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Business Roundtable and the open-shop movement, undated

 File — Carton: 5, Folder: 13
Identifier: Series 7

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Comprises notes, correspondence, clippings, administrative materials, and protest materials generated and collected by the Rank And File Committee Against The 2-Gate, a group of rank and file union members protesting construction contractors use of the two-gate system, also known as the reserve gate system. The two-gate system is a procedure recognized under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) that allows an employer to create two separate entrances to a construction site, forcing unions to only picket the non-union gate. The Rank And File Committee Against The 2-Gate organized demonstrations at two-gate and non-union job sites, distributed flyers and leaflets, and lobbied politicians who supported common situs legislation. The committee’s mascot, a two-headed alligator, was used on leaflets and picket signs and on a large float constructed to take to demonstrations and picket lines. The series also includes court documents and clippings related to contempt of court charges against Kathy Labriola and Donna Levitt for refusing to identify demonstrators at a San Francisco picket line protesting a two-gate construction site.

Dates

  • undated

Availability

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Series: 18 folders (Carton 5, folders 10-24; Box 1, folders 7-9; 1 oversize box; 1 map-case folder)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Labor Archives and Research Center Repository

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