Box 165
Container
Contains 25 Results:
May 8-10, 1930 - Reports of activities in various cities - organizing, strikes, unemployment; Hillman says, "we are not on a sound basis financially...facing a grave problem of raising funds."
File — Box: 165, Folder: 13
Dates:
1914-1980; 1920-1950 (bulk)
November 27-29, 1930 - discussion of the industrial depression; upcoming negotiations; activities within Sonneborn Co.; discussion re negotiations for the 40 hour week; requests for financial assistance
File — Box: 165, Folder: 14
Dates:
1914-1980; 1920-1950 (bulk)
August 25-28, 1931 - New York situation; several pages re Appeals hearings in matter of Local 4 officers misappropriation of funds; and Beckerman resigning from G.E.B.
File — Box: 165, Folder: 15
Dates:
1914-1980; 1920-1950 (bulk)
February 1-3, 1932 - general industrial situation very bad-effects of the depression (wage reductions, shops closing, etc.); discussion of postponing convention due to lack of funds; GEB takes over management of NY Jt. Bd. because Board is bankrupt and failure industrially
File — Box: 165, Folder: 16
Dates:
1914-1980; 1920-1950 (bulk)
August 30 - September 1, 1932 - reports on activities from various cities; requests for financial assistance; Penn. organization drive; work stoppages in NY because of wage cuts; re financial status, Potofsky reports, "our obligations are numerous and our income is very slight."
File — Box: 165, Folder: 17
Dates:
1914-1980; 1920-1950 (bulk)
June 5-8, 1933 - Hillman discusses legislative activities and contacts (Roosevelt, Perkins, etc.) re "Black Bill" and "Industrial Bill"; minimum wage; discusses minimum wages for men and women (men $17.00 and women $14.00 per week) and the sex discrimination issue that would evolve; unemployment insurance; Hillman recommends a strong organization drive; Shirtmakers organizing drive successful
File — Box: 165, Folder: 18
Dates:
1914-1980; 1920-1950 (bulk)
November 6-7, 1933 - discussion re Clothing Code authority; reports from various cities; Amalgamated re-affiliates with AFL; question of maintaining own label; request for funds from Paterson Silk strikers
File — Box: 165, Folder: 19
Dates:
1914-1980; 1920-1950 (bulk)
April 16-18, 1936 - (incomplete, several pages missing) Reports from cities; discussion re CIO Committee for Industrial Organizations); re difficulties in organizing in the South; organizing with shops making leather goods
File — Box: 165, Folder: 20
Dates:
1914-1980; 1920-1950 (bulk)
August 11, 1936 - Reports from cities; organizing in the south; includes address of Philip Murray; split in the AFL; Steel Organization Campaign contributions; union label; re the adoption of a pension plan for the Amalgamated.
File — Box: 165, Folder: 21
Dates:
1914-1980; 1920-1950 (bulk)
November 10-11, 1936 - re the re-election of Roosevelt and the need to work out a program for minimum wages and maximum hours; establishment of a legislative bureau; discussion re notice to employers for a general increase; discussion re union label; discussion re the AFL and CIO - the Amalgamated stating its position in support of the CIO
File — Box: 165, Folder: 22
Dates:
1914-1980; 1920-1950 (bulk)