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Scope and Contents Timetable, checklist of logistics; daily convention schedule; instructions for delegate election procedure; directory of locals; 20-page memorandum to Jay Mazur from Gus Tyler re negative comments he collected during 1986 convention (dated June 25, 1986), with recommendations to make 1989 convention more participatory, with handwritten comments in reaction; memo to Mazur from vice president Susan Cowell endorsing Tyler memo, Sept. 19, 1988; memo to Mazur from John Burke re meeting with...

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Letter noting that child care will be provided for delegates and staff during convention; related correspondence

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Lists of committees and delegate assignments

Scope and Contents Reports and recommendations of Appeals Committee; Benefit Programs; Civil Rights and Immigration; Constitution; Contract; Credentials; Education; Finance; Imports; International Affairs; Labor Standards Legislation; Officers’ Report; Organization; Political Action; Social and Labor Legislation (comprising an introduction on the erosion of the general welfare under Reagan and Bush, and reports on AIDS; Budget Cuts in Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security; Catastrophic Medical Insurance;...

Scope and Contents Reports and recommendations of Appeals Committee; Benefit Programs; Civil Rights and Immigration; Constitution; Contract; Credentials; Education; Finance; Imports; International Affairs; Labor Standards Legislation; Officers’ Report; Organization; Political Action; Social and Labor Legislation (comprising an introduction on the erosion of the general welfare under Reagan and Bush, and reports on AIDS; Budget Cuts in Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security; Catastrophic Medical Insurance;...

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Printed proposed amendments; memos re possible change in convention frequency, list of unions that hold their conventions less often than every three years; memo analyzing other unions’ constitutions’ use of gender-neutral language; memo re increasing strike benefit, instituting two-tiered dues system; memo to Pres. Mazur re proposed changes; correspondence with ILG attorneys re mandatory retirement clause, Supreme Court ruling re dues by non-members, other matters; handwritten notes

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Printed brochure, “Delegate’s Guide 40th Convention” (June 2-9, 1989); printed Original Credential certificate for delegates and alternates; memo re pre-registration forms; memo encouraging full participation of alternates; letter from Mazur to delegates re need for dues increase; correspondence re per diem allowances; computer printout of delegates and guests attending; letters and computer printouts re sergeants-at-arms

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Correspondence with convention contractors

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Memo to hotel that ILG supports grape boycott on behalf of United Farm Workers, requesting no grapes be served; correspondence and schedule of luncheons, parties, etc.

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Jobs with Justice rally flyer in support of United Mine Workers strike at the Pittston Co., near Diplomat Hotel, announcing speakers including Jay Mazur; cover letters to non-ILG union officials and academics re video of Pittston rally; memo to organizing directors re mandatory Organization Committee meeting and workshops, staffing of booth; sign-up sheets for workshops in Chinese, Spanish, and English re organizing campaigns; list of volunteer organizers; handwritten notes