Canada (2 folders), 1984-1991
Scope and Contents
Reports, newspaper clippings, press releases, and correspondence between the ILGWU and its Canadian affiliates re imports, NAFTA/free trade, and homework. Report to the General Executive Board, January 18, 1991, submitted by Gerald Roy, Canadian director, ILGWU; "Conditions in the Women's Garment Industry: Canada," March 12, 1984, prepared by the ILGWU Research Dept.; background paper, "Canada in Crisis" by Willis Armstrong, director, the Atlantic Council of the United States; paperbound book, It's Not Free! The Consequences of Free Trade with the U.S., by the Ontario Federation of Labour; ILGWU Pre-Feasibility Study on "Toronto Sews," August 8, 1989; government report, "Assessment of Direct Employment Effects of Freer Trade for Ontario's Manufacturing Industries," prepared by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology, November 1985; Ministry of Labor proposed changes to Cabinet Submission re reform of the Labor Relations Act, August 12, 1991; newsletters: Ontario Labour, quarterly magazine of Ontario Federation of Labour, 1985-86; Union Fabric, ILGWU Ontario District Council, 1986-89; brochures re occupational safety and health, racial harassment, homeworkers' rights; newspaper clippings
Dates
- 1984-1991
Creator
- From the Collection: International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (creator, Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.
Extent
38.83 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository
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