New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council Photographs

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New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council Photographs

1944-1999

http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/tamwag/photos_097/

The New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council was born in of Depression-era struggles to improve conditions for employees of New York City hotels, restaurants and private clubs. In April of 1938 the Council was formed as an umbrella group of five AFL-affiliated unions and given sole authority to bargain for those unions. Over the years many other independent unions and locals have affiliated with the Council. The Council took on the work of administering welfare funds and running training and community service programs for its affiliates as a group. This collection contains photographic prints, negatives, and photograph albums from the New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council. Images depict union officers, staff, and departments; union activities including sports, education, elections, and picket lines; and union members at work in hotels.

15.5 linear feet

eng, Latn

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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