Union records, 1973-1989 (bulk 1975-1978).

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Union records, 1973-1989 (bulk 1975-1978).

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Correspondence and miscellaneous records (1973-1978), affidavits and depositions (1976-1977), strike meeting notes (undated), newsletters (1975-1978), newspaper clippings (1975-1977), and a B.A. thesis (1989), all giving information on the formation of the Guild (by a dissident teamsters' faction) and the 1975-1976 Minneapolis cab drivers' strike.

0.25 cu. ft. (partial box).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 6742004

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