ILGWU, Mazur Correspondence, December 1987-March 1989, 1987-1989

File — Box: 25, Folder: 12

Scope and Contents

Letter to Mazur from Cornell ILR dean David Lipsky thanking him for lobbying state legislative leadership for school’s programs, March 17, 1989; letter from U.S. Department of Labor re occupational hazard warning label for formaldehyde, noting that comments from Mazur would be placed in public docket, January 31, 1989; letter from Mazur to NYS Commissioner of Labor Thomas Hartnett re meeting with Gov. Cuomo, employer-supported child care in apparel industry, February 27, 1989; copy of article in Technology Review, “Rags to Riches? One Industry’s Strategy for Improving Productivity,” August/September 1989; memo from Mazur to union’s NYC managers re two upcoming demonstrations supported by ILGWU, anti-apartheid and Jobs with Justice, March 2, 1988, related flyers; correspondence and distribution list for Economic Policy Institute report, “The State of Working America,” October 13, 1988; correspondence re “The Trade Picture,” by AFL-CIO Research Department, April 1988; correspondence re OPEIU Local 10 efforts to obtain a collective bargaining agreement at City of Hope (Durante, CA), October 1988; correspondence re dispute between Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union Local 1064 and Dearborn (MI) Inn, August 19, 1988; survey from St. John’s University law professor David Gregory re multilingual issues in labor unions, September 1988; letters from Mazur to NYC parks commissioner Henry Stern re possibility of commemorative artwork on Union Square for Statue of Liberty centennial, April 26 and July 19, 1988; correspondence between Mazur and Bernard Rapoport re Labor Advisory Board and related issues, May 1988; letter from Mazur to the president of The Limited re domestic robe production capacity, April 21, 1988; mailgram to union presidents urging lobbying for plant closure notification; letter from Mazur to representative of Coordination Council for North American Affairs, Republic of China, urging that he recommend denial of import permit by Board of Foreign Trade for Judy’s Place (NY) and Lo Tung Garment Co., Ltd. (Taipei, Taiwan), April 4, 1988; request for comments on description of dressmakers for career guidance publication, March 16, 1988; letter re theory of how money supply affects the economy, December 31; letter to Mazur from AFL-CIO re boycott of Blue Cross and Blue Shield re anti-union activity, December 4, 1987; letter to Mazur from U.S. Department of Labor soliciting reaction to proposed Apprenticeship 2000 initiative, December 15, 1987

Dates

1987-1989

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

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