Labor unions, Black -- Membership -- United States

"Records relate to agricultural labor, industrial work, unionism, housing, race relations, returning veterans and their search for employment and the process of migration from the South to the North." (from Introduction by James R. Gross, editor). Reels 10-11 contain the records of the U.S. Railroad Administration's Women's Service Section. Reels 16-19 of this collection include records from the U.S. Women's Bureau concerning black women.

These records deal chiefly with the union during the presidential terms of office of A.F. Whitney (1928-1949), W.P. Kennedy (1949-1963), and Charles Luna (1963-1968).

"The Making of A Rebel in America: An Unfinished Autobiography" by George James Saul (May 24, 1897-January 27, 1967), with an introduction by William Edward Saul.

The unedited oral history interviews of the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees discuss the evolution of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union drugstore local (known as Local 1199 and District 1199), representing pharmacists and drug clerks in New York City, into an international union of professional and non-professional workers in voluntary and non-profit health institutions, including hospitals, clinics and nursing homes, as well as drug stores.

Includes over 1000 arbitration and mediation awards, decisions, and related documents, primarily for cases in the following industries: steel, electronics, auto, transportation, meatpacking, manufacturing, and communications. Also include documents relating to two boards of the National Mediation Service which Seward chaired (Emergency Board Number 176 and Arbitration Board No. 282).

Copy of a 78 page unpublished manuscript by Meyer Bernstein on the United Steelworkers of America election of officers held in 1965.