Why Unions?, 1962

The collection contains correspondence and clippings that are from or about the garment industry and union locals within the Central Pennsylvania District. On February 20, 1960, the District presented and produced a special television program and the garment industry and the activities of the union, and included in the records are scripts and press on the program. Also available are collected pamphlets and brochures on various topics and assembled clipping files on subjects such as John Kennedy, the garment industry, mentions of the ILGWU and locals in the press, anniversaries and elections.



The bulk of the collection is composed of union and labor publications. There are publications from the AFL and other labor unions including "Labor Herald" (Lehigh Valley and Vicinity) and the UAW ("Solidarity") as well as general labor newspapers for Pennsylvania. There are also newsletters from other regions and locals of the ILGWU, many of which are from New England and Massachusetts as well as the Southeast Region ("Southern Garment Worker"). Of particular importance and interest are the assembled publications of local (Central Pennsylvania) labor, union, and industry newsletters from the region including the "Garment Worker," which was the monthly publication for the Central Pennsylvania District of the ILGWU, "The Needlepoint" (Wilkes-Barre, Pittston and Nanticoke District Council), "Needle News" (Allentown-Reading District), "The Needle's Eye" (Easton, PA), and the "Scranton District Bulletin."