Labor unions -- Organizing.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:
Gary Kozono oral history
Item
Identifier: larc-oh-kazono
Abstract
Sound recording of interview with UNITE HERE Local 2 member Gary Kozono 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. KaIn his interview, Kazono describes his experience of the 2004-2006 contact compaign, including his...
Dates:
2009 January 27
Annie Kuang oral history
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Identifier: larc-oh-kuang
Abstract
Sound recording of interview conducted with UNITE HERE Local 2 employee Annie Kuang, conducted by Sarah Wilson. 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. Originally from Canton, China, Kuang worked in the housekeeping department at the...
Dates:
2009 March 5
Lamoin Werlein-Jaen Oral History
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Identifier: larc-oh-werlein-jaen
Abstract
Sound recording of interview with former UNITE HERE Local 2 vice-president Lamoin Werlein-Jaen conducted by Bill Shields. 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. Originally from the Republic of Panama, Werlein-Jaen was in charge of the...
Dates:
2009 January 22
Leslie Salmeron
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Identifier: larc-oh-salmeron
Abstract
Sound recording of interview with UNITE HERE Local 2 member Leslie Salmeron. 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. Originally from Nicaragua, Salmeron worked as a room cleaner for the San Francisco Hilton during before getting hired by...
Dates:
2009 February 3
Found in:
Labor Archives and Research Center
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Leslie Salmeron
Ringo Mak oral history
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Identifier: larc-oh-mak
Abstract
Sound recording of interview with UNITE HERE Local 2 member Ringo Mak conducted by Jill 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. Mak worked as a waiter at the Hilton Hotel. In his interview, Mak describes the impetuses for the...
Dates:
2009 January 29
Baltazar Medina oral history
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Identifier: larc-oh-medinabaltazar
Abstract
Sound recording of interview with UNITE HERE Local 2 member Baltazar Medina conducted by Corey Datz-Greenberg. 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. Originall from Mexico, Medina served as a cafeteria cook at the Mark Hopkins hotel. In...
Dates:
2008 December 29
Delia Medina oral history
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Identifier: larc-oh-medinadelia
Abstract
Sound recording of interview with UNITE HERE Local 2 member Delia Medina conducted by Riddhi Mehta. 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. Originally from El Salvador, Medina worked as a room cleaner at the Hyatt. In her interview,...
Dates:
2009 January 9
Humberto Munoz oral history
Item
Identifier: larc-oh-munoz
Abstract
Sound recording of interview with UNITE HERE Local 2 member Humberto Munoz. 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. Munoz worked as a waiter and bartender at the Westin and Hilton on Fisherman's Wharf. In his interview, Munoz describes...
Dates:
2009 February 6
Peo Monoldi Industrial Workers of the World collection
Collection
Identifier: larc-pam-0012
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the collection is print material, primarily pamphlets and newsletters relating to the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). The earliest item is the pamphlet, "The Pullman Strike," by Rev. William H. Carwardine, 1894. The most contemporary is the minutes of the Twenty-Second Constitutional Convention of the Industrial Workers of the World, Chicago, Nov. 9-16, 1936.
Dates:
1894 - 1936
Lorraine Powell oral history
Item
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