Betsy Wade Files on the Coalition of Labor Union Women, 1972-1982

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Betsy Wade Files on the Coalition of Labor Union Women, 1972-1982

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Betsy Wade, a journalist who worked for many years for the and a member of the Newspaper Guild of New York, Local 3, was a founding member of New York Trade Union Women and of the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW). The collection consists of correspondence between Wade and other leaders of CLUW, as well as material concerning CLUW conferences and conventions. Administrative materials relating to the New York City Chapter of CLUW (formerly New York Trade Union Women), are also present in the collection, as are clippings and subject files documenting CLUW’s efforts on behalf of working women. New York Times

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Strandt, Pat.

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Coalition of Labor Union Women (U.S.)

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Formed 1974. From the description of Records, 1972-1980. (Wayne State University). WorldCat record id: 28419768 ...

Wade, Betsy, 1929-

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Throughout her career, Betsy Wade (1929- ) has been an active trade unionist, serving as a shop steward, picket captain, and eventually as an officer in The Newspaper Guild, first as a Vice President of its International (1975-1981), and then, after winning bitterly contested elections on a dissident slate, two terms as President of the New York City-based Local 3 of the Guild (1978-1982). She was also a founder of the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW), in 1974. Wade, an editor and writer,...

Krupsak, Mary Anne

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New York Trade Union Women.

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Stern, Marjorie

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Organizer for the American Federation of Teachers and helped establish the AFT Women's Rights Committee. Also active in the National Organization of Women (NOW) and the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW). From the description of Marjorie Stern papers, 1967-1985, (bulk 1971-1977) (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321196 ...

Abzug, Bella S., 1920-1998

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Coalition of Labor Union Women (U.S.) (New York City Chapter)

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The New York City (NYC) chapter of the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) has been in existence since at least 1980. Past presidents include Joan Levinson-Cohen and Emagene Walker. The NYC chapter was established in the 1970s or 1980s. The national organization was formed in Chicago in March 1974 to discuss the formation of a new AFL-CIO body that would directly address the concerns of women in the labor movement. The organization strives to strengthen the position of women in unions and u...