Northwest Georgia Joint Board records, 1949-1976.

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Northwest Georgia Joint Board records, 1949-1976.

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The collection consists of the records of the Northwest Georgia Joint Board of the Textile Workers Union of America (TWUA) from 1949-1976. The records primarily document the activities of the TWUA Locals 689 and 789 located in Rome, Georgia, and include correspondence, minutes, subject files, financial records, grievances, arbitration cases, photographs, and printed materials. Officials in both locals corresponded with TWUA officers including presidents Emil Rieve and William Pollock, Political Action Committee Director Al Barkan, Georgia Director H.D. Lisk, and Southern Directors Boyd Paton and James Bamford. Primary topics include legislative issues, contract negotiations, wages, work loads, and the 1968 strike at the Celanese Fibers Company.

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Textile Workers Union of America. Local 789 (Rome, Ga.)

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Textile Workers Union of America. Local 689 (Rome, Ga.)

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Bamford, James W.

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Paton, Boyd.

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Textile Workers Union of America. Northwest Georgia Joint Board.

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Pollock, Edwin A. (Edwin Allen), 1899-1982

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Union official. From the description of Reminiscences of William Pollock : oral history, 1957. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309731921 Marine Corps officer. From the description of Reminiscences of Edwin Allen Pollock : oral history, 1973. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122608589 Edwin A. Pollock (b. Mar. 21, 1899, Augusta, Ga.-d. Nov. 5, 1982), Marine Corps officer, was commander o...

Rieve, Emil, 1892-1975

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Lisk, H. D.

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Celanese Fibers Company (Rome, Ga.)

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Barkan, Al, 1907-

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