AFSCME, Local 420, Hospital Workers records, 1967-2002 (bulk 1980-2000).

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AFSCME, Local 420, Hospital Workers records, 1967-2002 (bulk 1980-2000).

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Series I, President's Office Files (James Butler), includes documentation of the Local's relations with District Council 37, with AFSCME, with New York City's Health and Hospitals Corporation; extensive files on membership meetings, health and safety issues, working conditions and grievances at various city hospitals; documentation of the Local's involvement with African-American churches and fraternal organizations and Hispanic community and labor groups; documentation of the Local's participation in civil rights and other human rights campaigns; and records of contacts with Latin-American, Caribbean and African labor organizations and philanthropic campaigns. The series also includes extensive documentation of internal Local affairs, including Executive Board meetings, union elections, political activity, celebrations, choir appearances, President Butler's activities, and Local finances. Series II, Executive Vice-President's Files, consists mainly of files reflecting the interests and activities of Executive-Vice-President Sarah Kennedy, who was elected to that position in 1996. Kennedy, a nurse at Coney Island Hospital, served as Chapter Chair, as Chair of Local 420's Women's Committee and Chair of the Political Action Committee. She was a Choir member, coordinated the union's Black History Month programs, helped organize the campaign against privatization of Coney Island Hospital and was extremely active in community and church affairs. Series III, Secretary-Treasurer's Files, consists mainly of records compiled by Secretary-Treasurer Kendreth Smith. Smith, a former Chapter Chair at Fordham Hospital, became Secretary-Treasurer in 1984. The series includes financial records, benefits records, and records relating to issues of concern to members, such as dues, salary-levels, uniform allowances, training programs, and military service credits. It also reflects Smith's political activity within AFSCME and AFSCME District Council 37, and as a member of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists.

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