Edward Sadlowski papers, 1956-1991 (bulk 1974-1978).

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Edward Sadlowski papers, 1956-1991 (bulk 1974-1978).

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Correspondence, legal documents, election and poll materials, financial records, newsletters, press releases, newspaper clippings, speeches, and other papers of Ed Sadlowski, a labor leader who was elected director of District 31, United Steelworkers of America (USWA) in 1973 and then campaigned for the presidency of USWA. Most of the collection relates to Sadlowski's 1977 campaign against the incumbent, Lloyd McBride; support from rank and file members in the Chicago area; and the federal lawsuit eventually decided by the U.S. Supreme Court about campaign contributions by non-members of the union. Includes trial transcripts and affidavits relating to the federal court cases; text of Sadlowski's interview of George D. Patterson, an early organizer of unions around Chicago (258 p.); sound recordings of campaign speeches and songs (1970s); and a motion-picture film about steel workers' safety issues.

14 linear ft. (35 boxes)16 sound cassettes. (Original).23 sound tapes. (Original).1 motion-picture film. (Original).14 sound discs : analog. (Original).

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United Steelworkers of America. Local 1033 (Chicago, Ill.)

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McBride, Lloyd, 1916-1983

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United Steelworkers of America. District 31

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District 31 of the United Steelworkers of America (USWA) coordinated the activities of local unions in Chicago and northwestern Indiana from the inception of the USWA in1942 until district restructuring in 1995. From the description of United Steelworkers of America, District 31 records, 1941-1990. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 607096533 ...

Patterson, George Alexander, 1907-

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Sadlowski, Edward

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Steelworkers union leader in Chicago, Ill. From the description of Chicago Slices raw [videorecording] : Ed Sadlowski roast #1, 1993 June 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 458298113 Edward Sadlowski is a U.S. labor activist and a past director of the United Steelworkers of America. He also ran for President of the Steelworkers twice, both times losing to the incumbent. His 1976-1977 campaign slogan was "fight-back," which was a challenge against the current union leadership...

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