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Communications Workers of America, 1970-2010

 Series — Box: 1-5
Identifier: Series 1:

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Consists of the files of Angi (Evangeline) Burgess, particularly as they relate to her service as shop steward and executive board member with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) District 9, and locals 9430 (San Francisco, California) and 9410 (Foster City, California), spanning the years 1973-2008. The collection offers significant insight into the CWA and the working conditions of a communications worker during the Bell System divestiture and breakup of AT&T in 1984, documenting strikes and the organizing efforts and legislative aims of the national CWA. Materials include CWA executive board correspondence; steward manuals, training materials, and administrative documents; local correspondence with CWA District 9; flyers and other materials generated to communicate with members; Pacific Bell work crew documents; documents provided to Local 9430 by Pacific Bell relating to contractual bargaining; and materials related to the negotiations of contracts and the organizing of strikes, including a strike against Pacific Bell in 1983. In addition, the collection contains meeting agendas of the San Mateo Central Labor Council from 1982-2008 and council correspondence to membership sporadically covering the same years; materials related to Burgess's membership in Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW); and national and international labor-related publications collected by Burgess.

Dates

  • 1970-2010

Availability

Collection is open for research.

Some material is restricted to protect personally identifiable information until 2039. Access restrictions are noted at the file level, and redacted copies are available when possible. Please contact the Director of the Labor Archives and Research Center for more information.

Extent

From the Collection: 7.3 Cubic Feet ( (7 cartons))

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Labor Archives and Research Center Repository

Contact:
San Francisco State University
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco 94132-1722 USA
(415) 405-5571