Series III. Union Health Center,

The collection documents Abraham Goldwasser's work for the ILGWU's Circulation Department, New York Cloak Joint Board, and the Union Health Center (UHC). Included in the records documenting the New York Joint Board is material on the health and welfare fund, rules and regulations, and correspondence.



Goldwasser's records from the Union Health Center include reports of the Union Sanatorium Association and administrative records for Center including financial reports, job descriptions, and office memos. Also contained in the records are reports, presentations and studies, and various publications, the majority of which are related to group insurance and pension plans, health and welfare benefits, death benefits, and retirement. Information on the retirement fund encompasses the national retirement fund, the ILGWU staff retirement plan, as well as the United Health Center staff retirement plan, and the material documents comparisons, rules and regulations, summary descriptions, and financials of the pension plans. A large component of the collection concerns the documentation of the UHC's automation project of the 1980s. Records include the UHC research regarding computerization of the laboratory reports, implementation of automation, batch data processing, procedures, and patient appointment scheduling manuals. Much of the documents support the recommendation and planning for a new automation system for the center.