Personal Correspondence, ILWU files, 1971
Scope and Contents
Constitutional amendments for 1973 convention dealing with Int’l Officers, undated; Bill Gettings to Lou Goldblatt, (tapes, sent approximately December 1970, transcribed March 17, 1971), Gettings recalls history of group of SUP members who rebelled and were expelled by Harry Lundberg; Local 19 support to the sailors led to their rebelling against ILWU; Bill Gettings to Lou Goldblatt, (tapes, sent approximately December 1970, transcribed March 17, 1971), Gettings recalls history of troubles between ILWU Locals 2 and 9 in Seattle; HRB to George Morris, April 6, five-page letter criticizing Communist leadership in unions, second draft has HRB corrections; George Morris to HRB, May 3, advises him on rank and file movements of 1970s, an historic similarity to positions of HRB and Ryan of the ILA in the 1930s; Al Perisho, Local 63 to HRB, August 9, re problems in Southern California, recommendations for handling strike; Hubert Brown, head of Pacific Far East Lines, Inc. to HRB, August 11, thank you for getting military ship loaded, talks of benefits of LASH vessels; Draft article by HRB, October, on pay guarantee; Draft "Special Bulletin to Local 10," undated but during strike, re negotiations, Local 10 says "hang tough" but not how, HRB critical of Local 10 Bulletin.
Dates
- 1971
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Series: 2.30 Cubic Feet (5 legal document boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Bridges, Harry, 1901-1990 (Person)
- From the Collection: International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Labor Archives and Research Center Repository
San Francisco State University
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco 94132-1722 USA
(415) 405-5549
specialcollections@sfsu.edu
