AFL-CIO-New York State AFL-CIO, 1988-1989

File — Box: 34, Folder: 11

Scope and Contents

Printed booklet, “This Is the New York State AFL-CIO”; New York State AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education (COPE) New York City Poll, February 27-March 6; material for Executive Council meeting: executive summary of interim report by the New York State Organized Crime Task Force, “Corruption and Racketeering in the New York City Construction Industry,” June 1987; “National Campaign Plan to Counter Union Corporate Strategy and Intimidation Tactics,” presented to the Board of Directors of Associated Builders and Contractors, December 1, 1987; legislative memos in support of three labor bills re minimum wage, disability compensation, and unemployment insurance, May 27, 1988; minutes of the March 15, 1988, Executive Council meeting; newsletter, New York State AFL-CIO Unity, June 1988; Report on Union Busters (RUB) fact sheet, April-May 1988; letter from Mazur to New York State AFL-CIO president Ed Cleary re replacement for retiring ILGWU exec asst Wilbur Daniels on Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council, January 4, 1988; letter of resignation from Mazur to Cleary and letter of thanks to Mazur from Cleary for serving as vice president of the NYS AFL-CIO, November 2 and 28, 1988; 1988 New York State AFL-CIO Recommendations for Endorsements for congressional and state legislative office; letter to Mazur re new upstate Community Services substance abuse education and referral program, April 14, 1988; letters from Cleary to state legislators James Donovan and Jose Serrano thanking them for assistance in obtaining a labor representative to the New York State Board of Regents, nominating ILGWU vp Edgar Romney, March 1, 1988; letter from Cleary re plans to impose a voluntary assessment of one cent per member per month to fund a public relations television campaign, September 30, 1988; letter from Mazur to Cleary thanking him for support of successful boycott of Soho Manufacturing Company, September 20, 1988; drafts of letters from Mazur to be sent to congressmen who failed to support the Textile and Apparel Trade Act of 1987 and therefore failed to receive AFL-CIO endorsement, September 1, 1988; resolutions submitted by Mazur to the New York State AFL-CIO Twenty-Fifth Constitutional Convention, endorsing passage of the Textile and Apparel Trade Act of 1987 and withholding endorsement by AFL-CIO of any member of Congress not supporting the bill, August 22, 1988; letter from Mazur to Cleary suggesting creating a fund for radio public relations campaign, August 18, 1988; letter from Cleary to affiliates inviting them to a meeting to re-establish a video display terminal (VDT) coalition to push for relevant health and safety legislation, July 8, 1988; letter from Mazur and ACTWU president Jack Sheinkman urging withdrawal of support by New York State AFL-CIO for members of Congress who voted against Textile and Apparel Trade Act of 1987, July 5, 1988; agenda of Executive Council meeting of June 20, 1988; New York State AFL-CIO Community Service News, summarizing legislative and other labor-related activities, June 1988; letter from Mazur thanking Cleary for lobbying Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan in support of Textile and Apparel Trade Act of 1987, requesting copy of his response, April 14, 1988; letter from Cleary asking Executive Council members to vote their preferences for endorsement of candidates to fill NYS Assembly vacancies, February 12, 1988

Dates

1988-1989

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.