Collective labor agreements--Hospitals--United States

SEIU Executive Office: John Sweeney Records

ljones — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 12:52:45 -0500

For many, John Sweeney is known as the now former head of the AFL-CIO, a position from which he retired in 2009 after 14 years of service. For most of the previous 35 years, though, he was a member turned officer of the Service Employees International Union, having served 15 of those years as its President. The SEIU Executive Office: John Sweeney Records document his tenure during these 15 years, although portions of these records predate his tenure in that office.

The records contain files documenting the activities of SEIU local unions, joint councils and other SEIU affiliates. In addition, the files of SEIU executive board members, vice presidents, divisions, departments and staff members are also found within the collection, often within series identified in this manner. Researchers can also review records documenting the meetings, hearings, conventions and conferences Sweeney attended and at which he often spoke or testified. Records documenting SEIU's conventions from its inception in 1921 until 1992 are also found within these records. The records of the conventions reveal the major policy shifts of the union. Sweeney's interest in healthcare are also found within these records in addition to the union's external relationships with labor organizations and others.

SEIU Research Department Records

ljones — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:09:02 -0500

The SEIU Research Department was established in 1942 as the Research and Education Department. It was created mainly to help prepare negotiators at the bargaining table during World War II. Its main purpose was to gather data and information from the locals. The department would analyze the data, synthesize it and distribute reports throughout the organization. The department was expanded in 1945. Additional responsibilities grew to include analyzing new labor trends and organizational methods, fiscal and economic data and tracking federal budgets.

The SEIU Research Department Records, Part One and Two, largely contain reports and surveys (mostly SEIU related and largely providing stats) regarding benefits, collective bargaining agreements, contracts & data surveys, death gratuity, economic issues, industry surveys, locals, membership, scholarship competitions, research, companies with which SEIU organizes, gender, health and safety, anti-discrimination/affirmative action, policies,
laws, school employees, technology, video display terminals, organizing, cost containment, and wages.

The SEIU Research Department Records, Part Three, largely contain key contracts spanning from the early 1930s until the mid 1990s. Correspondence, reports, company profiles, surveys, employer financial records, contract votes, employee policies, clippings, newsletters, bulletins, and other material comprise the collection as well.

(46539) AFSCME Cleveland, Moore, Brindza

scaloia — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:08:21 -0500

AFSCME International representatives James Moore, left, and Robert Brindza stand with Cuyahoga County's Highland View Hospital in the background. AFSCME Local 1746 organized workers at Highland View, Sunny Acres, and other Cleveland-area hospitals in the 1960s.

(46540) AFSCME Local 1746 strike, Wurf

scaloia — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:31:35 -0500

A crowd of Local 1746 members and supporters watch AFSCME President Jerry Wurf on a snowy day in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Workers at Sunny Acres Hospital, near Cleveland, were on strike for union recognition for 75 days in 1967.

(46541) AFSCME Sunny Acres strike picket

scaloia — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:40:55 -0500

AFSCME Local 1746 members and supporters picket in Cuyahoga County, OH. The strike at Sunny Acres hospital lasted 11 weeks and resulted in recognition of the local and a contract.

(46719) AFSCME Local 1746 Sunny Acres Hospital agreement

scaloia — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:20:15 -0500

This image appeared in the May 1967 issue of AFSCME's Public Employee magazine with the caption: "Members of the Sunny Acres Hospital negotiating committees are joined by well-wishers following the signing of the contract that ended the long strike. Seated, from left, are Jesse Johnson, Walter Saunders, Muriel Hunter, Lily Robinson and John Moore. Standing, from left, are International Representative Robert Brindza; Bill Petite, assistant director of Council 78; James Moore, organizing committee chairman; Bill Van Zandt, International representative assigned to Michigan; George Forbes, Cleveland City Councilman; and Paul J. DeGrandis, director of Council 78."