ILGWU. Local 62. Managers' correspondence

The collection consists primarily of correspondence of Local 62's manager Matthew Schoenwald. Correspondents include staff in several of the ILGWU departments, as well as Presidents Louis Stulberg and David Dubinsky, James Lipsig (Assistant Executive Secretary) and Jack Gross. Gross was the Executive Director for The Lingerie Manufacturers Association, Inc. and The Negligee Manufacturers Association, Inc. and his files include correspondence and agreements. Additionally, there is correspondence and agreements with the manufacturer association for the undergarment industry, the Allied Underwear Association, Inc.



General administrative records detailing the work of Local 62 includes correspondence regarding the benefit and retirement funds. Associated Hospital Service refers to the Blue Cross Plan of the local, and there are terms of benefits, claims, payments, and providers. There are Local 62 reports to the General Office, documents of the Office Workers Division of Local 62, meetings, and collective agreements for office employees in shops. Celebrations are documented through anniversaries, Unity House outings, and luncheons.



There are a large amount of files and correspondence with the lawyers that represented Local 62 on arbitration cases, including the firms of Lieberman, Aronson and Rosenberg as well as Lieberman, Katz and Aronson, which were headed by Elias Lieberman. The Lieberman, Katz and Aronson firm were also counsel to the Retirement Fund and were present at Fund meetings. The records contain meeting minutes, retirement applicants, finances, and rules and regulations.



Departments represented in the collection include the Auditing Department (year end and annual reports, strike collections and receipts, tally sheets on investments and dues, signed and completed annual forms) and the Northeast Department. Local 62 worked closely with this department regarding underwear and lingerie shops outside of New York City, and communicated locations of shops and their agreements to the Northeast Department.



There is much information documenting the work of the Liberal Party and elections, as Matthew Schoenwald was a candidate for the 27th Assembly District for Queens County. Available is correspondence on meetings, contributions, campaigns, fundraising, and lists of individuals residing in districts.



In his role as a union vice president, Shoenwald also helped organize undergarment and lingerie shops in other areas, particularly Puerto Rico.