Central States

Includes: At Tex-Son Strike, Rudy Hawkins, husband of a striker, is assaulted by police, San Antonio, Texas, 4/1/59; Janie Lozano received multiple scalp lacerations at Tex-Son strike in San Antonio, Texas, 2/15/60; Janie Lozano received multiple scalp lacerations at Tex-Son strike in San Antonio, Texas, 2/15/60; Checking Charlie O., official mascot of the Kansas City Athletics for the union label are Kansas City Joint Board Business Agent Rinaldo Panetta, chairman of labor's sports committee, Ethel Holk, Sec'y-treasurer of the Union Label and Service Trades Council, and Don Beibel. "A's" public relations director, 8/15/66; Central States ILR members Gertrude Hartung, Elizabeth Kimmel, Valeria Alexander and Sophie Gonzalez sign petitions for minimum wage law, San Antonio, Texas, 4/1/61; 50th Anniversary of Cloakmakers' Local 78 with local president Dave Cohen, VP Frederick Siems, Joint Board Manager Dan Robbins and charter members Hyman Weiss, Abe Israel, Margaret Ziebold, Max Lubin, Joe Schwartz, Max Boroz, and Sam Lipshitz, St. Louis, 2/1/61; Women on strike, no date; Two women on strike (ILGWU), no date; Children of Tex- Son strikers assemble prior to manning picket line, 7/1/59; Mass picketing by children of Tex-Son strikers, no date; Sharon Eubanks, member, Local 486, Zeigler, Illinois, Marlene Reams - member, Local 486, Zeigler, Illinois, and in car, Geneva Curry - member Local 486, Zeigler, Illinois, with four children: Karen Eubanks, Debbie Eubanks, Debbie Curry, and Melody Sue Reams, all supporting the Union label (won $25.00 for Union Label Car, 10/15/62; Three women of ILGWU on strike (VIC-GENE), no date; President Dubinsky speaks at mass membership meeting with Eleanora Kotoski - VP of St. Louis Board, Frank Rother - assistant regional director, Glen Clay - administrative assistant, Sam Mazzola - president of St. Louis Joint Board, Dan Robbins - manager of St. Louis Joint Board, VP Frederick Siems - Central States Regional Director, and Assistant President Gus Tyler, St. Louis, MO, no date; ILG members congratulate Congressman Richard Bolling of Missouri on winning primary election, 8/15/64; Woman on strike with son, no date; Holding a Missouri state flag (sent by Missouri Local 323) are Pfc. Ozburno, S/Sgt. Hack, and S/Sgt. Richard Schowengerdt in a Vietnam war zone, 6/1/67; Members of Central States Region Local 231, Essie Mae Weatherford, Minnie Cheek, Frankie Uhe - Vice President, Juanita Kiss, chairlady, Wilma Pruitt - President, Margaret Eisfelder, and Geraldine Pinski - financial secretary, sent food to servicemen in Vietnam, Pickneyville, Illinois, 10/5/66; Mary Perez and Onetta Johnson, members of Central States Local 453 picket Mode O'Day, in Ottawa, Kansas, 10/1/67, (joined by Lenn Collins - a child of the neighborhood); Nelly Don victor (group of people celebrating), 1968; Elvira Caldwell, Allene Peckman, Dean Gulbertson, James Prine, Mary Prine, Audrey Harrison, Dalma Taylor, Janice Welch, Jerry Welch; a shop organizing committee helped ILGWU election victory in Nelly Don plants, Nevada, 8/1/68; ILGWU truck in front of St. Louis skyline, 5/1/70; Vice President Glenn Clay and Gloria Moris, president of Arlington Hotel Workers' Organizing Committee, at "Solidarity Banquet" in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Nov. 1981; Dorothy Hoegele of the National Women's Conference Committee pins ERA button on ILGWU education committee member Elizabeth Bradley at the St. Louis Labor Council's training sessions, also BA Ruth Smith, Minnie Hayes, Gloria Lumpkin, Bradley and Ola Mayberry, Jan. 1982; Vice President Glenwood Clay presents a contribution from ILGWU to Missouri Democratic Senatorial candidate Harriett Woods, also Education Director Beth O'Brien and Ruth Smith, August, 1982; Central States ILG members in Missouri visit four members of the state's congressional delegation (four photographs): 1. with Rep. Harold Volkmer are Sadie Hustedde, Drucilla Anderson, Betty Dowell, Nettie Lambert, Delma Hendricks, Juanita Goodhart, 2. Kansas City activist Dorothy Devaney and Business Agent Cliftia Reissig with Rep. E. Thomas Coleman's aides Donna Due Coole and Ruth Coffman, 3 with Rep. Richard Gephardt are manager Winnie Lippman, Betty Montgomery, Jim Dozier and VP Glenn Clay regional director 4. visiting Rep. William Clay are Mary Tyler, Gloria Lumpkins, Mildred Lane and Louis Flowers, March 1982