ILGWU, Western States Region, 1986-1988

File — Box: 4, Folder: 3

Scope and Contents

Letter to Mazur from regional director Steve Nutter re organizing victory at Realite Optical/Younger Mfg, with attached NLRB tally of ballots, December 22, 1988; letter to Mazur from Nutter re close election victory at Sawyer of Napa, Inc., challenged ballots, with attached NLRB tally of ballots, December 12, 1988; report to Mazur on Southwest District Council re financial status, November 17, 1988; letter to Mazur from Nutter re Far West (water bed manufacturer) strike benefits and food allowance, notes union won, asks for financial support from International, with attached financial statement and NLRB certification, November 7, 1988; letter to Mazur asking to add an organizer to payroll for Pick Your Part campaign, involving 90 workers in a wrecking yard, going well, October 3, 1988; memo from Nutter re visit by South African labor delegation, September 22, 1988; letter to Mazur from Nutter re victory at Far West, possible plans to close down, with attached NLRB tally of ballots and letter to company from Nutter, September 19, 1988; letter from Nutter to presidential candidate Michael Dukakis describing anti-union activities by Dukakis supporter, owner of Somma Mattress Co., July 81, 1988; memo to Mazur from Joe Danahy re successful organizing campaign at Mutual Industries (Los Angeles, CA), successful conclusion of contract at Young on Headwear Corp. (Winslow, AZ), June 15, 1988; draft statement by the Coalition for Human Immigration Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA) opposing employer sanctions for hiring illegal aliens, with cover letter to Mazur from Nutter analyzing how ILG should vote on issue, May 17, 1988; remarks read at the memorial service of Isidore Stenzor, giving a history of cloakmakers as founders of the ILGWU, March 29, 1988; memo to Mazur from Nutter re structure and staffing responsibilities of Western States Region Organizing Department, January 19, 1988; letter of resignation from member Edgar Zayas, noting move to Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union local 11, January 5, 1988; letter from Nutter to Los Angeles Archbishop Roger Mahony thanking him for support on minimum wage issue, December 24, 1987; discussion paper, “H-2 Visas and the Urban Bracero Threat,” refuting claim of labor shortage, noting thousands of garment workers on unemployment in California, with newspaper clipping from California Apparel News, November 6-12, 1987, outlining industry arguments against the minimum wage; letter to Mazur from Nutter summarizing conversation with Dept. of Labor re H-2 Urban Bracero program, implications for Los Angeles and national garment industries, September 18, 1987; Final Offer of City of Hope National Medical Center, Research Institute, and National Office, to Office and Professional Employees International Union, Local 30, AFL-CIO, May 10, 1987, with amendment, August 31, 1987, and Informal Non-Binding Arbitration Fact Finding Recommendation, July 16, 1987, with cover letter to Nutter from OPEIU Local 30 general counsel, December 14, 1987; letter to Mazur from Nutter re attached invitation, signed by Cesar Chavez, to United Farm Workers 25th anniversary event, May 19, 1997; memos to Mazur from Nutter re staffing appointments, promotions, and salary increases, May 1987

Dates

1986-1988

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

The ILGWU Records, except for publications and materials produced for publication, are restricted. Materials created prior to twenty years from the current date are open to researchers only with prior written permission from the Director of the Kheel Center; materials created during the past twenty-years are closed; the minutes of the General Executive Board are closed. For more information contact the Kheel Center.