Local 3290 (Atlanta, Ga.) records, 1947-1966.

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Local 3290 (Atlanta, Ga.) records, 1947-1966.

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The collection consists of the records of Local 3290 (Atlanta, Ga.) of the Communications Workers of America from 1947-1966. Mainly includes correspondence and contains information on Local 3290 officers' attempt to disaffiliate from the CWA, Local 3290's subsequent placement under a temporary administrator, and the struggle between the CWA and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to determine the national bargaining agent for Western Electric Company installers. The correspondence is predominately between President A.W. Sullivan and CWA officers Joe Beirne, Patrick J. Morgan, and W.A. Smallwood. Also includes minutes, financial statements, legal documents, grievance, and arbitrator case material.

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Smallwood, W. A.

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Morgan, Patrick J., 1920-

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Sullivan, A. W.

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