Bertram Powers Papers and Photographs Bulk, 1961-1990 1898-1990; bulk, 1961-1990

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Bertram Powers Papers and Photographs Bulk, 1961-1990 1898-1990; bulk, 1961-1990

Bertram Powers served as the President of the International Typographical Union's (ITU) Local 6 from 1961 to 1990. In December 1962, he called the first New York strike in the history of the ITU which targeted major dailies such as the , and the . The strike ended in April 1963, thanks to a settlement hammered out by New York City Mayor Robert F. Wagner, Jr. In 1973, Powers negotiated a new contract which guaranteed lifetime employment for printers in exchange for allowing their jobs to be phased out by automation. Local 6 suffered a drastic decline in membership as automation took over and in 1987 merged with the Communications Workers of America. Powers retired in 1990 and died in December 2006. The collection contains appointment books, clippings relating to ITU negotiations and strikes, correspondence, election materials, personal documents and biographical information. The collection also contains photographs of Powers and ITU strikes. New York Times Journal-American Daily News

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Powers, Bertram.

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Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1922, Bertram Powers dropped out of high school to join the Civilian Conservation Corps. In 1939, after suffering severe leg and hip fractures when run over by a truck, he learned the printing trade at Fitchburg State Teachers College in Massachusetts. After holding a series of short-term jobs, Powers moved to New York City in 1946, where he joined International Typographical Union (ITU) Local 6. First elected to the Executive Board of...

Typothetae of the City of New York

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Established in 1862 as the earliest master printer's union, and to the United Typothetae of America, founded in 1887 as an international association of master printers. From the description of Papers, 1862-1921. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122482748 ...

International Typographical Union. Local 6 (New York, N.Y.).

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