Gorman, Robert

Bob Gorman collected these papers during a lockout by Lockheed Shipbuilding Company in 1986 and 1987. Gorman was a shop steward for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 46--a maritime electrician's union. Lockheed locked out 13 different local unions affilated with the Metal Trades Council. Part of the collection documents Gorman's work as part of a group to get unemployed benefits for locked out workers by getting legislation passed in the Washington State Legislature that allowed for unemployment benefits from workers locked out of a single employer.

From the guide to the Robert "Bob" Gorman papers, 1986-1987, (University of Washington Libraries Special Collections)