Industrial relations

Detroit Industrial Mission Records

drice — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 16:22:18 -0400

The Detroit Industrial Mission (DIM) was an ecumenical organization that was founded on the premise of a need for a better understanding between the worker, management and religion. It aimed to serve all churches and types of industry. The industrial mission, organized by the Rev. Hugh C. White in October 1956, sought to organize independently of the formal structures of any denomination. The mission engaged directly with varying types of industry to explore with managers and their workers the relevance of their work and Christianity; ultimately the goal was to discover the meaning of work. They sought men and women who were eager to pursue the quest for industrial expression of faith and to develop a greater quality of life within industry consistent with the industrial institution. Ultimately, they intended to foster human good between the work experience and theological ideas of men, industry, and the religious tradition. Due to financial constraints, the Detroit Industrial Mission folded in 1978.

Part 1, includes correspondence, reports, project evaluations, and various papers by project members.

Part 2, documents the organization’s development and their activities with emphasis on the 1960s through the early 1970s. The records contain project files and administrative files. DIM project files specifically document the organization’s activities within industry including workshops, interviews, and the mission’s offerings of strategy for the individual industries that sought help. Administrative files collectively document material generated by the mission staff including correspondence, financial records, and subject files used for research. These materials may also be found throughout the entirety of the records.

Irving Richter Papers

abarker — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:14:52 -0400

Irving Richter served as president of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) Lodge 139 of the American Federation of Government Employees while employed by the FERA, which would later become the Works Progress Administration. Mr. Richter also served as an economist with the US Labor Department, and as the legislative representative and director of political action in the United Auto Workers-Congress of Industrial Organizations (UAW-CIO) Washington D.C. office. Mr. Richter was a member of the anti-Reuther caucus of the UAW and was dismissed from the UAW, having been identified by Walter Reuther as a Communist.

Mr. Richter’s papers document his career in the labor movement and as an academic, and reflect his research in the postwar history of the labor movement. Part two of Richter's papers contain copies of his articles for “Behind Washington Headlines” and research files, consisting of notes, articles and clippings, for his writings

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.

Event Announcement: “Shifting Terrain: Work, Deindustrialization and Labor Relations in the Earthmoving Equipment Industry, 1967-2000”

Public Relations Team — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 11:23:44 -0400

Jason Kozlowski, assistant professor at West Virginia University, will present an overview of his current research at a brown-bag lecture at noon on Thursday, December 3, in the Reuther Conference Room of the Walter P. Reuther Library.

The event will detail research on his book project, tentatively titled “Shifting Terrain: Work, Deindustrialization and Labor Relations in the Earthmoving Equipment Industry, 1967-2000.” read more »

(32510) Dignity nursing home conference

gstrassel — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 15:55:13 -0500

Second national dignity nursing home conference in Cleveland, 1996.

Grim reaper and coffin demonstration in Cleveland, Ohio.

Economic and Industrial Democracy: An International Journal

kchinery — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 15:56:24 -0400

Processed. Vols. 1-14. Published quarterly by Sage Publications. Stockholm, Sweden.

Economic Notes

kchinery — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 16:14:45 -0400

Processed. Missing years 1936, 1939, 1988 in listed dates.

Employee Responsibilities and Rights

kchinery — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 16:23:25 -0400

Processed

Employers' Association of Detroit Publications

kchinery — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 11:42:11 -0500

Processed. Titles: The Industrial Barometer, 1930-1931; Analysis of UAW Agreements, 1937; Bulletins, 1945.

Industrial Relations

kchinery — Fri, 14 Mar 2014 11:40:12 -0400

Processed. Vols. 2-11. “Final Report and Testimony submitted to Congress by the Commission on Industrial Relations. Created by the Act of August 23, 1912.”

Industrial Relations, A Journal of Economy & Society

kchinery — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 15:11:41 -0400

Processed. Vols. 2-39. Some issues missing.

IRRA Proceedings

kchinery — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 15:15:46 -0400

John Herling's Labor Letter

kchinery — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 11:10:54 -0500

Processed. Part of accession LP001259.

Midwest Labor Digest

kchinery — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 09:23:25 -0400

Unprocessed. Published in Chicago, Illinois.