Communications Workers of America. Local 1153.

CWA Local 1153 was chartered in 1975, after more than 500 members of Manhattan-based Local 1150 petitioned for a new local to represent American Telephone & Telegraph's Long Lines (long distance) employees working in the White Plains and Mount Kisco area.

The jurisdiction granted comprised Westchester, Rockland, Orange and Putnam Counties in New York, and, for the Construction Department only, all of New England, New Jersey and New York. But the majority of Local members are located in White Plains. Like 1150, Local 1153 consists of three sections: Plant (construction and maintenance), Traffic (operators), and Administrative (clerical). Since 1975 the Local has had three Presidents: Paul J. Marley (served 1975-1981), Eleanore Collins (1981-1984), and Andy Kosar (1984- ). Local 1153 had taken a strong stand on many issues, including job losses, job pressures, seniority rights, the creation of new job titles, health and safety, and discrimination based on sex and race. The collection reflects the Local's aggressive stance in bargaining, its role in the 1983 strike, and its criticism of many features of Divestiture (1984).