United Way of Siouxland Office of the Labor Liason records, 1957-1983.

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United Way of Siouxland Office of the Labor Liason records, 1957-1983.

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Records of the labor representative of the United Way in Sioux City, Iowa. Includes clippings from the local papers about Iowa Beef Processors (IBP) and area strikes; information on the Woodbury County Labor Council; and material from the Sioux City United Way and its labor liason. The United Way surveyed local unions and other United Way branches to assess the need for a labor liason and then to see if local unions were satisfied with the liason's work. Three oversize items and newsclippings are housed in an oversized box.

0.4 linear ft. (1 archives box)

Iowa State Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7547288

Iowa State Historical Society

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