Series 2, Subseries 8. Correspondence with labor organizations, 1951-1957.

Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)

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The Committee for Industrial Organization was formed by the presidents of eight international unions in 1935. The presidents of these unions were dissatisfied with the American Federation of Labor's unwillingness to commit itself to a program of organizing industrial unions. In 1936, the A.F. of L. suspended the ten unions which proceeded to organize an independent federation, the Congress of Industrial Organizations. The CIO subsequently became the A.F. of L.'s chief rival for the leadership of...

Starr, Mark, 1894-1985

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Mark Starr (27 April 1894, Shoscombe – 24 April 1985, New York City) was a British American labor historian and pedagogue. For 25 years he was educational director of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. Born in Shoscombe, Somerset he was the son of a staunch Free Methodist coal miner. From 1899 to 1907 he attended St Julian's National School. At age thirteen he began work in the mines, later migrating to South Wales. He joined the Miners' Federation of Great Britain and the Indepe...

International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union

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The ILGWU Archives were established in 1973 and transferred to the Kheel Center in 1987. From the description of ILGWU. Charles Zimmerman Collection of Radical Pamphlets, 1898-1978. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 748341343 The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, the most significant union representing workers in the men's clothing industry, was founded in New York City in 1914 as a breakaway movement from the United Garment Workers. Radic...

Goldberg, Arthur J. (Arthur Joseph), 1908-1990

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Arthur Joseph Goldberg (August 8, 1908 – January 19, 1990) was an American statesman and jurist who served as the 9th U.S. Secretary of Labor, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the 6th United States Ambassador to the United Nations. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Goldberg graduated from the Northwestern University School of Law in 1930. He became a prominent labor attorney and helped arrange the merger of the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Indus...

Mire, Joseph

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American Federation of Teachers

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Joyce Wheeler was a member of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), a national teachers' labor union founded in 1900. She was particularly active in the United Action Caucus (UAC), a rank and file organization within the AFT. The UAC took stands on various issues within the American educational system, supported progressive politics in general, and campaigned for internal democracy within the AFT. Members of the Communist Party USA are thought to have played an important role in the UAC. Wh...

Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

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The Iowa Federation of Labor (IFL), begun in 1892, was formed to act as a unified voice for labor concerns and organizations in Iowa. Chartered by the American Federation of Labor (AFL) in 1894, the organization underwent organizational changes which paralleled the AFL's split into 2 groups (the AFL and the CIO) and its eventual reunification as the AFL-CIO. The IFL's annual conventions serve as its governing body. The IFL has been politically active, pressing for legislation and political candi...

Rocky Mountain Labor School.

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Henson, Francis.

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American Labor Education Service

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Guernsey, George.

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United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum, and Plastic Workers.

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Liveright, A. A. 1907-

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Pragan, Otto

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Librarian. From the description of Papers, 1941-1961. (Wayne State University). WorldCat record id: 28417195 ...

Woll, Matthew, 1880-1956

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In 1906 he was elected President of the Photo-Engravers Union til 1929 when he became Vice President, which he held til his death in 1956. In 1919 he was elected eighth Vice President of the A.F.L.. In 1955 he became the first Vice President of A.F.L. and C.I.O. From the description of Matthew Woll, Papers, 1914-1956. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64063382 ...

Murray, Philip, 1886-1952

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Philip Murray was one of the most important American labor leaders of the twentieth century. As president of the Steelworkers Organizing Committee (SWOC), the United Steelworkers of America (USWA), and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), he played a pivotal role in the creation of industrial unions as well as the utilization of federal government support in the growth of unions in the United States. Philip Murray (May 25, 1886-November 9, 1952) was born in Blantyre, Scotland, on May ...

Sexton, Brendan, 1980-

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Inter-University Labor Education Committee.

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The Inter-University Labor Education Committee (1951-1957) was created to promote cooperative educational programs between labor unions and the eight participating universities. From the description of Series 2, Subseries 8. Correspondence with labor organizations, 1951-1957. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63891091 ...

Elder, Arthur J., 1874-

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International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America

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Glazer, Joe

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Greve, Florence Roehm.

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International Association of Machinists.

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The International Association of Machinists is a trade union that was formed in 1888 by nineteen machinists in Atlanta, Georgia. From the description of International Association of Machinists records, 1947. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 308473936 History The International Association of Machinists (IAM) Lodge #68 is one of the oldest of the Bay Area Metal working unions and has a long and interesting ...

International Chemical Workers Union

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Founded in 1944, the ICW Union is one of the youngest unions in the U.S. and Canada, with a membvership of about 90,000 as of 1990. The union was founded following the first organizational effort in April, 1940, when the American Federation of Labor (A.F.L.) charged one its members to establish a council of chemical worker unions throughout the U.S. From the description of Records, 1937-1990 1960-1980. (University of Toledo). WorldCat record id: 41936787 ...