Strikes - New York Dressmakers, 1958 [folder 1 of 11], 1958
Scope and Contents
Includes: Meany, Hochman, and David Dubinsky; David Dubinsky, Hochman, Antonini, and Zimmerman; David Dubinsky - speech; picketers with placards; man shows his money at a strike benefit; man with his placard; woman with her placard; crowd scene at strike convention; woman sits on car with bullhorns and strike billboards; David Dubinsky and Hochman; David Dubinsky, Louis Rubin, and Hochman; workers of Cullman Lingerie, a division of Kayser - Roth, on strike in New York City; picketing in front of Marty Walker in New York City; Louis Rubin heads the delegation of Dress Manufacturers at a contract renewal hearing, 12/3/57; Hochman speaks to a group of workers in Scranton, Pennsylvania; Hochman talks to a group of employees, 12/3/57; mass of workers heads toward Madison Square Garden for a strike Meeting, 3/5/58; David Dubinsky wipes sweat off of his forehead; workers pour out of their shops after the strike call; strikers get new soles on their shoes; strikers drink coffee together; woman striker drives an Army jeep; large crowd votes with their hands up; David Dubinsky speaks to strikers; man interviews Rubin, David Dubinsky, and Hochman; Harry Uviller and Herbert H. Lehman; Harry Uviller talks to a group including Hochman; Mayor Wagner puts his arms around David Dubinsky and Rubin; group including Hochman, David Dubinsky, Lehman, Uviller, Zimmerman, Rubin, and Antonini; group including Rubin, Lehman, Uviller, David Dubinsky, and Hochman; police hold back crowds; strikers crowd into the entrance of Madison Square Garden for a strike rally; Louis Rubin talks to a group of men; David Dubinsky talks to a policeman; both parties sign agreement ending the strike, with Mayor Wagner, Rubin, Lehman, and Uviller present; Edward Kramer - speech; Saby Nehama - speech; Local 151 members in New Haven, Connecticut strike; David Dubinsky talks to Nat Boriskin of the employers; mass meeting on first day of strike in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; women with leaflets declaring a general strike, Rutland, Vermont; strikers take a coffee break in Allentown, Pennsylvania, 3/5/58; Local 145 members in Passaic New Jersey strike and recruit more members; Antonini leads picket line; empty dress factory, 3/6/58; picketing continues by Pennsylvania Local 60 after general strike is over, Sept. 1958; David Dubinsky holds copy of Justice; signing the Agreement; parties try to reach a last minute agreement, 2/28/58, Julius Hochman, Harry Uviller, Louis Rubin, and David Dubinsky; David Dubinsky, Herbert Lehman, Harry Uviller, and Louis Rubin shake hands, 3/11/58; David Dubinsky speaks to strikers after reaching an agreement, 3/11/58; Lehman, David Dubinsky, Isadore Agree, Louis Rubin, Harry Uviller, and Mayor Robert Wagner hold recently signed agreement, 3/13/58
Dates
- 1958
Language of Materials
Collection material in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Yiddish, Chinese
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.
Extent
73.14 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository