Communications Workers of America, Local 1101: Dave Newman Files 1972-1979

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Communications Workers of America, Local 1101: Dave Newman Files 1972-1979

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Dave Newman was a frame worker for New York Telephone and a member of Communications Workers of America (CWA), Local 1101 (New York Telephone Company workers). His clash with the Local 1101 leadership led to a major legal struggle. This small collection consists mostly of flyers circulated by opponents of the leadership of CWA Local 1101. The material best covers , 1977-1979, and the material on the bitter contract disputes within the local in the aftermath of the 1971 New York telephone workers strike and the CWA's national contract agreement of 1974. Newman v. Local 1101, Communications Workers of America

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Communications Workers of America. Local 1101 (New York, N.Y.).

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New York Telephone Company

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The New York Telephone Company originated in 1878 in Albany, New York. The company expanded to other regions of the state and by the turn of the century Oswego County became part of this interstate communication network. By the early 1900's AT&T became a majority stock holder in the company and made New York Telephone part of its vast communication empire. From the description of New York Telephone Company Line Service Association papers, 1914-1932. (SUNY Oswego). WorldCat record...

Newman, Dave

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Dave Newman was a frame worker for the New York Telephone Company and a member of Communications Workers of America (CWA), Local 1101. His clash with the CWA leadership, and especially the administration of local president Ricky Carnivale led to a major legal struggle. In 1975, Newman was elected as a CWA, Local 1101 steward by the workers at 104 Broad Street. Following his criticism of the CWA leadership in his regular column for the rank-and-file publication Broad Stre...