United Auto Workers (UAW), 1986-1992

File — Box: 21, Folder: 35

Scope and Contents

Letter to Mazur from the Legal Staff Association of District 65, thanking him for financial support in successful strike, August 12, 1991; letter from UAW president Owen Bieber to AFL-CIO Executive Council members inviting them to a rally in support of striking Caterpillar workers in Peoria, IL, March 9, 1992; letter to Mazur from Bieber re cooperative American Value Initiative with Big Three automakers, discussing research by Peter Hart and Associates indicating that simple “buy American” appeals to patriotism are strongly rejected, December 4, 1990; letter from Bieber re American Value Initiative task force planning meeting, February 20, 1990; letter from Bieber re results of Harris poll indicating willingness of consumers to pay more for U.S. products of comparable quality to Japanese imports, October 2, 1989; correspondence re rally commemorating 25th anniversary of March on Washington, July-August 1988; letter from the New York Anti-Apartheid Coordinating Council, affiliated with UAW Disrict 65, calling for rally, December 1, 1989; letter to Mazur from Bieber re Gephart trade deficit reduction amendment as legislative priority of UAW, thanking Mazur for support, May 8, 1987; letter from Mazur to Bieber thanking him for support for Textile and Apparel Trade Act, October 7, 1988; letter from Mazur to Bieber noting that a UAW local recently signed a contract with North American Knitting (Mansfield, OH) far below industry standards, noting ILGWU attempts to sign contract, urging assistance in bringing it about, April 26, 1988; article on fair trade by ILGWU official Carl Proper, in Dollars & Senses, April 1986; press releases on exporting jobs, other issues

Dates

1986-1992

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.