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Western States Region - California

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 11

Scope and Contents

Includes: Mattie Jackson, William Robertson, Cornelius Wall, Jay Mazur, Eva Addison, and Phil Russo look on as Sol Chaikin cuts ribbon to LA headquarters- 7/1/85; workers at Armak, Inc. in LA picket- 8/79; picket line at Kelvin Internationals- with Assistant Regional Director Paul Strongin- 3/79; workers at Armak and Co. in LA show results of NLRB election- 3/79; photos of white, Asian, and black workers; business agent Larry Mirgon and San Francisco Joint Board Chairman David Daniels are honored in retirement- with Cornelius Wall and Mattie Jackson- 8/79; instructor Lillian Yee helps workers at Koret of California master English- 8/79; VP Cornelius Wall distributes backpay awards to Cristina Zepeda, Lucia Rodriguez, Serafino Haro, and Rafael Yniguez- 8/79; picture of Golden Gate bridge- 8/79; ILGers led by Joseph Danahy, stand outside Glydon Lingerie and picket- 9/80; Western States Organizing Director Phil Russo leads picketing outside Glydon Lingerie- 7/80; Chaikin at Southern California District Seminar with Max Wolf, Cornelius Wall, and Phil Russo- 7/80; workers at Standard Swiss Embroidery in LA protest and picket- 5/81; VP Cornelius Wall celebrates victory for Glydon Lingerie in LA- 5/81; organizing director Phil Russo joins strikers at LeBeau Emblem in LA- 5/81 Was re-housed, formerly box 4, ff 40

Dates

  • 1900-1991

Language of Materials

Collection material in English, Yiddish

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.

Extent

12 cubic feet

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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