Joseph Niekamp Collected Hotel and Restaurant Employees Alliance Local 781 Photograph
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Abstract
This collection is an oversize photograph taken at the 23rd Anniversary Ball and Culinary Art Exhibit - Hotel and Restaurant Employees Alliance, Local 78, A.F. of L., National press Club Auditorium, February 16, 1941, Washington, D.C.
Dates
- 1941
Creator
- Niekamp, Joseph (creator, Person)
- Hotel and Restaurant Employees International Alliance. Local 781 (creator, Organization)
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Conditions Governing Use
This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.
Biographical / Historical
The Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union (HERE) was a United States labor union representing workers of the hospitality industry, formed in 1891. In 2004, HERE merged with the Union of Needletrades, Industrial, and Textile Employees (UNITE) to form UNITE HERE. HERE notably organized the staff of Yale University in 1984. Other major employers that contracted with this union included several large casinos (Harrah's, Caesars Palace, and Wynn Resorts); hotels (Hilton, Hyatt and Starwood), and Walt Disney World. HERE was affiliated with the AFL-CIO. Local 781 is located in the District of Columbia.
Extent
0.67 cubic feet
Language of Materials
English
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository