United Steelworkers

Henry W. Austin Papers

abarker — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:39:50 -0400

A member of the United Steel Workers of America (USW) Local 2659, Henry Austin was a participant in the “dues protest” movement which involved an unsuccessful effort to unseat David McDonald as national president in the spring of 1957. Contents primarily concern the local unions' dues protest activities of 1956-1957.

Meyer Bernstein Papers

drice — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:26:03 -0400

Meyer Bernstein was a union official in District 8 & 16 of the United Steel Workers (USW) and his papers consist primarily of memoranda, campaign literature, sample ballots, voting instructions, and clippings related to the USW International elections from 1953 through 1969.

Irving Bluestone: Weirton Steel Corporation Papers

drice — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:32:58 -0500

Retired UAW Vice President Irving Bluestone served on Weirton Steel Corporation's Board of Directors from 1984 to 1990, during a time when the company was the largest in the United States operating under an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The papers in this collection were accumulated by Mr. Bluestone during his Board tenure.

Robert E. Carlson Papers

drice — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:00:50 -0400

Subjects include: Steel Workers Organizing Committee (Bethlehem Steel Johnstown Plant)

Harry E. Lester Papers

abarker — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:44:52 -0400

An active union member and labor education advocate, Harry Lester was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Firemen and Engineers, served as president of United Steel Workers (USW) Local 2659 and on the International Staff of USW District 29. Mr. Lester’s papers document his campaign for the position of USW District 29 Director.

Archie W. Robinson Papers

abarker — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:20:16 -0400

Journalist Archie Robinson served as the labor editor of the Detroit News, as a press officer for the National War Labor Board, as labor editor of the U.S. News and World Report, and authored George Meany and His Times, a history of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and its president. Mr. Robinson’s papers document his career in journalism and his coverage of major labor issues.

Gene Saari Papers

abarker — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:12:52 -0400

As an active member of the labor movement, Gene Saari worked for the Timber & Sawmill Workers Union Local 15, helped to form the International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers (IUMMSW, or Mine-Mill), and served as secretary-treasurer of United Copper Workers Union Local 494. Mr. Saari also served as a vice-president of the Michigan State Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), a Mine-Mill international representative, and as an organizer for the United Steelworkers of America.
Mr. Saari’s papers relate to labor issues in the Michigan copper industry, jurisdictional disputes between Mine-Mill and the Steelworkers union, to economic and social conditions in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and to Mr. Saari’s campaigns for public office in the 1940’s. Calumet & Hecla, Inc., Copper Range Railroad Company and Hanna Mining Company are among important subjects in the collections.

Edward Sadlowski Papers

abarker — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:28:37 -0400

A member of the United Steelworkers of America (USWA), Edward Sadlowski served as president of Local 65 and as USWA District 31 Director. Mr. Sadlowski’s election as director of District 31 came as a result of a re-election following an investigation regarding violations in the initial election, which Sadlowski had lost to his opponent, Samuel C. Evett. Mr. Sadlowski’s papers primarily concern the events of the District 31 election, documenting the campaigns, investigations, and media coverage of the election.

UAW Fair Practices and Anti-Discrimination Department Records

drice — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:45:49 -0500

Subjects include: African-American workers; anti-Semitism; civil rights; community action programs; CIO state councils; race relations; Democratic Party; Detroit Revolutionary Union Movements; employment discrimination; Sunnyhills Housing Cooperative; Ku Klux Klan; Mexican Americans; gender discrimination; women's rights; United Steelworkers of America; sharecroppers; skilled trades; school desegregation

Note: Box 13 is unavailable.

UAW Public Relations Department: Frank Winn Records

drice — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:17:03 -0500

Subjects include: United Steelworkers; women workers; auto wage-price policy; 1958 UAW contract negotiations; Kohler strike; UAW conventions; UAW PAC in 1948 election campaigns

Allied Industrial Worker

kchinery — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:18:53 -0400

Processed

Amalgamated Journal

kchinery — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:18:53 -0400

Processed. Missing Vols. 26 and 27.

Chemical Worker

kchinery — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:11:14 -0400

Unprocessed. International Chemical Workers Union.

Convention Proceedings and Reports

kchinery — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:39:47 -0400

Processed. Independent Union of Petroleum Workers, National Convention Proceedings, 1957 (8th); Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union, Individual Reports of the Administrative Officers and the Executive Board, Constitutional Convention, 1957-1963 (3rd-7th); Oil Workers International Union, Convention Proceedings, 1950, 1953-1955 (20th, 23rd, 24th).

Convention Proceedings and Resolutions

kchinery — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:02:04 -0500

Processed. Constitutional Conventions 1, 3-11, 13-17, 19.

First Wage and Policy Convention Proceedings

kchinery — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:13:35 -0400

Processed

International Oil Worker

kchinery — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:06:46 -0400

Processed. Several issues missing.

Miners Voice

kchinery — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:18:53 -0400

Unprocessed

Steel Labor

kchinery — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:18:53 -0400

Unprocessed. Missing years: 1938, 1940, 1943-1945, 1947, 1960, 1990-1995.

Steelworker

kchinery — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:18:53 -0400

Unprocessed. Local 1299: 1944-1972; Locals 1010 and 1211: 1979-1995.

The Bugle

kchinery — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:50:59 -0400

Processed

The Glass Worker News

kchinery — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:18:53 -0400

Processed. Unprocessed loose issues: 1973-1978.

Union News

kchinery — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:54:10 -0400

Processed. Some years incomplete.

United Rubber Worker

kchinery — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:18:53 -0400

Unprocessed