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AFL and AFL-CIO International Affairs Department, Country Files

 Collection 0071-LBR-RG18-001
Abstract

The AFL, CIO, and AFL-CIO all had an International Affairs Department that was responsible for international trade unionism activities. This collection represents those files maintained by certain AFL, CIO, and AFL-CIO staff members regarding particular regions and countries around the world. Materials in the collection include correspondence, conference materials, photographs, speeches, and reports.

Dates: 1945-1971

AFL and AFL-CIO International Affairs Department records, International Labor Organizations

 Collection 0077-LBR-RG18-007
Abstract

This collection documents the work of the AFL and AFL-CIO with various international labor organizations. The major portion of the collection has to do with the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), but groups of records having to do with the international trade union federations and trade secretariats and with the work of individual staff members also appear. Types of materials include minutes, correspondence, near print, publications, and photographs.

Dates: 1946-1985

AFL and AFL-CIO Office of the President, Jurisdiction Books

 Collection 0020-LBR-RG1-041
Abstract This is a collection of jurisdiction books arranged by national and international union. The collection contains brief national and international union histories and chronologies compiled from various sources. Documents include: correspondence, memoranda, and telegrams between unions and federations (AFL, CIO, AFL-CIO) pertaining to jurisdictional issues, including charter applications, merger and amalgamation applications and notifications, and jurisdictional extension requests; minutes...
Dates: 1890-1978

AFL and AFL-CIO Organization and Field Services Department, State Charter records

 Collection 0021-LBR-RG28-005
Abstract

The Organizing Department was given responsibility for administering charter records in the 1970s. This collection contains copies of AFL, CIO, and AFL-CIO state charters and related correspondence gathered or generated by the AFL-CIO Organization and Field Services Department. AFL charter materials date 1890-1955, CIO materials from 1937-1956, and AFL-CIO materials from 1956-1985. The bulk of all materials date from the 1930s to the 1950s

Dates: 1890-1985

AFL and AFL-CIO Organizing Department records

 Collection 0050-LBR-RG28-002
Abstract The Organizing Department was created in the 1930s in the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and in the 1940s in the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) with similar purposes of fostering cooperation among unions to achieve common goals for workers. The Department was also active in promoting union causes during National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) elections. These records document organizing activities from 1953-1975 (bulk dates) through activity reports, service reports, monthly...
Dates: 1949, 1953-1975, 1981; Majority of material found within 1953-1975

AFL and AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer's Office, Charter Books

 Collection 0006-LBR-RG2-010
Abstract

This is a ten volume collection of charter books that was maintained by the AFL Office of the Secretary-Treasurer from 1891-1966. These volumes record the chartering of federal labor unions, newly chartered state and local central bodies, and in some cases national and international unions affiliated with the AFL. The New York City Truck Drivers Union, as well as Canadian locals have some representation in these records.

Dates: 1891-1966

AFL, CIO, and AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department, Discrimination Case Files

 Collection 0054-LBR-RG9-002
Abstract

The AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department and its predecessor organizations were formed with the goal of eliminating discrimination in employment, and the department was charged with processing and tracking discrimination complaints. This collection documents the department's work from 1956-1984 and consists of case files, compliance dockets, summary reports, correspondence, conference and meeting records, and subject files.

Dates: 1947-1984

AFL, CIO, and AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department records

 Collection 0044-LBR-RG9-001
Abstract

This collection primarily documents AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department director Boris Shishkin's civil rights activities, particularly his participation on federal government committees. Shishkin was also the civil rights spokesperson for the AFL prior to the merger, when it had no civil rights department. Document types include correspondence, surveys, and press clippings.

Dates: 1943-1967

AFL, CIO, and AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education, Research Division records

 Collection 0080-LBR-RG22-001
Abstract

The AFL-CIO's Committee on Political Education (COPE) was founded in 1955 to encourage workers to participate in political life. While COPE may have compiled voting statistics and published some of the printed material, this collection contains mostly secondary material issued by others and collected by office staff. The materials consists of correspondence, voting statistics, printed materials, and clippings pertaining to election campaigns, politicians, and political issues.

Dates: 1944-1979

AFL, CIO, and AFL-CIO Department of Organization and Field Services, Local Central Body Charter records

 Collection 0081-LBR-RG28-006
Abstract

The Department of Organization and Field Services for AFL and CIO and then AFL-CIO was responsible for promoting cooperation between national and local union bodies, as well as advocating for union victories in National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) elections. These records document the relationships between local central bodies and their parent federation. Types of materials include charters and local documents.

Dates: 1889-1987

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