Jackson, Jesse, 1941-

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.

AFSCME Office of the Secretary-Treasurer: William Lucy Records

jruss — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:21:25 -0400

The AFSCME Office of the Secretary-Treasurer oversees the general financial health of the international union, keeping records for its locals, councils, and the headquarters staff. The Office keeps files on council and local trusteeships, maintains per capita dues payments by locals and councils, issues charters to new locals, and suspends and disbands locals or councils when problems arise. William Lucy held this position for 38 years, 1972-2010.

Lucy joined AFSCME as a civil engineer in Contra Costa, CA in 1956. A decade later, he was working for the International in Washington, D.C. Proving his leadership abilities during the 1968 sanitation workers strike in Memphis, during which Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated, Lucy became AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer in 1972. Alongside his work with AFSCME, Lucy also served with countless labor, civil rights, and civic organizations to advance causes for blacks, women, and workers locally in Washington, D.C., nationally, and internationally. Lucy helped found the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) in 1972 to represent African Americans in the labor movement. He was instrumental in the Free South Africa Movement's efforts to end apartheid in South Africa. He served as president of Public Services International (PSI) and as a member of the AFL-CIO Executive Council. These activities are reflected in the Records. Lucy retired from the position of Secretary-Treasurer in July 2010 at the AFSCME biennial convention.

The AFSCME Office of the Secretary-Treasurer: William Lucy Records document the activities and operations of AFSCME International, the Office of the Secretary-Treasurer, and AFSCME’s state and local councils. The Records also convey the actions of William Lucy in a number of labor and civil rights organizations, including TransAfrica, the NAACP, CBTU, PSI, and the AFL-CIO. The Records include correspondence, reports, speeches, financial information, legal documents, convention transcripts and proceedings, publications, and meeting minutes. Several boxes of audio recordings of International Executive Board meetings are included, and a very small number of photographs appear in the collection.

Alex Baskin Papers

drice — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:45:39 -0500

Dr. Alex Baskin is a professor at State University of New York at Stony Brook; among his main
research interests is social history of the late 20th century, especially with regard to the 1960s and 1980s. Dr. Baskin also attended Wayne State University during the 1960s where he studied various left-wing social movements. Among his published works include The Woman Rebel and The Masses.

The materials in this collection reflect a wide variety of subjects that Dr. Baskin researched and mostly pertain to various social movements of the late 20th century. Included are posters and flyers related to Marxism, the anti-war movement, the women’s movement, Jewish issues, the labor movement, foreign policy under the Reagan Administration, and much more. The collection also contains various essays, some written by Dr. Baskin, as well as newspaper clippings and newsletters related to his interests.

SEIU Organizing Department Records

aorchard — Mon, 16 May 2011 15:50:23 -0400

The 1980s was a difficult time for American Labor. The American economy was in recession and national politics were not hospitable to organized labor. Yet, SEIU grew by 500,000 members. By 1992, SEIU reached the million-member mark. The membership achievements of SEIU can be largely credited to the efforts of its Organizing Department. The primary responsibility of the SEIU Organizing Department was to organize the unorganized. The SEIU Organizing Department sought to gain new membership for the International through targeting building service, healthcare, clerical and public sector employees. Additionally, the Organizing Department gained new SEIU members through the affiliation of formerly independent organizations and unions.

Records from this collection chronicle the expansion of SEIU through organizing campaigns and affiliations, during a period when American organized labor was contracting. The collection contains affiliation agreements, newspaper clippings, correspondence, memorandum, handwritten notes, flyers, brochures, statistics, surveys, agendas, meeting minutes, organizing plans, subsidy requests and recommendations, budgets, buttons, posters, agreements, a cassette tape, reports, expense reports, training materials, organizational charts, speeches, photographs, questionnaire, and anti-union literature. These records provide insight into the planning and strategies behind SEIU’s organizing campaigns, which led to SEIU growth.

(3642) Demonstration, Central America, Jesse Jackson

eclemens — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:26:30 -0400

Protesters march in a train station, some carrying signs that read “Labor for Jackson, Peace abroad, and Justice at home”, and “We demand NO Guns Troops to Central America.” , location unknown.

(7386) Local 1199NW, Jesse Jackson, Group Health, rally, Seattle, 1994

ljones — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:50:18 -0400

Jesse Jackson at an 1199NW Rally at Group Health, Seattle.

(11740) Anti-Apartheid Rally

jruss — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:54:40 -0500

AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer William Lucy (middle left in sunglasses) and Jesse Jackson (in front of podium at right) join many other demonstrators in a 1985 rally against South African Apartheid in Washington, D.C.

(12366) Silent March on Washington, DC, 1989

scaloia — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 14:50:30 -0400

Participants walk with linked arms during the Silent March on Washington, DC, August 26, 1989. AFSCME was among the supporting organizations of the NAACP-led event, which was a protest of Supreme Court decisions made that year. Participants included Rev. Jesse Jackson.

(24810) Jesse Jackson at Council 34

jruss — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:30:39 -0400

Jesse Jackson speaks at an AFSCME Illinois Council 34 event. Larry Reinold, then Council 34 Director, looks on. Reinold went on to leadership positions with AFSCME international.

(26983) 1975 King anniversary

jruss — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:09:15 -0400

AFSCME Memphis Local 1733 leads a march in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. on the 7th anniversary of his assassination. March leaders include AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer William Lucy, AFSCME President Jerry Wurf, and civil rights leader Jesse Jackson.

(26984) 1974 King anniversary

jruss — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:22:37 -0400

Labor and civil rights leaders march to honor Martin Luther King on the 6th anniversary of his assassination. March leaders include AFSCME Local 1733 leader and 1968 striker Taylor Rogers, Reverend Ralph Jackson, civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, and AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer William Lucy.

(26986) 1974 King anniversary

jruss — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:31:36 -0400

Labor and civil rights leaders lead a march in Memphis in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. on the sixth anniversary of his assassination. From left: Reverend Ralph Jackson, AFSCME President Jerry Wurf, Jesse Jackson, AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer William Lucy.

(26989) 1969 King anniversary

jruss — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:54:32 -0400

Senator Ted Kennedy shakes hands with Reverend Ralph Abernathy on the dais at the first anniversary memorial of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination. At right, behind the podium, civil rights leaders Jesse Jackson and James Lawson speak.

(28069) Demonstrations, Affirmative Action, University of Michigan, 2001

eclemens — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:24:55 -0500

Demonstrators march through the campus of the University of Michigan in protest of the ruling of Grutter v. Bollinger. The ruling invalidated the practice of Affirmative Action, or use of race as a factor in admissions, at the University of Michigan Law School. At center is the Rev. Jessie Jackson.

(28070) Demonstrations, Affirmative Action, University of Michigan, 2001

eclemens — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:27:32 -0500

(28109) AFSCME Health Care Rally

jruss — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:59:07 -0500

AFSCME President Gerald McEntee (center) and civil rights activist Jesse Jackson lead a rally for universal healthcare.

(28336) CLUW; political action; Jesse Jackson; Olga Madar

drice — Mon, 07 May 2012 11:48:36 -0400

Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity) event. Jesse Jackson (center) and Olga Madar (to his left).

(29206) Anna Burger, Andy Stern, Jesse Jackson, SEIU 22nd International Convention, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2000

aorchard — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:39:55 -0400

Anna Burger, Andy Stern, and Jesse Jackson stand united on stage at the SEIU 22nd International Convention, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

(29228) John Sweeney, Jesse Jackson, Executive Board Meeting, Wasington, D.C., 1987

aorchard — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:19:28 -0400

Jesse Jackson demonstrates a floor cleaner while John Sweeney, and other attendees watch at the Executive Board Meeting in Washington, D.C.

(29230) John Sweeney, Jesse Jackson, Executive Board Meeting, Wasington, D.C., 1987

aorchard — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:19:28 -0400

John Sweeney and Jesse Jackson pose at the Executive Board Meeting in Washington, D.C.

(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.

(29635) Jesse Jackson, Eliseo Medina, SEIU International Convention, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, 2000

aorchard — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:51:56 -0500

Jesse Jackson and Eliseo Medina at the 22nd SEIU International Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 21-24, 2000.

(29697) Betty Bednarczyk, Jesse Jackson, 22nd SEIU Convention, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2000

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

Betty Bednarczyk with two attendees, including Jesse Jackson, at the 22nd SEIU Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 2000.

(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.

(30780) Jesse Jackson, Eliseo Medina, SEIU 22nd Convention, Pittsburgh, PA, 2000

aorchard — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 15:22:36 -0500

Jesse Jackson and Eliseo Medina shake hands during the SEIU 22nd Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

(31836) John Sweeney, Jessey Jackson, Workers, Healthcare Reform Rally, 1994

aorchard — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 12:41:12 -0400

Workers, Jesse Jackson, and SEIU President John Sweeney listen on stage to a speech during the Healthcare Reform Rally with Healthcare Workers.

(32449) Local union organizers conference, Las Vegas, 1999

gstrassel — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 16:25:34 -0500

Local union organizers conference with Jesse Jackson and Andy Stern, 1999. Jesse Jackson addressing conference with Andy Stern behind him onstage.

(32451) Local union organizers conference, Las Vegas, 1999

gstrassel — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 16:39:22 -0500

Local union organizers conference with Jesse Jackson standing hand-in-hand between Eliseo Medina and Andy Stern in Las Vegas.

(32496) UFW strawberry march

gstrassel — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 11:26:43 -0500

UFW strawberry march with SEIU, 1997.

John Sweeney and Jesse Jackson walking with UFW and SEIU demonstrators in Watsonville, California for strawberry farmers campaign.

(32497) UFW strawberry march

gstrassel — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 11:31:53 -0500

UFW strawberry march with SEIU, 1997.

Local 99 members picketing for strawberry workers in Watsonville, California.

(32498) UFW strawberry march

gstrassel — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 11:36:58 -0500

UFW strawberry march in 1997 with SEIU members in Watsonville, California.

(32499) UFW strawberry march

gstrassel — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 11:44:23 -0500

UFW strawberry march with SEIU, 1997.

Jesse Jackson walking arm in arm with UFW, AFL-CIO, and SEIU demonstrators in Watsonville, California. Also pictured are John Sweeney (far left), Richard Trumka (behind Jackson), Linda Chavez-Thompson (far right), and Dolores Huerta.

(32504) UFW strawberry march

gstrassel — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 12:04:47 -0500

UFW strawberry march with SEIU, 1997.

John Sweeney, Jesse Jackson, Richard Trumka, and others marching in Watsonville, California at a UFW event for strawberry workers.

(32576) Nurses march

gstrassel — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 09:42:41 -0500