Tri-State Conference on Manufacturing records, 1978-1993

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Tri-State Conference on Manufacturing records, 1978-1993

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This collection includes correspondence, newsletters, and meeting minutes regarding the activities of the Tri-State Council on Steel and Manufacturing. Newspaper and magazine clippings concerning plant closures and the steel industry comprise a large portion of the collection. Also included are financial and fundraising records, as well as research material and reports.

85.0 linear ft. (67 boxes + 23 oversized items)

University of Pittsburgh

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University of Pittsburgh

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The Tri-State Conference on Manufacturing was founded in 1979 as the Tri-State Conference on Steel, which was a coalition of labor unions and activists that fought the effects of deindustrialization. The organization created the Steel Valley Authority, which sought to publicly own closed mills through the use of eminent domain, as a means of keeping mills open and thousands of steelworkers on the job. Members were also involved in several regional projects concerning unemployment and plant closu...