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Burrows, Joyce, 1941-. Oral history interview with Joyce Burrows in Dubuque, Iowa, 1991 May 21 [microform] / conducted by Dan Holub.

Title: Oral history interview with Joyce Burrows in Dubuque, Iowa, 1991 May 21 [microform] / conducted by Dan Holub.

ArchivalResource: Transcript: 43 leaves ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46681335 View

American Seating Company. American Seating Company. Jurisdictional dispute May 1946-June 1947 - United Furniture Workers, CIO vs. Upholsterers International Union, AFL , 1946-1949.

Title: American Seating Company. Jurisdictional dispute May 1946-June 1947 - United Furniture Workers, CIO vs. Upholsterers International Union, AFL , 1946-1949.

2 volumes - documents from company and union.

ArchivalResource: .5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64064159 View

Robley Cramer and family papers., 1687-1973.

Title: Robley Cramer and familypapers. 1687-1973.

Genealogical and biographical data as well as correspondenceand subject files, newspaper clippings, and other personal and family papers ofRobley D. Cramer, editor of the "Minneapolis Labor Review" and a member of theUpholsterers' Union.

ArchivalResource:

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Upholsterers Frame and Bedding Workers Union. Local No. 61 (Minneapolis, Minn.). Local No. 61 records, 1959-1964.

Title: Local No. 61 records, 1959-1964.

Correspondence, legal briefs, clippings, and other papers relating to accusations by the L. S. Donaldson Company and the Minneapolis House Furnishing Company that the union violated labor laws by picketing their stores. The union had picketed because the two companies bought and sold furniture not made in Minnesota. The companies' accusations were upheld by the National Labor Relations Board in a ruling that stopped picketing by the union, but allowed the union to distribute leaflets and other advertising to support its position. But in 1964 this ruling was overthrown by the U.S. Court of Appeals.

ArchivalResource: 0.4 cu. ft. (1 box).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122598674 View

Jacobs, Joe, 1907-1995. Joe Jacobs papers, 1915-1991 (bulk 1933-1991)

Title: Joe Jacobs papers, 1915-1991 (bulk 1933-1991)

Biographical materials, correspondence, research files, legal documents, newsletters, press releases, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks (2 volumes; newsclippings 1938), and other papers of Joe Jacobs, a Chicago labor lawyer. Most of the collection relates to Jacobs' work with labor unions, including the Chicago Teachers Union, Upholsterers' International Union, United Steelworkers of America, Amalgamated Transit Union, and Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America. Also present are correspondence, articles, etc. relating to his work with the Illinois Labor Historical Society and materials documenting his Franklin D. Roosevelt and Adlai Stevenson II memorabilia collections. The papers also include medical, financial, and other records regarding his daughter Helene Jacobs (box 2) which are closed until 2034.

ArchivalResource: 12.25 linear ft. (23 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/713914199 View

Giesler, Duane, 1941-. Oral history interview with Duane Giesler in Dubuque, Iowa, 1987 July 27 [microform] / conducted by Merle O. Davis.

Title: Oral history interview with Duane Giesler in Dubuque, Iowa, 1987 July 27 [microform] / conducted by Merle O. Davis.

ArchivalResource: Transcript: 58 leaves ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46706214 View

Wolf, Benjamin H., b. 1909. Benjamin H. Wolf series 1, subseries 3. Employers Q-Z, 1952-1975.

Title: Benjamin H. Wolf series 1, subseries 3. Employers Q-Z, 1952-1975.

Consist of documentation of cases arbitrated or mediated by Wolf, involving companies or employers with names beginning with letters Q through Z. Materials consist of notes, correspondence, decisions and awards, hearings transcripts, briefs and exhibits used as evidence. Files on major cases involving employers with names beginning with letters Q-R include those for: Queens Farm Dairy Company vs. the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) (1968) on issues of transfers, red circle rates, dishonesty, and fighting. Employers with names beginning with the letter S: Scarsdale (N.Y.) vs. Scarsdale Uniformed Firemen's Association, Scarsdale Police Benevolent Association and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) (1969-1971) on issues of collective negotiations, wages, contract interpretation, job vacancies, seniority, and bidding; Sealtest Foods vs. IBT (1967-1973) on issues of seniority, work assignment, dishonesty, back pay, transfer, and layoff; Simmons Company vs. Upholsterers International Union and Simmons Elizabeth Employees Union (1968-1974) on issues of holidays, layoffs, ability to pay, reinstatement, back pay, supervisors, violation of arbitrator's award, discipline, dismissal, improper personal conduct, insubordination, and negligence; Sonotone Corp. vs. United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Union (1955-1956) on issues of reinstatement, dismissal, and discrimination; and Steel Scaffolding Company Inc. vs. International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers (1954-1955) on issues of improper employee attitude, assembly line, suspension, negligence, work measurement, and production standards. Employers T-Y: S.B. Thomas, Inc. vs. American Bakery and Confectionery Workers' International Union and IBT (1953, 1959-1960) on issues of dismissal, absenteeism, alcoholism, discrimination, and plant rules; United Aircraft Corp. vs. International Association of Machinists (1973-1974) on issues of improper personal conduct, violence, dismissal, and holiday pay; United Airlines vs. International Air Lines Pilots Association (1974) on issues of hours of work, sick leave, work assignment, and absenteeism; U.S. Metals Refining Company vs. United Steelworkers of America (1972-1974) on issues of work assignment and absenteeism; White Plains (N.Y.) vs. White Plains Teachers' Association and White Plains Police Benevolent Association (1973-1974) on issues of overtime and impasses in collective negotiations; Williams Press Inc. vs. Printing Pressmen, Assistants and Offset Workers' Union (1967-1970) on issues of wage rates, testing of employees, layoff, elimination of jobs, crew size, seniority, scheduling, absenteeism, and part-time workers; and Yonkers (N.Y.) Board of Education vs. Civil Service Employees Association, Yonkers Firemen's Mutual Aid Society, and Yonkers Federation of Teachers (1970-1975) on issues of seniority, and collective negotiations.

ArchivalResource: Series 1, Subseries 1, 2 and 3: 43 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64755395 View

Schick, David S., 1906-1970. David S. Schick papers, 1934-1969.

Title: David S. Schick papers, 1934-1969.

Correspondence, manuscripts, agreements, manuals, pamphlets, and other materials relating to Mr. Schick's trade union activities and services.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear ft. (5 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32321214 View

Burnham, Louis E. Louis E. Burnham collection, 1941-1960.

Title: Louis E. Burnham collection, 1941-1960.

The collection contains material related to Louis Everett Burnham from 1941-1960. The collection includes a small amount of correspondence, notes and other materials related to left-wing organizations, writings and printed material. Correspondence relates to the Southern Negro Youth Congress and his editorial work. Organizational material relates to the Southern Negro Youth Conference, the National Negro Labor Council, and Upholsterers' International Union of North America. These materials include Burnham's notes, typewritten copies of speeches and resolutions, and a few newsletters and reports. Writings in this collection are by Burnham and other writers. Most concern race relations and the African American community. The writings by others probably are copies given to Burnham for editing. Printed material in this collection includes newspaper clippings about Burnham's death and a flier for the Louis E. Burnham fund. The collection also includes court documents related to the murder trial of James Morris Johnson in Pennsylvania in 1948-1951.

ArchivalResource: .5 linear ft. (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/701242808 View

Hammel, Clem,. Oral history interview with Clem Hammel in Dubuque, Iowa, 1977 Oct. 20 [microform] / conducted by Paul Kelso.

Title: Oral history interview with Clem Hammel in Dubuque, Iowa, 1977 Oct. 20 [microform] / conducted by Paul Kelso.

ArchivalResource: Transcript: 37 leaves ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46708932 View

Gore, Albert. Albert Gore papers, 1955-1975 (bulk 1960-1969).

Title: Albert Gore papers, 1955-1975 (bulk 1960-1969).

Briefs, correspondence, research, legal agreements, clippings, petitions, union pamphlets and other literature, notes, drafts of legal documents, court transcripts , and other papers of Albert Gore, a Chicago labor lawyer. Materials mostly relate to Gore's work with labor unions, including the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, the Upholsterers' International Union of North America, and others. Unions are mostly located in Chicago and Illinois, some in Kansas.

ArchivalResource: 16.75 linear ft. (22 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/717282903 View

United Furniture Workers of America. United Furniture Workers of America records, 1943-1973.

Title: United Furniture Workers of America records, 1943-1973.

The collection consists of records of the United Furniture Workers of America (UFWA) from 1943-1973. The collection includes records relating to the Union's relationship with the CIO (1945-1955) and later the AFL-CIO (1955-1968), and other unions (1946-1973) including the Upholsterers' International Union of North America. Records relating to the UFWA administrative and operational units include minutes of the General Executive Branch, International Executive Committee, Administrative Committee, and the Finance Committee; correspondence and activity reports of organizers and field staff; and a variety of records relating to the UFWA's local unions.

ArchivalResource: 62 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38477513 View

Cramer, Robley D., 1884-1966. Robley Cramer and family papers, 1687-1973.

Title: Robley Cramer and family papers, 1687-1973.

Genealogical and biographical data; legal documents of the Van Der Werken and related families of New York State (1687-1873); a small collection of correspondence of the Hardenbrook and Cramer-Raynesford families (1847-1893), including some Civil War correspondence; as well as correspondence and subject files, newspaper clippings, and other papers of Robley D. Cramer, editor of the "Minneapolis Labor Review" and a member of the Upholsterers Union.

ArchivalResource: 6.0 cu ft. (6 boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313853951 View

AFL-CIO. Internal Disputes Plan. Decisions of the Impartial Umpire, 1964-1976.

Title: AFL-CIO. Internal Disputes Plan. Decisions of the Impartial Umpire, 1964-1976.

This is a collection of decisions of the Impartial Umpire in AFL-CIO Internal Disputes.

ArchivalResource:

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Von Ah, Albert, 1920-. Oral history interview with Albert Von Ah in Dubuque, Iowa, 1982 May 06 [microform] / conducted by Merle O. Davis.

Title: Oral history interview with Albert Von Ah in Dubuque, Iowa, 1982 May 06 [microform] / conducted by Merle O. Davis.

ArchivalResource: Transcript: 61 leaves ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46778994 View

AFL-CIO Internal Disputes Plan Decisions of the Impartial Umpire, 1964-1976.

Title: AFL-CIO Internal Disputes Plan Decisions of the Impartial Umpire, 1964-1976.

This is a collection of AFL-CIO Internal Disputes with decisions of the Impartial Umpire.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64059518 View

Haley, Mary, 1906-. Oral history interview with Mary Haley in Dubuque, Iowa, 1980 Aug. 07 [microform] / conducted by Gregory R. Zieren.

Title: Oral history interview with Mary Haley in Dubuque, Iowa, 1980 Aug. 07 [microform] / conducted by Gregory R. Zieren.

ArchivalResource: Transcript: 30 leaves ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46706238 View

Guide to the Tamiment Library Newspapers, 1873-2014

Title: Guide to the Tamiment Library Newspapers, 1873-2014

The collection contains some 523 titles to date (September 2018). They were published by international and local labor unions in the United States and Canada, radical political parties (Anarchist, Communist, Maoist, Socialist, Trotskyist), the New Left, and by organizations representing civil rights movements (African-Americans, prisoners, etc.), peace movements, protest against the war in Vietnam (including titles published by American soldiers), activity in support of national liberation movements, student and youth activism, the counterculture, feminism and gay liberation, and other activism. While most of the titles are from the U.S., and of these about one fourth are from New York State, there are also some foreign titles, most from Western Europe, primarily Great Britain, France, Italy and Spain. The holdings continue to grow through donations and subscriptions. While the majority of the titles lack catalog records in BobCat, NYU's electronic library catalog, retrospective cataloging is taking place. An unpublished guide available in the library shows holdings information for each title.

ArchivalResource: 290 Linear Feet in 657 boxes

http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/tamwag/periodicals_001/periodicals_001.html View

United Steelworkers of America. Upholstery and Allied Industries Division. United Steelworkers of America, Upholstery and Allied Industries Division records, 1908-1996.

Title: United Steelworkers of America, Upholstery and Allied Industries Division records, 1908-1996.

This collection documents the activities and organization of the Upholsterers' International Union before and after its merger with the United Steelworkers of America. Materials include ledgers, meeting minutes, union booklets, and convention ribbons.

ArchivalResource: 13.2 cubic feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/688485679 View

Noel, Louis, 1916-. Oral history interview with Noel Louis in Dubuque, Iowa, 1980 Aug. 12 [microform] / conducted by Gregory R. Zieren.

Title: Oral history interview with Noel Louis in Dubuque, Iowa, 1980 Aug. 12 [microform] / conducted by Gregory R. Zieren.

ArchivalResource: Transcript: 42 leaves ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46778731 View

Dolter, Melvin,. Oral history interview with Melvin "Ike" Dolter in Dubuque, Iowa, 1977 Sept. 30 [microform] / conducted by Paul Kelso.

Title: Oral history interview with Melvin "Ike" Dolter in Dubuque, Iowa, 1977 Sept. 30 [microform] / conducted by Paul Kelso.

ArchivalResource: Transcript: 30 leaves ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46706163 View

Upholsterers International Union of North America. Photographs, 1882-1973 (Inclusive Dates).

Title: Photographs, 1882-1973 (Inclusive Dates).

The collection deals mostly with activities of the union involving banquets, conventions, meetings, Executive and Pension Board activities, and office workers. The collection contains extensive images of Salhaven, a union operated retirement community located in Florida. Other photographs represented include portraits of union leaders Sal B. Hoffmann, William Kohn, and Al Rota; union members at work and strikes.

ArchivalResource: 2 Linear Feet : b&w photographs ; various sizes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122543405 View

United States. Dept. of Labor. United States. Dept. of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Collective Bargaining Agreements, 1942-1980.

Title: United States. Dept. of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Collective Bargaining Agreements, 1942-1980.

ArchivalResource: 21 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122685204 View