Negotiations and Agreements., 1948-1958

Much of the correspondence for the San Francisco Joint Board is arranged chronologically by year. There is correspondence with numerous local and national organizations that the Joint Board contributed both funds and support. One organization in particular was City of Hope, in the northwest region of San Francisco. The Board sponsored a yearly Bay Area Fair in which the proceeds benefited City of Hope, and the records include meeting minutes and documents from the ILGWU City of Hope Auxiliary. There is also industry information including correspondence with contractors and manufacturers, as well as agreements with Bay Area firms. Manufacturer associations like the Associated Cloak and Suit Manufacturers, Silk and Wool Dress Manufacturers' Association, San Francisco Coat and Suit Association are represented in the records.



The collection focuses on the administrative responsibilities of the Joint Board, such as the Health and Welfare and national retirement fund, with material such as benefits and claims. The minutes of the San Francisco Joint Board meetings include roll call lists, and the later meeting minutes are inserted into forms. There are also minutes of locals that comprised the Joint Board; Local 8 Cloakmakers including both executive board and membership meetings; Local 101 Dressmakers both executive board and membership meetings, roll call, officer nominations; Local 213 Cutters; and Local 352 General Garment Workers.



A second component of the collection consists of labeled subject files. These contain member information sheets of the union health and welfare funds with individual, local, when they joined the union, listing of shops worked at with years, and are arranged alphabetically.