Sweeney, and other attendees watch the speakers at the SEIU 17th International Convention in New York, New York.

(29267) John Sweeney, Richard Cordtz, SEIU 17th International Convention, New York, New York, 1980

aorchard — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:07:41 -0400

John Sweeney, Richard Cordtz, and others pose in front of the camera at the SEIU 17th International Convention in New York, New York.

(29271) John Sweeney, George Hardy, Richard Cordtz, SEIU 17th International Convention, New York, New York, 1980

aorchard — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:07:42 -0400

Group picture featuring John Sweeney, George Hardy, and Richard Cordtz in the front row at the SEIU 17th International Convention.

(29274) Richard Cordtz, SEIU 17th International Convention, New York, New York, 1980

aorchard — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:07:42 -0400

Richard Cordtz and another attendee shake hands at the SEIU 17th International Convention in New York, New York.

(29294) Richard Cordtz, 17th International SEIU Convention, New York, New York, 1980

aorchard — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:19:29 -0400

Richard Cordtz sitting in front of a Kennedy polictical sign at the 17th International SEIU Convention in New York, New York.

(29354) Richard Cordtz, 15th General Convention, San Francisco, California, 1972

aorchard — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:09:41 -0500

Richard Cordtz speaking at the 15th General Convention, 1972.

(29534) Tom Donahue, Richard Cordtz, John Sweeney, George Hardy, SEIU Convention, New York, New York, 1980

aorchard — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:18:26 -0500

Tom Donahue, Richard Cordtz, John Sweeney, and George Hardy at the 1980 SEIU Convention in New York, New York, 1980.

(29356) George Hardy, Richard Cordtz, 15th General Convention, San Francisco, California, 1972

aorchard — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:09:41 -0500

George Hardy and Richard Cordtz at the 15th General Convention, 1972.

(29364) George Hardy, Richard Cordtz, Al Barkan, 15th General Convention, San Francisco, California, 1972

aorchard — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:09:41 -0500

George Hardy, Richard Cordtz, and COPE Director Al Barkan at the 15th General Convention, 1972.

(29540) Richard Cordtz, George Hardy, Cissy Hardy, John Sweeney, 1980

aorchard — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:18:27 -0500

Richard Cordtz, George and Cissy Hardy, and John Sweeney in the audience during the George Hardy Center dedication in October, 1980.

(29645) Richard Cordtz, Anna Burger, 21st SEIU International Convention, Chicago, Illinois, 1996

aorchard — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:43:23 -0500

Richard Cordtz and Anna Burger at the 21st SEIU International Convention in Chicago, Illinois, 1996.

(30038), Cecil Ward, John Sweeney, Richard Cordtz, International Convention, 1984

eclemens — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:28:36 -0500

Cecil Ward, former International Executive Board member, is presented with a plaque by President John Sweeney at the 1984 SEIU International Convention. Also pictured are Secretary-Treasurer Richard Cordtz and former President George Hardy.

(30063) Richard Cordtz, Fay Childs

aorchard — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:15:56 -0400

Richard Cordtz and Fay Childs shaking hands.

(30400) Richard Cordtz, Jesee Jackson, Ophelia McFadden, Executive Board Meeting, 1983

aorchard — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:26:00 -0400

Richard Cordtz, Jesse Jackson, Ophelia McFadden, and others chat on the day of an Executive Board meeting in Washington, D.C., 1983.

(30401) Richard Cordtz, Jesse Jackson, Ophelia McFadden, Behind the Scenes, 1981

aorchard — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:32:17 -0400

Richard Cordtz, Jesse Jackson, Ophelia McFadden, and others chat on the day of an Executive Board Meeting. The photograph reveals a behind-the-scenes perspective, with the boom microphone in view.

(30428) Dick Gephardt, Richard Cordtz, Walter Mondale, John Sweeney, SEIU Event

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

Richard Cordtz and Walter Mondale shake hands as Dick Gephardt and John Sweeney look on during an SEIU event.

(30432) Richard Cordtz, Bill Clinton, and John Sweeney, SEIU Executive Board Meeting

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

SEIU Secretary-Treasurer, Richard Cordtz, and President, John Sweeney, sit with Bill Clinton at a SEIU Executive Board meeting.

(38268) BSEIU's negotiating team for Churchill Downs

gstrassel — Wed, 02 May 2018 16:45:04 -0400

BSEIU reps who negotiated with Churchill Downs, Inc. to represent race track employees. 1965. Pictured from left to right: Herbert Segal, attorney; Joseph Chotin, Local 328; William Smith, Local 541; John Collier, Local 328 Secretary-General; Richard Cordtz, Local 79; Walker Bender, Local 541.