Papers, 1907-1978 (bulk 1950-1978).

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Papers, 1907-1978 (bulk 1950-1978).

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The Sam Winn papers include correspondence, DC 9 and local union minutes, by-laws and resolutions, election materials, rank and file flyers and newspapers, convention materials, collective bargaining agreements, credit union and unemployment insurance materials, information on the painting industry, the Joint Industry Board (JIB), internal trial and disciplinary materials, including charges filed against various contractors, materials on the District Council Secretary-Treasurers: Martin Rarbach, Frank Schonfeld, and James Bishop; on the trusteeships imposed on the District Council by the International, and the amalgamation of locals that took place in the 1970s. Additional materials include documentation of the expulsion of Communist Party members, as well as documents from the myriad legal cases that developed out of rank and file activities, as well as other legal challenges within the District Council.

7 linear ft. (7 boxes).

Churchill County Museum

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Schonfeld, Frank

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Frank Schonfeld (1916- ) was a member, rank and file activist, and officer of the Painters District Council 9 (New York City) and his home Local 1011 (now merged in Local 19). He was secretary-treasurer of the District Council from 1967 to 1973. Throughout his long union career he struggled against corrupt labor practices, the administration of long-time DC 9 leader Martin Rarback, and for union democracy. From the description of Papers, 1909-1992 (bulk 1940s-1970s). (New York Univer...

Rarback, Martin.

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Winn, Sam, 1903-1978.

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Sam Winn (1903-1978) was an activist, an organizer and a business agent (Local 490, Paperhangers) in District Council 9 of the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades. He was also a militant member of several rank and file groups within the District and the Local, fighting for democratic rights and improved working conditions for members and against corruption. He challenged the District leadership in several election campaigns and through his writing in rank and file newsletters...

French, Daniel, 1908-

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Daniel French was born in Malta in 1908. The family emigrated to Toronto, Canada when he was a young child. French followed his brother Ralph to New York City in 1926 and got a job working for the Equitable Insurance Company. Hard times during the Depression convinced him to take up his brother's trade as a painter. He was organized into the Painters union in 1934. A corrupt kick-back scheme which deprived him of the increase in his union wages led him to participate in a protest ac...

United Rank and File Painters Social Clubs of Greater New York.

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Bishop, James D., 1929-1990.

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International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades. Painters District Council 9 of New York City

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Founded in 1887 as the Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators of America and also known as the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America, the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 9 (IBPAT DC 9) quickly rose to a prominent position in New York City and the surrounding area. Its membership generally reflected the various waves of immigrants coming into the country, the development of different political tendencies, and the ten...