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Lorraine Powell oral history

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Identifier: larc-oh-powell
Abstract Sound recording of interview with UNITE HERE Local 2 union field representative for the Four Seasons Hotel, Lorraine Powell, conducted by Bob Owen. This recording is part of an oral history project documenting the historic 2004 hotel strike and lock-out in San Francisco that lasted 53 days. The struggle pitted a largely immigrant workforce against multi-national corporations which was part of a larger nationally coordinated contract campaign. In her interview, Powell describes her transition...
Dates: 2009 January 29

Professional Embalmers Union Local 9049 records

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Identifier: larc-ms-0186
Scope and Contents

5 cubic feet of records, 1920 - 1988 (predominately 1960s-1980s) of the Professional Embalmers' Union, No. 9049, San Francisco. Includes a 1960 constitution, agreements and contracts, embalmers pension and health and welfare trust plan materials, schedule for ""wages, lifts and extra work,"" and lift list.

Dates: 1920 - 1988; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1988

Katie Quan Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) collection

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Identifier: larc-ms-0419
Abstract Comprises notes, correspondence, memos, agendas, minutes, reports, convention materials, rosters, press material and other organizational documents collected and generated by Katie Quan in her role as a founding member of the Asian Pacific American Alliance (APALA). APALA, a nationwide organization of Asian Pacific American trade unionists formed under the auspices of the AFL-CIO, was created in response to the working conditions, concerns and aspirations of Asian Pacific American...
Dates: 1988-1998

Ray Quan Service Employees International Union, Local 790 (San Francisco, Calif.) collection

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Identifier: larc-ms-0252
Scope and Contents

Wide variety of material primarily related to SEIU, Local 790 (San Francisco, Calif.) collected by Ray Quan. Includes day planners, meeting minutes, training material, conference documents, flyers, newsletters and correspondence. Most material is related to the Local 790's representation of Bay Area Rapid Transit workers.

Dates: 1993 - 2000

Peter Radcliff oral history

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Identifier: larc-oh-radcliff
Abstract

Sound recording of interview with Peter Radcliff conducted by Harvey Schwartz. Describes his activities with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) before the San Francisco State Strike of 1968-69, the role of strike activists, leaders and opponents in detail, assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the student and faculty strike movement, and the long-term effects of the strike on faculty morale, the direction of faculty unionism, and campus life at San Francisco State University.

Dates: 2000

Radical Elders Oral History Project Records

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Identifier: larc-ms-0423
Abstract The Radical Elders Oral History Project Records consist of audio recordings in cassette and reel-to-reel format, transcripts and project files documenting early twentieth century activists in the Communist Party as well as labor and other social justice movements. Interviewees include Sam Krieger, Emmy Lou Packard, Eluard Luchell McDaniel, Irving Fromer, Nori Ikeda Lafferty, Alice Quaytman, Carl Sullivan, Jack Wagner, Malvina Reynolds, William (Billy) Allan, Elaine Johnson, Frank Rowe,...
Dates: 1947-1995; Majority of material found in 1978-1987

Radio Labor News Project records

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Identifier: larc-ms-0260
Scope and Contents

Files including status reports, correspondence and grant proposals.

Dates: 1984 - 1988

Ralph Fasanella posters

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Identifier: larc-gph-0006
Scope and Contents

15 signed Ralph Fasanella posters: ""Lawrence 1912: The Bread and Roses Strike"" (3) ""America's Labor Heritage (Daily News Strike)"" (2) ""America's Labor Heritage (Subway Riders)"" (2),""America's Labor Heritage (Family Support)"" (2),""America's Labor Heritage (Working At The Mill)"" (2), ""America's Labor Heritage (The Great Strike - Lawrence, 1912"") (2), ""South Bronx Rebirth"" (2),

Dates: undated

Avelino Ramos oral history

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Identifier: larc-oh-ramos
Abstract

Sound recording of interview with Avelino "Abba" Ramos conducted by Harvey Schwartz. Describes youth in Hawaii as son of Filipino sugar worker, coming of ILWU to Islands in 1940s, CIO organizing work in Hawaii, and career in California with Local 6, ILWU, 1962-1997, including rich exploration of the closing of the Colgate plant, East Bay, 1981; interview formed basis for an oral history article that appeared in the ILWU newspaper The Dispatcher, May 1996.

Dates: 1996 May 9

Julian F. Randolph oral history

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Identifier: larc-oh-randolph
Abstract

Sound recording of interview with Julian F. Randolph conducted by Harvey Schwartz. Describes his involvement in the San Francisco State Strike, the evolution of faculty unionism at San Francisco State University, his efforts on behalf of faculty rights as an Academic Senate representative and official, and key individuals responsible for the unification of the CFA after it had defeated the AFT as a collective bargaining agent for San Francisco State professors.

Dates: 2000 June 5

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Labor Archives and Research Center 638
Special Collections and Archives, J. Paul Leonard Library 13
 
Subject
Oral histories. 64
Audiocassettes. 29
Labor union members -- California -- San Francisco -- Interviews. 27
Strikes and lockouts. 27
Labor unions -- Organizing. 26
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Labor contract 25
Hotels -- Employees -- Labor unions 23
Labor unions -- California -- History. 18
Photographs. 14
Labor unions -- Organizing -- California. 12
Agricultural laborers -- California. 9
San Francisco State College -- Student strike, 1968-1969. 9
San Francisco State College -- Faculty -- Political activity. 8
Wages -- Women. 8
Women labor union members -- United States. 8
Labor unions -- California -- San Francisco. 7
Communists -- United States. 6
Labor leaders -- California -- Interviews. 6
Labor movement -- California -- History. 6
Labor unions -- Organizing -- United States. 6
Labor unions and education 6
Universities and colleges -- Employees -- Labor unions 6
Building trades -- Employees -- Labor unions -- California. 5
Carpenters -- Labor unions -- California. 5
Labor -- California -- History -- 20th century. 5
Labor movement -- Study and teaching. 5
Labor unions -- Longshoremen -- United States. 5
Longshoremen's Strike, San Francisco, Calif., 1934 5
Sex discrimination against women -- United States. 5
Women in the labor movement -- California. 5
Agricultural laborers -- California -- Photographs. 4
Collective bargaining 4
Communism -- California. 4
Communism -- United States. 4
Communist trials -- United States. 4
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union -- History. 4
Labor unions and education -- United States. 4
Negatives. 4
Pamphlets 4
Printing industry -- California -- San Francisco. 4
San Francisco State College -- Students 4
Shipbuilding industry -- Employees -- Labor unions -- California. 4
Socialist literature 4
Stevedores -- California -- San Francisco. 4
Stevedores -- Labor unions -- California -- San Francisco. 4
Stevedores -- Labor unions -- United States. 4
Student strikes -- California -- San Francisco. 4
Teachers' unions -- California. 4
Universities and colleges -- Faculty. 4
Women -- Employment. 4
Women blue collar workers 4
Women labor union members--California--San Francisco--Interviews. 4
Alternative schools -- California -- 20th century. 3
Arbitration, Industrial -- United States -- Cases. 3
Artists -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area. 3
Boiler-makers -- Labor unions -- California -- San Francisco -- Archives. 3
Cannery workers -- California -- Watsonville. 3
Cannery workers -- Labor unions. 3
Collective bargaining -- Health facilities -- United States. 3
Collective labor agreements. 3
College students -- Political activity. 3
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. 3
Labor unions -- California -- Oakland. 3
Machinists -- California -- San Francisco -- History. 3
Medical personnel -- Labor unions. 3
Merchant mariners -- Labor unions -- Pacific Coast (U.S.) 3
Migrant labor -- California. 3
Occupational training for women. 3
Photograph albums. 3
Political activists -- California -- San Francisco -- Interviews. 3
Progressive education -- California -- 20th century. 3
San Francisco State College -- Faculty -- Interviews. 3
Scrapbooks. 3
Service Employees International Union. 3
Shipbuilding industry -- California. 3
Stevedores -- Labor unions -- Pacific Coast (U.S.) 3
Strikes and lockouts -- Agricultural laborers -- California -- Watsonville. 3
Strikes and lockouts -- Agricultural processing industries -- California -- Watsonville. 3
Strikes and lockouts -- California -- San Francisco. 3
Strikes and lockouts -- Hospitals. 3
Strikes and lockouts -- Stevedores -- California -- San Francisco. 3
Trade unions 3
Universities and colleges -- Faculty -- Employment. 3
Watsonville (Calif.) 3
Women -- Employment -- California. 3
Women -- Employment -- United States. 3
Women labor union members -- California -- San Francisco. 3
Working class -- Education -- California. 3
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States. 3
Affirmative action programs in education 2
Agricultural laborers -- California -- History. 2
Agricultural laborers -- Labor unions -- California. 2
Agricultural laborers -- Labor unions -- United States -- History. 2
Agricultural laborers' unions -- California. 2
Anti-Fascism 2
Bicycle messengers -- California -- San Francisco. 2
Blue collar workers -- United States -- History -- 20th century 2
Bridges -- Design and construction -- Employees 2
Building Service Employees International Union. 2
CD-ROMs. 2
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Names
UNITE HERE. Local 2 (San Francisco, Calif.) 24
Schwartz, Harvey 19
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union 8
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union. Local 6 (San Francisco, Calif.) 8
Union WAGE (Organization) 7
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Bakalinsky, Adah 6
United Farm Workers 6
American Federation of Teachers 5
California Faculty Association 5
AFSCME. Local 1695 (Berkeley, Calif.) 4
California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO 4
California Labor School 4
Coalition of University Employees (Berkeley, Calif.) 4
Communist Party of the United States of America 4
Datz-Greenberg, Corey 4
Huerta, Dolores, 1930- 4
Industrial Workers of the World 4
Owen, Bob 4
San Francisco Labor Council 4
Selvin, David F. 4
Service Employees International Union. Local 250 (San Francisco, Calif.) 4
Shields, Bill 4
Bridges, Harry 3
Bridges, Harry, 1901-1990 3
California Nurses Association 3
Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993. 3
Cherny, Robert W. 3
Flynn, Noriko Sawada Bridges 3
Glass, Fred 3
Hardy, George 3
Maupin, Joyce 3
Mehta, Riddhi 3
Owen, Jill 3
Pinsky, Paul 3
Scott, Craig 3
Service Employees International Union. Local 400 (San Francisco, Calif.) 3
Stack, Loretta Starvus 3
University of California, Berkeley. Institute of Industrial Relations 3
AFL-CIO 2
Amalgamated Transit Union. Local 192 (Oakland, Calif.) 2
Arnautoff, Victor Michail, 1896-1979 2
Brusati, Fred 2
California Faculty Association. San Francisco State University Chapter 2
Chown, Paul 2
City College of San Francisco. Labor Studies Department 2
Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.) 2
D'Anne, Denise 2
Inouye, Jessica 2
International Association of Machinists. Lodge 68 (San Francisco, Calif.) 2
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders, Blacksmiths, Forgers, and Helpers. Local lodge 6 (San Francisco, Calif.) 2
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 2
International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Local 70 (Oakland, Calif.) 2
International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Local 85 (San Francisco, Calif.) 2
International Longshore and Warehouse Union 2
International Longshoremen’s Association 2
Jenkins, Maxine 2
Lee, Sue Ko 2
Longmore, Paul K. 2
Marine Cooks and Stewards Union 2
Maritime Federation of the Pacific Coast 2
Martin, Molly 2
Mixer, Madeline H. 2
Olson, Leon 2
Ross, Fred, Sr., 1910-1992. 2
Sampson, Timothy J. 2
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (Calif.) 2
San Francisco Bike Messenger Association 2
San Francisco State University. Labor Archives and Research Center 2
Service Employees International Union 2
Shipwrights, Joiners and Boat Builders. Local 1149 (San Francisco and Oakland, Calif.) 2
Solomon, Eric 2
Tejada-Flores, Rick 2
Union Women's Alliance To Gain Equality 2
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Pile Drivers, Bridge, Wharf and Dock Builders. Local Union no. 34 2
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America. Local 1412 (Oakland, Calif.) 2
United Healthcare Workers-West 2
United Professors of California 2
Whitson, Helene 2
Wilson, Sarah 2
Working Group (Oakland, Calif.) 2
AFSCME. Local 101 (San Jose, Calif.) 1
AFSCME. Local 1684 (Eureka, Calif.) 1
AFSCME. Local 3211 (Berkeley, Calif.) 1
Adams, Martin 1
Addy, Al 1
Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (Calif.) 1
Alexander, Robert 1
Aller, Curtis C. 1
Alta Bates-Herrick Hospitals 1
American Federation of Labor 1
American Federation of Musicians. Local 6 (San Francisco, Calif.) 1
American Federation of Teachers. Local 4269 (San Francisco, Calif.) 1
American Federation of Teachers. Local 61 (San Francisco, Calif.) 1
American League Against War and Fascism 1
American Legion. Subversive Activities Committee 1
American Peace Crusade 1
Andy, Stern 1
Anti-Japanese Laundry League 1
Arca, David 1
Asiatic Exclusion League 1
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