Clothing workers -- United States

Abstract The records of the San Francisco Joint Board contain three parts: general correspondence, arranged in reverse chronological order (boxes 1-2); alphabetical files (boxes 2-10); and meeting minutes of the San Francisco Joint Board, and several local unions (boxes 11-18). Records documenting the Health and Welfare Fund found in box 6 contain extensive information on members of local unions, including length of membership to the ILGWU and employment history. [Note: SSNs are throughout these and...

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This collection contains scrapbooks assembled by officers and members of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. The scrapbooks primarily contain news clippings.

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Presentation volume of reproduced news clippings.

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The Sol Chaikin papers document Chaikin's tenure as president of the ILGWU from 1975 to 1986. Included in this collection are extensive correspondence, memoranda, and notes by and to Chaikin from ILGWU officers, staff, and members, politicians, and other labor leaders. Also included are transcripts of Chaikin's speeches, delivered to audiences of local union members, ILGWU and other international union conventions, United States Congress, international labor organizations, and others.

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This collection contains audio recordings of the Southeast Region's conferences in 1978 and 1979, as well as audio recordings of speeches and Union Label songs.

Abstract Contains general chronological correspondence (1951-1966), weekly reports from organizers (1959-1960, 1972-1974), and alphabetical subject files. Among these alphabetical subject files are agreements (1946-1960), files on David Dubinsky (1947-1968), regional reports to the GEB (1947-1962), records of the regional office's political department (1948-1969), and material pertaining to the annual regional conference (1953-1969). Locals represented in the records of the Southeast Region include:...

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Correspondence, speeches, and books of Susan Cowell, Vice President of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.

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Personnel profiles on employees who were suspended or terminated, as well as the reason for the action. Personnel information includes gender, marital status, race, and wages of employees suspended or terminated at particular firms.

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The collection contains records of the Toronto Dressmakers Joint Council and the Toronto Cloak Joint Board, as well as several local unions in Toronto. Alphabetical files document the activities of the Dressmakers Joint Council and the Cloak Joint Bard, including correspondence of the respective managers, Samuel Kraisman and Joe Macks. Documents include meeting minutes, correspondence, newsletters, reports, financial records, and agreements.

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This is a restricted collection consisting of evaluations of trainees from the years 1952, 1959, and 1965.