AFL-CIO-Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance Steering Committee, 1991

Confidential memo to Mazur from the manager of the ILGWU Pacific Northwest District Council and chair of the APALA Steering Committee, Katie Quan, expressing concern over disputes among members of the committee, particularly involving representatives from AFSCME, October 17, 1991; memo to Mazur from Quan re vote by Steering Committee on composition of Executive Board calling for ethnic, geographic, gender, and union diversity, November 8, 1991; memo to Mazur from Quan listing members of Steering Committee, November 5, 1991; minutes of the Steering Committee meeting, October 25-26; 1991; corrected minutes of the September 1-2, 1991, meeting; confidential letter to Mazur from the president of the Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association, asking why a member of his union was not acceptable for appointment to the APALA Steering Committee, October 21, 1991; confidential memo to Mazur from Quan explaining allegations of exclusion by various unions, especially larger ones like AFSCME “throwing their weight around,” October 30, 1991; memo to Mazur from Mike Gildea, of AFL-CIO Organization & Field Services, outlining history of decisions by APALA re composition of Steering Committee, October 31, 1991; detailed letter of explanation from Mazur to Sheet Metal Workers president, November 4, 1991; agenda and related materials for the first meeting of the Steering Committee, held June 21, 1991; remarks by Mazur at first meeting of interim steering committee, June 21, 1991; comparison of bylaws with other support groups (A. Philip Randolph Institute, Coalition of Labor Union Women, Labor Council for Latin American Advancement); letter to Mazur from the Asian Labor Committee of the New York City Central Labor Council, appealing rejection of member for Steering Committee, June 7, 1991; draft of letter to presidents of AFL-CIO unions over Mazur’s signature announcing the formation of APALA, creation of interim steering committee of representatives from the unions, with editing by Mazur, May 3, 1991; letter to Mazur from United Steelworkers representative to Steering Committee, accepting position, May 11, 1991; letter to Mazur as chair of the AFL-CIO Task Force on an Asian Labor Support Group from members of the Asian American Federation of Union Members, asking that the search process for temporary staff support be opened up to all applicants and that the hiring decision rest with the Steering Committee, April 18, 1991; memo to Mazur from Katie Quan with attached resume from applicant for staff support position, April 16, 1991; nominations for Steering Committee to Mazur by the Asian Labor Committee, New York City Central Labor Council, March 27, 1991; letter to Mazur from the executive secretary-treasurer of the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, giving assurance of cooperation in forming an Asian Pacific American labor committee, March 22, 1991; memo to Mazur and Susan Cowell from Katie Quan listing nominees to the Steering Committee by the San Francisco ad hoc committee, March 11, 1991; Report to the Executive Council, Committee on Asian/American Labor Support Group, chairman: Jay Mazur, with statement of purpose, recommendations, statistical demographic projections for year 2000, cover letter to Quan, February 28, 1991; budget proposal for 1991; memo to Mazur from AFL-CIO’s Mike Gildea re composition of Steering Committee, February 12, 1991; letter to Mazur from the president of the New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council recommending two members for the Steering Committee, January 22, 1991; memo to Mazur from Quan recommending selection of Steering Committee at the local level, financing, January 16, 1991; minutes of second meeting of Executive Council Committee on Asian Support Group, January 10, 1991; handwritten notes by Mazur; newspaper clippings