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Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America

 Organization

Found in 120 Collections and/or Records:

ACWA Bessie Hillman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 5619/005
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of articles, memorabilia, and photographs by, or about, Bessie Hillman.

Also included are newspaper clippings and correspondence regarding the death of her husband, Sidney Hillman.

Dates: 1922-1996

ACWA Collective Bargaining Agreement

 Collection
Identifier: 5973m
Abstract

Photocopy of first contract between the New York Joint Board of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and the New York Clothing Manufacturers' Exchange, signed in 1924, as well as a letter of transmittal from Sidney Orenstein to Jack Sheinkman from 1994.

Dates: 1924-1994

ACWA Education Department Records

 Collection
Identifier: 5619/002
Scope and Contents The Education Department records span 1949 - 1983 with the bulk of the records from 1958 - 1979 These records document the department's outreach and public service activities, administrative meetings and functions, conferences and institutes, films, bookshelf projects and union labor actions. Topics include election campaign and canvassing activities, Spanish-speaking and ADA voter registration, conferences, correspondence, reports, departmental publications,...
Dates: 1990-1994

ACWA Hyman Blumberg Memorabilia

 Collection
Identifier: 6015 MB
Scope and Contents

Many convention badges, lots of newspaper clippings deteriorating conditions. 1? In hebrew. Photos are in plastic covered pages of albums or rolled up due to lack of support. Many books are duplicates of library mateirals and Center rare items. Few are novel additions.

Dates: 1916-1960

ACWA Hyman Blumberg Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 6015 P
Scope and Contents

Many convention badges, lots of newspaper clippings deteriorating conditions. 1? In hebrew. Photos are in plastic covered pages of albums or rolled up due to lack of support. Many books are duplicates of library mateirals and Center rare items. Few are novel additions.

Dates: 1930-1956

ACWA Hyman Blumberg Records

 Collection
Identifier: 6015
Scope and Contents

This collection includes many convention badges, lots of newspaper clippings deteriorating condition. One in Yiddish. Photos are in plastic covered pages of albums or rolled up due to lack of support.

Dates: 1932-1960

ACWA Lantern Slides

 Collection
Identifier: 5743 P LS

ACWA Local 284 Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 5619/044 P
Abstract

ACWA Local 284 Photographs including a photo of the Delano Grape Strike and one from the testimonial dinner in honor of Vincent Alvano

Dates: 1965-1970

ACWA Master Tapes of Interviews with Retirees

 Collection
Identifier: 5674 OHM
Abstract

Audio tape interviews with ACWA retirees

Dates: 1981

ACWA Oral History Project Records

 Collection
Identifier: 5619 OH
Abstract

Interviews by Gail Malgreen with ACWA leaders. Releases signed and included from each interviewee. Interviews with Henry Dropkin, Murray H. Finley, Scott Hoyman, and Peter Swoboda.

Dates: 1990

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Collection 118
Archival Object 2
 
Subject
Clothing workers -- Labor unions -- New York (State) 29
Clothing workers -- Labor unions -- New York (State) -- New York 21
Textile workers -- Labor unions -- New York (State) 19
Textile workers -- Labor unions -- New York (State) -- New York 19
Clothing trade -- New York (State) -- New York 18
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Textile industry -- New York (State) -- New York 18
Clothing trade -- New York (State) 14
Clothing workers -- Labor unions -- United States 11
Clothing workers -- Labor unions 9
Textile workers -- Labor unions 9
Textile workers -- Labor unions -- United States 6
Textile industry -- New York (State) 5
Clothing workers -- Labor unions -- New York (State) -- Rochester 4
Collective bargaining -- Clothing industry -- United States 4
Employees, Dismissal of -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States 4
Labor unions and communism -- United States 4
Women labor union members -- United States 4
Arbitration, Industrial -- Men's clothing industry -- United States 3
Arbitration, Industrial -- New York (State) -- Rochester 3
Arbitration, Industrial -- Newspaper publishing -- United States 3
Clothing workers -- United States 3
Collective bargaining -- Clothing industry 3
Collective bargaining -- Clothing industry -- New York (State) 3
Collective bargaining -- Clothing industry -- New York (State) -- Rochester 3
Collective bargaining -- Textile industry 3
Industrial arbitrators 3
Labor unions -- New York (State) -- History -- 20th century 3
Labor unions -- Officials and employees 3
Labor unions -- Officials and employees -- United States 3
Plant shutdowns 3
Strikes and lockouts 3
Wages -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States 3
Workers' education -- United States 3
Arbitration, Industrial -- Chemical industry -- United States 2
Arbitration, Industrial -- Machine industry -- United States 2
Arbitration, Industrial -- Printing industry -- United States 2
Arbitration, Industrial -- Shipbuilding industry -- United States 2
Arbitration, Industrial -- Steel industry -- United States 2
Arbitration, Industrial -- Textile industry -- United States 2
Arbitration, Industrial -- United States -- Cases 2
Bakery Strike, Syracuse, N.Y., 1925. 2
Building-service employees -- Labor unions 2
Clothing Workers' Strike, Buffalo, N.Y., 1919. 2
Clothing industry -- United States 2
Clothing trade 2
Clothing workers 2
Clothing workers -- New York (State) 2
Clothing workers -- New York (State) -- Rochester 2
Clothing workers -- Retirement -- United States 2
Collective bargaining -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States 2
Collective bargaining -- Textile industry -- United States 2
Contracting out -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States 2
Employee fringe benefits -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States 2
Employee rules -- United States 2
General Strike, Passaic, N.J., 1926. 2
Hours of labor -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States 2
International labor activities 2
Italian Americans -- New York (State) -- Rochester 2
Labor discipline -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States 2
Labor movement -- New York (State) -- History -- 20th century 2
Labor productivity -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States 2
Labor union locals 2
Labor unions -- United States 2
Labor unions -- United States -- Social action 2
Labor unions and fascism -- Italy 2
Labor unions and foreign policy -- United States 2
Layoffs -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States 2
New York, New York 2
Off Pressers' Strike, Rochester, N.Y., 1927. 2
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1924 2
Racketeering -- United States 2
Sacco-Vanzetti case. 2
Seniority, Employee -- Law and legislation -- United States 2
Sex discrimination in employment -- United States 2
Silk Workers' Strike, Paterson, N.J., 1924. 2
Textile industry -- United States 2
Union security -- Law and legislation -- United States 2
United Mine Workers' Strike, United States, 1926. 2
United Shoe Workers' Strike, United States, 1922. 2
United Shoe Workers' Strike, United States, 1926. 2
Absenteeism -- Arbitration, Industrial -- New York (State) 1
Absenteeism -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States 1
Administrative records 1
Adult education teachers 1
Agricultural laborers -- Education -- United States 1
Agricultural laborers -- Labor unions 1
Airlines -- Employees -- Labor unions 1
Airlines -- Employees -- Salaries, etc. -- United States 1
Alcohol abuse -- Arbitration, Industrial -- United States 1
Arbitration, Industrial -- Aircraft industry -- United States 1
Arbitration, Industrial -- Airlines -- United States 1
Arbitration, Industrial -- Aluminum industry -- United States 1
Arbitration, Industrial -- Automobile industry -- United States 1
Arbitration, Industrial -- Bakers and bakeries -- United States 1
Arbitration, Industrial -- Boiler making industry -- United States 1
Arbitration, Industrial -- Book-making (betting) -- New York (State) 1
Arbitration, Industrial -- Book-making (betting) -- New York (State) -- New York 1
Arbitration, Industrial -- Brewing industry -- United States 1
Arbitration, Industrial -- Broadcasting -- New York (State) -- New York 1
Arbitration, Industrial -- Broadcasting -- United States 1
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