Box 164
Container
Contains 26 Results:
October 16-17, 1914 - President Hillman and Clarence Darrow to Chicago on union business; "New Era" is not official organ of UGWA
File — Box: 164, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Correspondence, clippings, minutes, organizing leaflets, photographs, speeches, phonographs, scrapbooks, and organizational records documenting the founding, growth, history and development of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America; the activities of its officers and other leading officials; its organizing activities; and its administration. Significant individuals represented in the collection include Sidney Hillman, Joseph Schlossberg, Jacob Potofsky, Dorothy Jacobs...
Dates:
1914-1980; 1920-1950 (bulk)
January 17-18, 1915 - Amalgamation of Journeymen Tailors' Union with Amalgamated Clothing Workers; Constitution adopted
File — Box: 164, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Correspondence, clippings, minutes, organizing leaflets, photographs, speeches, phonographs, scrapbooks, and organizational records documenting the founding, growth, history and development of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America; the activities of its officers and other leading officials; its organizing activities; and its administration. Significant individuals represented in the collection include Sidney Hillman, Joseph Schlossberg, Jacob Potofsky, Dorothy Jacobs...
Dates:
1914-1980; 1920-1950 (bulk)
August 27-29, 1915 - re Amalgamation of Clothing Workers - "Gompers & his fellow workers - expelled Journeymen Tailors from the AFL..." because of their Amalgamation thus forcing them (Journeymen) to withdraw; growth of org. in various cities; resignation of Samuel Zorn from GEB; formation of NY Jt. Bd.; electing a woman, Bessie Abramowitz, to the Board to assist in organizing women in the clothing industry; local organizers; started a "fighting fund" by levying $l.00 tax on each member to aid in improvement of working conditions for members
File — Box: 164, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Correspondence, clippings, minutes, organizing leaflets, photographs, speeches, phonographs, scrapbooks, and organizational records documenting the founding, growth, history and development of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America; the activities of its officers and other leading officials; its organizing activities; and its administration. Significant individuals represented in the collection include Sidney Hillman, Joseph Schlossberg, Jacob Potofsky, Dorothy Jacobs...
Dates:
1914-1980; 1920-1950 (bulk)
February 18-21, 1916 - Strike in Chicago and against independent firms; agreement in Baltimore with Henry Sonneborn & Company; union label; organizing situation in Philadelphia, "worst in the country"; Immigration
File — Box: 164, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Correspondence, clippings, minutes, organizing leaflets, photographs, speeches, phonographs, scrapbooks, and organizational records documenting the founding, growth, history and development of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America; the activities of its officers and other leading officials; its organizing activities; and its administration. Significant individuals represented in the collection include Sidney Hillman, Joseph Schlossberg, Jacob Potofsky, Dorothy Jacobs...
Dates:
1914-1980; 1920-1950 (bulk)
October 9-14, 1916 - organizers' reports; Boston strike of 300 custom tailors; members urged to obtain citizenship; a women's department established; additional strike fund levy; publish union paper in all languages spoken by membership; Wholesale Clothing Clerks Union request for affiliation; Local 85 (NY) Pant Makers, requests separate treasury from NY Jt. Bd.; Fitters request separate local; movement for a 48 hr. week; clothing salesmen request affiliation; Minnesota Iron Range - IWW strikers request and granted support; Local 220, New Haven rejoins ACWA
File — Box: 164, Folder: 4a
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Correspondence, clippings, minutes, organizing leaflets, photographs, speeches, phonographs, scrapbooks, and organizational records documenting the founding, growth, history and development of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America; the activities of its officers and other leading officials; its organizing activities; and its administration. Significant individuals represented in the collection include Sidney Hillman, Joseph Schlossberg, Jacob Potofsky, Dorothy Jacobs...
Dates:
1914-1980; 1920-1950 (bulk)
February 15-20, 1917 - 48 hour work week in NYC; agreements signed; Philadelphia general strike; Montreal strike - for right of workers to organize; local established in Syracuse; "IWW organization in Baltimore... is now out of existence"; St. Louis strike; Samuel Zorn of Boston requested to rejoin ACWA; arrangements complete for publication of union paper, "Advance"; Children's Clothing locals complaints re "being ignored & neglected by present officials"; Italian members in Chicago request own local
File — Box: 164, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Correspondence, clippings, minutes, organizing leaflets, photographs, speeches, phonographs, scrapbooks, and organizational records documenting the founding, growth, history and development of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America; the activities of its officers and other leading officials; its organizing activities; and its administration. Significant individuals represented in the collection include Sidney Hillman, Joseph Schlossberg, Jacob Potofsky, Dorothy Jacobs...
Dates:
1914-1980; 1920-1950 (bulk)
August 16-19, 1917 - Discuss activities of organizers & locals in various cities; strikes; protests re work on military uniforms - "brutal methods of exploitation by union manufacturers"; representatives from Workmen's Council ask for cooperation of ACWU re "maintenance of Labor's rights & standards..." because of the war situation; cooperate with San Francisco Defense Conference; financial reports from the locals; United Radical Knitting Wkrs. of NY request affiliation
File — Box: 164, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Correspondence, clippings, minutes, organizing leaflets, photographs, speeches, phonographs, scrapbooks, and organizational records documenting the founding, growth, history and development of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America; the activities of its officers and other leading officials; its organizing activities; and its administration. Significant individuals represented in the collection include Sidney Hillman, Joseph Schlossberg, Jacob Potofsky, Dorothy Jacobs...
Dates:
1914-1980; 1920-1950 (bulk)
February 19-23, 1918 - Conferences with American Clothing Manufacturers Association re wages; improvement of conditions of uniform workers; relief work for Jewish War Sufferers; members education; Knitters Union of NY request charter
File — Box: 164, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Correspondence, clippings, minutes, organizing leaflets, photographs, speeches, phonographs, scrapbooks, and organizational records documenting the founding, growth, history and development of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America; the activities of its officers and other leading officials; its organizing activities; and its administration. Significant individuals represented in the collection include Sidney Hillman, Joseph Schlossberg, Jacob Potofsky, Dorothy Jacobs...
Dates:
1914-1980; 1920-1950 (bulk)
May 19, 1918 - Financial assistance for New York Call, Chicago Daily World, Naye Welt, Public Ownership, Brooklyn Labor Lyceum, Liberty Defense Union; and reports on locals from various cities
File — Box: 164, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Correspondence, clippings, minutes, organizing leaflets, photographs, speeches, phonographs, scrapbooks, and organizational records documenting the founding, growth, history and development of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America; the activities of its officers and other leading officials; its organizing activities; and its administration. Significant individuals represented in the collection include Sidney Hillman, Joseph Schlossberg, Jacob Potofsky, Dorothy Jacobs...
Dates:
1914-1980; 1920-1950 (bulk)
September 2-6, 1919 - contracts settled in many cities with shorter hours and higher wages; organizing campaigns satisfactory; contributed financially to Amalgamated Textile Workers strikers in Paterson, NJ; dues raised to fifty cents per month; Shirtmakers (N.Y.) ask for strike help; machine installers of Chicago request affiliation; membership of GEB enlarged from 11 to 15; constitutional amendment providing for officially chartered Joint Boards instead of District Councils.
File — Box: 164, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Correspondence, clippings, minutes, organizing leaflets, photographs, speeches, phonographs, scrapbooks, and organizational records documenting the founding, growth, history and development of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America; the activities of its officers and other leading officials; its organizing activities; and its administration. Significant individuals represented in the collection include Sidney Hillman, Joseph Schlossberg, Jacob Potofsky, Dorothy Jacobs...
Dates:
1914-1980; 1920-1950 (bulk)