Pam Mackesey Collection of UAW Local 2300 Audio-Visual Materials (digital)
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Abstract
This collection consists of the digitized video "A Great Union for a Great University," which documents the 1980 union drive at Cornell University by its service and maintenance workers.
Dates
- circa 1980s
Creator
- International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. Local 2300 (Ithaca, N.Y.) (creator, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.
Conditions Governing Use
Due to the fragility and potential degradation of moving image and sound recordings, viewing and listening is limited to items that have been digitized. If an item is in another media format, you may request to have the item digitized for access. Information on ordering access copies may be found on the Kheel Center webpage.
Biographical / Historical
Pamela Mackesey '89, is a gardener at Cornell University and a former Tompkins County Legislator. Pam ran for District 53 of the NYS Senate in 2010, and Mayor of the City of Ithaca in 2011.
Biographical / Historical
The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) is one of the largest and most diverse unions in North America, with members in virtually every sector of the economy.
UAW-represented workplaces range from multinational corporations, small manufacturers and state and local governments to colleges and universities, hospitals and private non-profit organizations.
The UAW has more than 400,000 active members and more than 580,000 retired members in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Local 2300 represents workers at Cornell University.
Extent
518 megabytes.
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The original VHS copy of this film was digitized and returned to the donor.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository