Susan Schacher Plant Closures Project Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the activities of the Plant Closures Project (PCP). Consists of organizational records dated from 1981 to 1991 , the bulk from 1982-1989, including budget, planning and reorganization documents, minutes, funding requests, reports, newsletters, impact statistics, steering committee leadership handbook, steering committee and advisory board members, and plant closure campaign records (Sierra Design, Rainbow Workers Cooperative, Delaval Foundry, Blue Cross).
The collection also contains articles and various documents dated from 1983 to 2005 pertaining to the Full Employment movement, workers ownership, eminent domain, organizations addressing unemployment, the Unemployment Exchange Association, and the Busy Needle Workers Cooperative.
Dates
- 1981 - 2005
- Majority of material found within 1982 - 1987
Creator
- Schacher, Susan (Person)
Availability
Collection is open for research.
Administrative History
The Plant Closures Project (PCP) was a coalition founded in 1981 by labor organizers, religious leaders and community activists to help workers address the problem of plant closures in the San Francisco Bay Area. The PCP was involved in community education, legislation, direct action, alternative economic development, and networking on a statewide and national level. Its main focus was building a grassroots movement to challenge plant closures. The PCP was located at 433 Jefferson Street, Oakland, California.
Biographical Note
Susan Schacher was a community activist and a member of the Plant Closures Project steering committee in the 1980s.
Extent
1.25 Cubic Feet ( (1 carton))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection documents the activities of the Plant Closures Project (PCP). Consists of organizational records dated from 1981 to 1991, the bulk from 1982-1989, including budget, planning and reorganization documents, minutes, funding requests, reports, newsletters, impact statistics, steering committee leadership handbook, lists of steering committee and advisory board members, and plant closure campaign records for Sierra Design, Rainbow Workers Cooperative, Delaval Foundry, and Blue Cross.
The collection also contains articles and various documents dated from 1983 to 2005 pertaining to the Full Employment movement, workers ownership, eminent domain, organizations addressing unemployment, the Unemployment Exchange Association, and the Busy Needle Workers Cooperative.
Arrangement
Arranged as received.
Location
Collection stored offsite: advance notice required for use.
Acquisition
This collection was donated to the Labor Archives and Research Center in 2015 by Susan Schacher, accession number 2005/001.
Processing Information
Processed by Eva Martinez in 2015.
Creator
- Schacher, Susan (Person)
- Title
- Susan Schacher Plant Closures Project Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Eva Martinez.
- Date
- 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in: English.
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) 405-5571
larc@sfsu.edu