United Mine Workers of America, 1989-1994

File — Box: 22, Folder: 16

Scope and Contents

Letter from Mazur to the postmaster general urging the issuance of a commemorative stamp honoring labor leader John. L. Lewis on the 100th anniversary of the United Mine Workers, March 7, 1989; letter to Mazur from UMWA president Richard Trumka urging him to lobby the U.S. Postal Service in support of a stamp honoring Lewis, with attached ad and biographical sketch; letter from Mazur to Trumka thanking him for help in lobbying for the Textile and Apparel Trade Act, October 10, 1988; letter from Mazur to Trumka seeking financial contribution for a rally by the Coalition of Labor Union Women in support of child care and family leave, June 22, 1987; letters to Mazur from Trumka updating him on progress of various UMWA negotiations, strikes, and other campaigns with coal mine operators (Pittston, Decker, Big Horn); memos to Mazur from ILGWU exec asst James Parrott re support activities for Pittston campaign, July-August, 1989; fundraising letter sent to NYC labor leaders by the NYC Emergency Committee in Solidarity with the UMWA, signed by Mazur and others in support of Pittston campaign, September 7,1989; memo to ILGWU NYC education directors reporting on rally to Pittston corporate headquarters in Greenwich, CT, also attended by NYNEX and Eastern Airlines strikers, October 6, 1989; Pittston campaign publicity materials; bumper sticker; newspaper clippings; handwritten notes

Dates

1989-1994

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.