Trade Unions, 1946-1980
This series reflects a number of international unions' positions on civil rights. It documents efforts to address allegations of discrimination by workers against their employers or their unions and by citizens against unions or union workers. It also contains correspondence and minutes of meetings between international unions and the AFL-CIO on civil rights, as well as records pertaining to strikes and other union actions based in part on civil rights issues. A very small portion of the series is comprised of discrimination case files that should have been processed as part of the AFL, CIO, and AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department, Discrimination Case Files. It contains printed, near print, and manuscript materials (correspondence, statements, news clippings, agendas, resolutions, press releases, articles, reports, court papers, and minutes).
Dates
- 1946-1980
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to the public and must be used in the Special Collections reading room. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection.
Extent
6.00 Linear Feet
Arrangement
The series is arranged alphabetically by union name and then in alphabetical and chronological order, respectively. Contents of most folders are arranged reverse chronologically.
Processing Information
Disintegrating newsprint was discarded; obvious duplicates were discarded; rusting paperclips and rubber bands were replaced with plastic clips or staples. Photographs have been removed and integrated into the Photograph series.
Library Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives
University of Maryland Libraries
Hornbake Library
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College Park Maryland 20742
301-405-9212
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