Foreign - World Federation of Trade Unions, 1944-1954
Scope and Contents
"Emergency International Trade Union Council - Summary of the Meeting held in London ... 14 September 1944," 12 pages; press release, AFL President Green criticizes World Trade Union Conference, the CIO, "and their Russian friends," February 19, 1945, 2 pages; statement adopted by the Executive Council of the AFL opposing World Trade Union Congress as Soviet-controlled, May 4, 1945, 7 pages; AFL Executive Council minutes re International Federation of Trade Unions, World Federation of Trade Unions, 1945-46; press release, "Declaration by Matthew Woll, Chairman, International Labor Relations Committee, AFL, on the breakup of the WFTU," January 21, 1949, 1 page; similar press statement, "Addenda," February 6, 1949, 2 pages; "Developments Since the WFTU Executive Bureau Meeting January 1949," Executive Board, May 17, 18, 1949, unsigned, possibly by CIO representative, 3 pages; "Report on WFTU, 1945-1949," Executive Board, May 17, 18, 1949, unsigned, possibly by CIO representative, 20 pages; three page manuscript "Copied From ... World Trade Union Movement July 1949 / The Fight Between Trade Union Imperialisms: T.U.C. Versus A.F.L."; "The WFTU's Third World Congress," by USRO representatives Diana Josselson and Morris Weisz, 1953, 10 pages; "The WFTU and the ILO," 2 page memo by Diana Josselson, with cover letter to State and Labor Departments, January 14, 1954; notes; clippings; publications.
Dates
- 1944-1954
Language of Materials
Collection material in English, French, German, Italian, Russian
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.
Extent
16.67 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository
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