Upper Peninsula Building and Construction Trades Council records 1973-1996 1979 - 1996

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Upper Peninsula Building and Construction Trades Council. Upper Peninsula Building and Construction Trades Council records 1973-1996 1979 - 1996

Upper Peninsula Building and Construction Trades Council records 1973-1996 1979 - 1996

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This collection documents the recent history of the Upper Peninsula Building and Construction Trades, from 1973 until 1996. The collection includes correspondence, reference material, publicity materials, agendas, minutes, meeting notes, political records, organizing records. Major topics include the Shopko and Econofoods boycotts, Geriatic Care, Labor - Management Council, the prevailing wage, and struggles with non-union shops. The collection provides various information concerning the trades council's involvement in political activity, legislation, and various concerns such as: the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, and the Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wage Act. The collection also documents local and regional construction projects the trades council was actively involved in such as: construction work at the Champion International Paper Inc. Quinnisec, MI plant and MEAD Paper Company's project in Escanaba, MI. The collection provides various meeting minutes not only for the U.P. Trades Council, but the downstate Tri-County Building and Construction Trades Council and the Green Bay Building and Construction Trades Council in Wisconsin, as well as various local, regional and state meetings. The collection includes various records of the U.P. Construction Labor-Management council including Board of Directors meeting minutes and materials, as well as correspondence and project targeting reports.

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Olson Library, Northern Michigan University, Lydia M. Olson Library