IUE District and Local Files of Presidential Assistant Les Finnegan, 1950-1955 (bulk 1953-1955).

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IUE District and Local Files of Presidential Assistant Les Finnegan, 1950-1955 (bulk 1953-1955).

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Consists of reference material collated by Finnegan to document organization campaigns, representation elections, strikes, grievances, negotiations, and jurisdictional raiding involving IUE locals for the period 1950-1954. Resolution of the affairs of disaffiliated locals and NLRB elections within the GE and Westinghouse chains constitute the predominant subject matter of this series. Items include: IUE leaflets, circulars, radio and TV transcripts, correspondence and memoranda, addresses, statements, and a small amount of local financial and membership records. Anti-IUE leaflets generated by rival labor unions (UE, UAW, IAM, IBEW) and corporations (GE and Westinghouse) are included as well. Much of the correspondence received by Finnegan took the form of cursory reports filed by IUE field representatives, organizers, and business agents. Memoranda from Finnegan to Carey, Hartnett and various IUE department heads documents his extensive involvement in the planning of publicity in conjunction with IUE organization drives and strikes.

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