Labor unions -- Organizing -- California.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Paul Chown papers
Collection
Identifier: larc-ms-0328
Abstract
The Paul Chown Papers consist of personal files related to Chown's work as a labor official and educator, including subject files on economic and collective bargaining issues (news clippings, pamphlets, booklets, publications, ephemera, mailings, and reports) and curriculum material related to workshops and classes Chown taught on collective bargaining, occupational health, labor studies and labor history. Also includes files related to Chown's work as an organizer for United Electrical,...
Dates:
1937 - 2002; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1989
Found in:
Labor Archives and Research Center
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Paul Chown papers
Patricia Curia San Jose Comparable Worth Strike collection
Collection
Identifier: larc-ms-0117
Abstract
Consists of news clippings, correspondence, articles, ephemera and other materials related to the 1981 San Jose city workers strike in support of equal pay for comparable worth.
Dates:
1972-2005
Rafael Espinoza oral history
Item
Identifier: larc-oh-espinoza
Abstract
Sound recording of interview with former UNITE HERE Local 2 vice-president Rafael Espinoza, conducted by Gerson Rosales.
Dates:
2010 November 8
Corinne Gilb collection
Collection
Identifier: larc-ms-0065
Abstract
This collection documents Dr. Corinne Gilb's work in her position as the first Director of the Regional Cultural History Project, the forerunner of the Regional Oral History Office (ROHO), at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley). The collection documents early methodology for conducting oral histories and includes interviews, conducted for the Institute of Industrial Relations at UC Berkeley, of union members, employers, and professionals in the labor relations field. The...
Dates:
1951-1963
George Hardy papers
Collection
Identifier: larc-ms-0078
Abstract
Consists of a selection of George Hardy's papers, including personal files, correspondence, clippings, materials relating to the George Scalise case of the 1930s, a biography titled "So Much to be Done: George Hardy's Life in Organized Labor," and an oversized scrapbook from the Theater Janitors Strike in 1951. The bulk of the papers and records from George Hardy's term as President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) are held by the Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and...
Dates:
1933-1985
Labor Project for Working Families records
Collection
Identifier: larc-ms-0387
Abstract
Labor Project for Working Families (LPWF) records comprise materials collected by Netsy Firestein in her position as founder and executive director of the organization from 1992 until 2013. The collection includes administrative and research materials, correspondence, newsletters, and publications produced by LPWF. Also included are publications from various local and national organizations dealing with labor and family issues and media clippings about LPWF.
Dates:
1986-2012; Majority of material found within 1992 - 2010
Kathy Labriola Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 250 collection
Collection
Identifier: larc-ms-0392
Abstract
This collection documents the labor activities of Kathy Labriola, licensed vocational nurse, union activist, and community organizer. The records comprise newsletters, flyers, notes, correspondence, articles, clippings, and promotional materials collected and generated by Labriola in her role as shop steward for Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 250, and through her involvement in three union-related committees: the Aids Education Committee, the Southern Africa Solidarity...
Dates:
1971-2015
Katie Quan Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) collection
Collection
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
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 250 records, additions
Collection
Identifier: larc-ms-0318
Abstract
Consists of the records of Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 250. Collection includes material related to the following subjects: arbitration proceedings and grievance cases from various hospitals; correspondence, with Eden Hospital and Affiliated Hospitals, Hillhaven, Alta Bates and Beverly; Affiliated Hospitals strike material, 1988; research and informational files on Associated Hospitals, Affiliated Hospitals, EMS Division and Beverly; Hillhaven organizing, strike and...
Dates:
1954 - 1999; Majority of material found within 1965 - 1999
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) United Healthcare Workers-West records
Collection
Identifier: larc-ms-0341
Abstract
This collection is comprised of the Northern California records of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) United Healthcare Workers-West, and its predecessor Union Local 250. Records date from 1934-2010 (photocopied material only for 1934 -circa 1950). Materials primarily document the organization's activity from 1990 to 2008, and include executive and administrative files; union organizing files; contract negotiations; collective bargaining agreements with hospitals, convalescent...
Dates:
1934 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1990 - 2008