International Longshoremen's Association. New York District Council. Records,
1955-1956

Collection Number: 5261

Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives
Cornell University Library

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EAD encoding:
Casey S. Westerman, 2005

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DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
International Longshoremen's Association. New York District Council. Records, 1955-1956
Collection Number:
5261
Creator:
International Longshoremen's Association
Quantity:
0.5 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Files.
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Martin P. Catherwood Library, Cornell University.
Abstract:
The papers cover the years 1955 and 1956 during which the International Longshoremen's Association negotiated a new agreement with the New York Shipping Association.
Language:
Collection material in English

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

The International Longshoremen's Association opposed the employment stabilization program of the Waterfront Commission.
Correspondence, hearings, newspaper clippings, and other material relating to negotiations is included.
SUBJECTS

Names:
International Longshoremen's Association
New York Shipping Association
Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor
New York District Council

Subjects:
Collective bargaining -- Transport workers -- New York (State) -- New York
Transport workers -- Labor unions -- New York (State) -- New York
Employment stabilization -- New York (State) -- New York
New York District Council

Form and Genre Terms:
Reports

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Cite As:
International Longshoremen's Association. New York District Council. Records, 1955-1956. 5261. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Martin P. Catherwood Library, Cornell University.
COLLECTION ARRANGEMENT

Materials are arranged by document type.
CONTAINER LIST

Description
Container
1. Correspondence of Fred R. Field, President of New York District Council.
2. Flyers of International Longshoremen's Association.
3. Data on working conditions, etc. of New York Shipping Association.
4. Newspaper clippings for 1955, 1956 on the waterfront situation.
5. West Coast experience.
6. Waterfront Commission hearings on employment practices.