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Work environment -- New York (State) -- New York

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

ILGWU Local 62 Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: 5780/022
Abstract

The Local 62 correspondence consists primarily of letters of Samuel Shore and Louis Stulberg, the managers of the Local during much of the period. There are also articles, photographs, reports, and other materials in the collection. These items primarily document the activities and concerns of the Local's leadership from the depression years through the 1960s.

Dates: 1913-1980

Local 1199 Oral History Project

 Collection
Identifier: 5680 OH
Abstract

The unedited oral history interviews of the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees discuss the evolution of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union drugstore local (known as Local 1199 and District 1199), representing pharmacists and drug clerks in New York City, into an international union of professional and non-professional workers in voluntary and non-profit health institutions, including hospitals, clinics and nursing homes, as well as drug stores.

Dates: 1975-2008

Theresa Wolfson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 5216
Abstract

This collection is a portion of Wolfson's papers contain manuscripts and research materials for a project (1947-48) interviewing labor leaders for "Philosophy and Labor." Interviewees included leaders from the following unions: San Francisco Labor Council, San Francisco Labor Research Bureau, ILGWU's San Francisco Joint Board, California State Council of Retail Clerks, and Bay District Joint Council of Building Service Employees.

Dates: 1880-1970