AFL-CIO Council of Jacksonville (Jacksonville, Fla.) records, 1956-1973.

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AFL-CIO Council of Jacksonville (Jacksonville, Fla.) records, 1956-1973.

The collection consists of records of the AFL-CIO Council of Jacksonville (Jacksonville, Fla.) and its predecessor, the Jacksonville Central Labor Council, from 1956-1973. Includes correspondence (1956-1972); financial documents (1964-1971); minutes of the Jacksonville Central Labor Union (1966-1973) and Council of Leadership for Community Advancement (1971-1972); general office files (1962-1972); and printed materials (1962-1972). The records document the Council's interest in the consolidated government of Jacksonville-Duval County, winning collective bargaining rights for public employees, community service programs, state legislation, voter registration and education, increasing the number of locals affiliated with the Council, and supporting candidates for public office at the local, state, and national levels.

1.75 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7404104

Georgia State University

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AFL-CIO

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The AFL and CIO merged in 1955 as an umbrella organization for skilled trade and industrial unions. Its regional office in Baltimore represented worker interests against this railroad merger. From the description of AFL-CIO response to merger of Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads, 1962-1963. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 238572652 Created by merger of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955. ...

Jacksonville Central Labor Union (Jacksonville, Fla.)

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AFL-CIO Council of Jacksonville (Jacksonville, Fla.)

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Originally organized as the Jacksonville Central Labor Union, the Union changed its name to the AFL-CIO Council of Jacksonville around 1970. From the description of AFL-CIO Council of Jacksonville (Jacksonville, Fla.) records, 1956-1973. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38477381 ...