Cornell University Union Representation collection
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Scope and Contents
The Cornell University Union Representation collection, 1967-1972, contains bylaws, constitutions, flyers, correspondence, and notes from the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), Cornell University Libraries Employees Association (CULEA) and the Association of Cornell Employees-Libraries (ACE-Libraries). In particular, the collection focuses on the 1969 National Labor Relations Board hearings regarding representation for Cornell employees. Of particular interest are flyers from Cornell President Dale Corson, the Cornell Personnel Department, and ACE-Libraries encouraging staff to vote “no” on CSEA representation, as well as a flyer from CSEA refuting the University’s messages (Box 1, folder 3). Case exhibit materials from the NLRB hearings are located in box 1, folders 2 and 4, and the reports of the proceedings, including indices of exhibits, can be found in box 2, folder 3.
Dates
- 1968-1972
Creator
- National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) (creator, Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.
Biographical / Historical
The Cornell University Libraries Employees Association (CULEA) was a voluntary association formed in early 1967 to represent library staff regarding working conditions, equitable salaries, and services provided. In 1968, they changed their name to Association of Cornell Employees—Libraries (ACE—Libraries). In 1969, the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to represent Cornell employees at a statewide level. ACE—Libraries and the United Federation of College Teachers (UFCT) filed counter-petitions to act as the collective bargaining agents for the Cornell libraries and the New York City Office of ILR, respectively. Following several hearings, the NLRB ordered an election on the representation of Cornell employees by CSEA while denying the other unions’ petitions. The election took place on July 16, 1970, with an overwhelming majority of Cornell employees (2,335 to 634) voting to reject CSEA representation.
Extent
1 cubic feet
Abstract
Contains bylaws, constitutions, flyers, correspondence, and NLRB hearing documentation related to Cornell employee union representation.
Quantity:
1 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Records (documents).
General
- Contact Information:
- Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives 227 Ives Hall Tower Road Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3183 kheelref@cornell.edu https://catherwood.library.cornell.edu/kheel/
- Compiled by:
- Kheel Staff, July 22, 2013
- EAD encoding:
- Randall Miles, October 28, 2016
- Title
- Cornell University Union Representation Material
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by Kheel Staff
- Date
- October 28, 2016
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Revision Statements
- 02/23/2024: This resource was modified by the ArchivesSpace Preprocessor developed by the Harvard Library (https://github.com/harvard-library/archivesspace-preprocessor)
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository