Boggs, Michael D., 1948-

Abstract This collection continues the International Affairs Department, Country Files, 1945-1971 (RG18-001) and is comprised of those records, known as "country files," maintained by certain AFL-CIO staff members and filed according to specific countries. The collection consists primarily of reports made by representatives of trade union delegations, unions, and the AFL-CIO on the trade union movement and on the political, social, and economic situation in particular countries. Materials include...

Scope and Contents This series contains speeches, correspondence, proposals, reports, press releases, periodicals, interviews, and newspaper clippings. The records date from 1971-1976, but most fall within the period 1972-1976. Topics include the African-American Labor Center; African drought relief; financial and material assistance to AFL-CIO sponsored or supported projects and activities; civil war in Angola and Rhodesia; Turkey's invasion of Cyprus; Kurdish independence; government repression of trade...

Scope and Contents This series contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports, periodicals, agendas, speeches, press releases, pamphlets, statements, invitations, and photographs (See Series 6: Photographs). The records date from 1971-1981, but most fall within the period 1972-1976. Topics include financial and material assistance to AFL-CIO sponsored or supported projects and activities; civil war and disaster relief in Bangladesh; the Asian-American Free Labor Institute; government...

Scope and Contents This series contains correspondence, reports, proceedings, clippings, and other printed material. The records document efforts of U.S., Central and South American, and Caribbean labor leaders to build a free trade union movement in the region. The records are particularly valuable in illuminating relations among trade union and government officials and in charting the development of the American Institute for Free Labor Development (AIFLD) and its many educational, housing and financial...

Scope and Contents This series contains correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, periodicals, petitions, press releases, and conference materials. The records date from 1969-1979, but most fall within the period 1971-1976. Topics include financial and material assistance to AFL-CIO sponsored or supported projects and activities; American Institute for Free Labor Development (AIFLD) activities; the Kemmons Wilson Construction Company/Bermuda Industrial Union dispute; government repression of trade unions...

Scope and Contents This series contains correspondence, agendas, newspaper clippings, reports, statements, periodicals, interviews, and speeches. The records date from 1971-1976, but most fall within the period 1972-1976. Topics include human rights in the Soviet Union; Finnish icebreakers; French/interinternational relations; the French Department of Defense's National Institute of Armament; Force Ouviere (FO) opposition to the Confederaton Generale du Travail (CGT) [France]; East German/West German...