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Claudette Bégin Coalition of University Employees (CUE) collection

 Collection
Identifier: larc-ms-0366

Scope and Contents

Files created by Claudette Bégin documenting her involvement in organizing the Coalition of University Employees (CUE) at the University of California (UC), particularly the Berkeley campus. General files cover statewide organizing campaigns, contract bargaining, conferences and conventions, steering committee and executive board meeting notes, minutes and correspondence, leadership and grievance procedure training, recognition and union officer elections, and efforts lobbying the California legislature regarding UC funding, merit pay and employee relations. CUE Local 3 files contain a wide variety of material including newsletters, correspondence, clippings, flyers, petitions and membership meeting notes and minutes. Events documented include the 2002 and 2005 strikes. Specific files cover issues such as bonus and merit pay, sexual harassment, reclassifications, anti-racism, ergonomics, health and safety, pensions, “fair share,” layoffs, disability and workers compensation. Also included are pamphlets, contract booklets, membership surveys, reports, membership lists and petitions. Additional material includes four VHS tapes, five t-shirts and one poster (2 copies).

Dates

  • 1996-2010
  • Majority of material found within 1996-2007

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open but unprocessed. Some material may contain personal identifiable information until further processing is completed. Please contact the Director of the Labor Archives and Research Center for more information.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright has not been assigned to the Labor Archives and Research Center. All requests for permission to publish or quote from materials must be submitted in writing to the Director of the Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Labor Archives and Research Center as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Biographical / Historical

The Coalition of University Employees (CUE) represents clerical employees within the University of California sytem. Formerly affiliated with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) initially as Local 1695, then rechartered as Local 3211 in 1983; CUE was founded in 1995.

Extent

15.4 Cubic Feet (12 cartons)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Files created by Claudette Bégin documenting her involvement in organizing the Coalition of University Employees (CUE) at the University of California (UC), particularly the Berkeley campus. General files cover statewide organizing campaigns, contract bargaining, conferences and conventions, steering committee and executive board meeting notes, minutes and correspondence, leadership and grievance procedure training, recognition and union officer elections, and efforts lobbying the California legislature regarding UC funding, merit pay and employee relations. CUE Local 3 files contain a wide variety of material including newsletters, correspondence, clippings, flyers, petitions and membership meeting notes and minutes. Events documented include the 2002 and 2005 strikes. Specific files cover issues such as bonus and merit pay, sexual harassment, reclassifications, anti-racism, ergonomics, health and safety, pensions, “fair share,” layoffs, disability and workers compensation. Also included are pamphlets, contract booklets, membership surveys, reports, membership lists and petitions. Additional material includes four VHS tapes, five t-shirts and one poster (2 copies).

Arrangement

Arranged as received.

Location

Collection stored offsite: advance notice required for use.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Original 10 cartons documenting CUE up to 2008 donated on 3/8/10. Additional 2 cartons covering up to 2010 (including transition to Teamsters) donated on 9/4/15, delivered by John Durham of Bolerium.

Related Materials

AFSCME Local 1695 (Berkeley, Calif.) Records; Elinor Levine AFSCME/Coalition of University Employees (CUE) Collection, larc.ms.0430; Ina Clausen AFSCME/Coalition of University Employees Collection, larc.ms.0432; Margy Wilkinson AFSCME/Coalition of University Employees Collection, larc.ms.0431; Coalition of University Employees (CUE) (Berkeley, Calif.) Records, larc-ms-0414

Processing Information

Unprocessed; materials reboxed in February 2012. Additions added and transfered to the LRS in 2023.

Title
Finding Aid to the Claudette Bégin Coalition of University Employees (CUE) Collection
Status
Unprocessed
Author
Labor Archives and Research Center staff.
Date
2023
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Labor Archives and Research Center Repository

Contact:
San Francisco State University
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San Francisco 94132-1722 USA
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