Hardy, George, 1911-

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 Retired Members Department Records

aorchard — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:56:48 -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. With the number of retired SEIU members
growing, SEIU developed a series of four workshops to address the needs of this population. The creation of the Retired Members Department soon followed. The Retired Members Department Records provide insight into these initial workshops, as well as the overall department. Document formats within the records primarily include transcripts, correspondence, agenda, and handouts.

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.

Thomas Donahue Papers

slebovitz — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 15:27:40 -0400

Thomas (Tom) Reilly Donahue was an influential figure in both the Service Employees International Union and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. He served as the executive assistant to David Sullivan, the first vice president of SEIU, the executive assistant to George Meany, the secretary-treasurer of AFL-CIO, and as the president of AFL-CIO.

The papers document a portion of Donahue's time as the executive assistant to David Sullivan and as the first vice-president of the Service Employees International Union, and span from 1962-1973.

Material includes some correspondence, legal cases, handwritten notes, conference material, and a published seminar featuring a paper written by Sullivan and presented by Donahue.

Notable Women of SEIU

aorchard — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:27:05 -0400

Women have been a part of SEIU since its inception, when Elizabeth A. Grady was elected Trustee at the founding convention in 1921. Grady often reminded her fellow executive board members, all of whom were men, “You men must know that you cannot get very far or make any real progress if you have women workers who compete with you, unorganized and working for less wages” (Union Sisters, p. 16). Indeed, the American Federation of Labor (AFL) was keenly aware of the importance of organizing women, demonstrated by correspondence found in the SEIU Historical Records. Amidst the correspondence are documents sent by AFL’s then president Sam Gompers, such as reports detailing labor’s organization of women in Europe during the 1920s, as well as questionnaires to AFL Internationals, generating data on women in industry. However, given SEIU’s initial gender integration, in part due to SEIU’s organization of flat (apartment) janitors whose wives were expected to share in the work, SEIU already recognized the importance of women in the labor movement. Indeed, while not always in the most visible of positions, women, both rank-and-file members, and those within SEIU’s leadership, have made great contributions to SEIU and the greater labor movement over the years. In honor of Women’s History Month, we take a look at some of SEIU’s more prominent female leaders. read more »

(29278) George Hardy, International Staff Luncheon for George Hardy, Washington, D.C., 1980

aorchard — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:19:38 -0400

George Hardy poses with two other attendees at his International Staff Luncheon in Washington, D.C.

(7376) Local 722, Children's Hospital, George Hardy, Washington, D.C.

ljones — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:36:51 -0400

Local 722 celebrate its victory at Children's Hospital. SEIU President George Hardy in standing on the left.

(11950) George Hardy, strike, Paramount General Hospital, California, 1975

ljones — Tue, 18 May 2010 14:36:51 -0400

SEIU President George Hardy in black suit and tie participates in strike against Paramount General Hospital, California, 1975

George Hardy, Strike, Paramount General Hospital, California, 1974

ljones — Tue, 18 May 2010 16:48:56 -0400

George Hardy in dark-colored suit, is interviewed by a reporter during strike of Local 399 against Paramount General Hospital, ca. December 1974.

(11955) George Hardy, Local 250, Legislation

ljones — Tue, 18 May 2010 17:31:16 -0400

George Hardy (right) stands to side of sign regarding Local 250 and Senate Bill regarding State Unemployment and Disability Act, California, n.d.

(11957) George Hardy, Western Conference, California

ljones — Tue, 18 May 2010 17:44:56 -0400

George Hardy at Western Conference w/ Local 399 Member, California, July, 1975.

(11959) George Hardy, Peter Ottley, Local 144, 1976

ljones — Wed, 19 May 2010 11:31:22 -0400

George Hardy and Peter Ottley at podium on occasion of Local 144's 35th Anniversary, 1976

(12295) White House Economic Summit

jruss — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:17:04 -0400

Panelists participate in the White House Economic Summit. From left: Nathaniel Jones, then legal counsel to the NAACP, later a judge on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals; George Hardy, SEIU President; and Jerry Wurf, AFSCME President.

(29240) Walter Mondale, George Hardy, SEIU 18th Annual Convention, Dearborn, Michigan, 1984

aorchard — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:42:18 -0400

Walter Mondale addresses the attendees at the SEIU 18th Annual Convention in Dearborn, Michigan. George Hardy and other Executive Board members observe.

(29266) E. Kennedy, G. Hardy, Convention, New York City, 1980

aorchard — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:59:38 -0400

George Hardy addresses convention attendees as Kennedy waves at the audience at the SEIU 17th International Convention in New York, New York. Attendees hold up Kennedy signs.

(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.

(29272) G. Hardy, E. Kennedy, International Convention, New York City, 1980

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

George Hardy and Edward Kennedy at the podium during the SEIU 17th International Convention in New York, New York.

(29276) G. Hardy, D. Tipps, International Staff Luncheon, Washington, D.C., 1980

aorchard — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:19:37 -0400

George Hardy converses with Dean Tipps at the International Staff Luncheon for George Hardy in Washington, D.C.

(29277) George Hardy, International Staff Luncheon for George Hardy, Washington, D.C., 1980

aorchard — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:19:38 -0400

George Hardy reviews a book at his International Staff Luncheon in Washington, D.C.

(29293) George Hardy, Edward Kennedy, 17th International SEIU Convention, New York, New York, 1980

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

George Hardy speaks at the 17th International SEIU Convention in New York, New York. Other members sit next to and behind Hardy, including Edward Kennedy.

(29302) George Fairchild, George Hardy, and others, 16th General SEIU Convention, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1976

aorchard — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:57:47 -0400

George Fairchild, George Hardy and others chat behind the podium at the 16th General SEIU Convention in Honolulu, Hawaii.

(29304) G. Fairchild, G. Hardy, SEIU Convention, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1976

aorchard — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:57:47 -0400

George Fairchild and George Hardy embrace during the Farewell to Fairchild at the 16th General SEIU Convention Honolulu, Hawaii

(29307) George Hardy, 16th General SEIU Convention, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1976

aorchard — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:57:48 -0400

George Hardy addresses attendees at the 16th General SEIU Convention in Honolulu, Hawaii.

(29311) Attendees, 16th General SEIU Convention, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1976

aorchard — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:57:49 -0400

Attendees watch during the Farewell to Fairchild at the 16th General SEIU Convention in Honolulu, Hawaii.

(29323) George Hardy, Rally for Jobs Now, Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, D.C., 1975

aorchard — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:09:20 -0500

George Hardy points to the crowd at the "Rally for Jobs, Now" held at the R.F.K. Stadium in Washington, D.C., April 26, 1975.

(29333) George Hardy, 15th General Convention, San Francisco, California, 1972

aorchard — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:09:39 -0500

George Hardy addresses attendees at the 15th General Convention in San Francisco, California, 1972.

(29334) George Hardy, 15th General Convention, San Francisco, California, 1972

aorchard — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:09:39 -0500

George Hardy speaks and holds up union materials at the 15th General Convention in 1972.

(29351) George Hardy, 15th General Convention, San Francisco, California, 1972

aorchard — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:09:40 -0500

George Hardy accepting a Certificate of Honor from the City and Count of San Francisco during the 15th General Convention, 1972.

(29353) George Fairchild, David Sullivan, George Hardy, Convention, San Francisco, California, 1972

aorchard — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:09:40 -0500

Fairchild, Sullivan, and Hardy during a sing-a-long 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.

(29359) George Hardy, David Sullivan, 15th General Convention, San Francisco, California, 1972

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

George Hardy and David Sullivan, chatting at the 15th General Convention, 1972.

(29361) Thomas Donahue, George Hardy, 15th General Convention, San Francisco, California, 1972

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

Thomas Donahue addresses the attendees while George Hardy observes, 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.

(29392) McFetridge and Hardy, Western Conference, Los Angeles, California, 1957

aorchard — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:19:43 -0500

An attendee stands with William McFetridge and George Hardy during the Western Conference in November, 1957.

(29412) George Hardy, Joint Council #2, Bay District

aorchard — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:48:01 -0500

George Hardy stands during the Bay District Joint Council #2 meeting.

(29422) George Hardy, Washington State Council, Seattle, Washington, 1960

aorchard — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:51:53 -0500

International Vice President George Hardy addresses Washington State Council meeting in Seattle, June 23, 1960.

(29501) George Hardy

aorchard — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:18:23 -0500

George Hardy listens intently.

(29503) Al Barkan, George Hardy, Anthony Weinlein, SEIU Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1976

aorchard — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:51:54 -0500

Al Barkan (AFL-CIO, COPE), George Hardy, and Anthony Weinlein at the 16th Convention in April, 1976.

(29506) Jack Depo, George Luke, William McFetridge, George Hardy, 1953

aorchard — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:18:23 -0500

Jack Depo, George Luke, William McFetridge, and George Hardy at an innovative NCR machine in 1953.

(29507) Local 9 Officer Installation, George Hardy, 1952.

aorchard — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:18:23 -0500

The May 12, 1952 installation of officers for local 9 for the ensuing year, left to right: Jack Goldberger, President of the San Francisco Labor Council; George Hardy, International Vice-President; Art Dill, President of Local 9, Al Bunn, Executive Member; Ellis Cheney' Charler Huber; Jack O'Brien; Leland Elmber; Ted Canvaro, Secretary; and Morris Levy, Vice President.

(29508) Local 399 Groundbreaking, George Hardy, 1964.

aorchard — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:18:23 -0500

George Hardy at the ground breaking for Local 399's new building in October, 1964.

(29509) Retail Clerks Union Exhibit, George Hardy