Brophy, John (Director CIO) 1935-38
Abstract
"Correspondence relating to an AFL resolution regarding the organization of black workers; the formation of the CIO; church support for labor unions; SWOC; the LaFollette Committee; possible transfer of laundry workers to ACWA urisdiction; cut in National Labor Relations Board appropriations; Harold Prichett's case; ""CIO proposal for settling controversy in United Automobile Workers of America""; the suspension of Homer Martin; the CIO and the Sub-Committee of the AFL; SWOC's statement of policy; American Radio Telegraphists' Association (ARTA) members' discussion of CIO organizing the communications industry; support for Roosevelt's judiciary reform; discrimination against engineers of Triest Construction Company after they pulled out of a local; International Woodworkers of America CIO, Red River Lumber Mills (Westwood, CA) strike due to wage cut - vigilante mob and violence; the Southern organizational campaign; labor protests a $700,000 damage verdict against a union in the Apex Hosiery case; the farm implement situation in Wisconsin.
Dates
- 1914-1980
- 1920-1950 (bulk)
Creator
- From the Collection: Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (creator, Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Conditions Governing Access
Access to some portions of the collection is restricted; contact Kheel Center reference archivist for further details.
Extent
208.33 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository