ILGWU Local 132. Managers' Correspondence, 1949-1976
Collection Number: 5780/076
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
ILGWU Local 132. Managers' Correspondence, 1949-1976
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
5780/076
Abstract:
The collection consists of correspondence of Local 132's managers, meeting minutes,
and the local publication.
Creator:
Menist, Joel
Eisenberg, Sam
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU). Local 132
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
Quanitities:
3.5 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English
The International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union was once one of the largest labor
unions in the United States founded in 1900 by local union delegates representing
about 2,000 members in cities in the northeastern United States. It was one of the
first U.S. Unions to have a membership consisting of mostly females, and it played
a key role in the labor history of the 1920s and 1930s. The union is generally referred
to as the "ILGWU" or the "ILG". The ILGWU grew in geographical scope, membership size,
and political influence to become one of the most powerful forces in American organized
labor by mid-century. Representing workers in the women's garment industry, the ILGWU
worked to improve working and living conditions of its members through collective
bargaining agreements, training programs, health care facilities, cooperative housing,
educational opportunities, and other efforts. The ILGWU merged with the Amalgamated
Clothing and Textile Workers Union in 1995 to form the Union of Needle trades, Industrial
and Textile Employees (UNITE). UNITE merged with the Hotel Employees and Restaurant
Employees Union (HERE) in 2004 to create a new union known as UNITE HERE. The two
unions that formed UNITE in 1995 represented only 250,000 workers between them, down
from the ILGWU's peak membership of 450,000 in 1969.
Local 132 of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU), also known
as the Plastic, Moulders and Novelty Workers' Union, was chartered in 1917 and based
in New York, New York.
The records consist primarily of two series of correspondence of Local 132's managers,
Joel Menist and Sam Eisenberg, between 1954 and 1975. The correspondence details administrative
matters within the local and contains replies to letters from members to the local
office, communication with the Health and Welfare Benefits Department discussing contract
agreements, and the ILGWU correspondence more or less includes memos and letters that
went out from the International to the locals and departments.
Another component of the collection is correspondence with various firms and manufacturers
the local dealt with. These are interesting in that they are not the normal garment
shop, but instead plastic and parts manufacturers. There is information on the production
of plastic as well as the shortage in the 1970s. The records offer another dimension
to the garment industry by illustrating the wide range of work, companies, and productsparticularly
plastics, molds and parts.
The final component of the collection includes minutes of Local 132's Executive Board
and Health and Welfare Fund Board, as well as a few issues of the local's publication,
Local 132 News.
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archivist for access to these materials.
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Procedures for Document Use.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
ILGWU Local 132. Managers' Correspondence #5780/076. Kheel Center for Labor-Management
Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
Related Collections: 5780: ILGWU records
Names:
Eisenberg, Sam
Menist, Joel
A.B.S. Manufacturing Co.
Beth Button Novelty Co.
E.P. Mueller & Engineering
Empire Records
Empire Zipper
Garrary Plastics
Gary Enterprises Inc.
Gibraltar Manufacturing Co.
Harrison Co. Inc.
I. Miller and Bro.
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. Local 132
John Rie Inc.
Lerner, Corwin & Young Inc.
Lyndas Jewelry Creation
Miller Brass Fitting
Miller Plastics, Inc.
Monarch Jewelry
Nasco Corp.
National Ribbon Co.
Pender Plastics Co.
Pilot Rubber Plastic Corp.
Plastic Products Manufacturers Association
Plas-Trix Co. Inc.
Rolling Eyes Manufacturing Co.
Silver Park Records Inc.
Thomas Manufacturing Corp.
Whitestone Harrison Corp.
Yorklyn Industries Inc.
Subjects:
Plastics workers--Labor unions--United States.
Plastics--Molding--United States.
CONTAINER LIST
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Container
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Description
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Date
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Correspondence
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1969-1972 |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Correspondence
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1975 |
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Scope and Contents
July - September, 1975
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Correspondence
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1975 |
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Scope and Contents
April - June, 1975
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| Box 1 | Folder 4 |
Correspondence
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1975 |
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Scope and Contents
January - March, 1975
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| Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Correspondence
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1974 |
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Scope and Contents
October - December, 1974
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Correspondence
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1974 |
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Scope and Contents
July - September, 1974
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| Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Correspondence
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1974 |
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Scope and Contents
April - June, 1974
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| Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Correspondence
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1974 |
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Scope and Contents
January - March, 1974
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| Box 1 | Folder 9 |
Correspondence
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1973 |
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Scope and Contents
August - December, 1973
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| Box 1 | Folder 10 |
Correspondence
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1973 |
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Scope and Contents
January - July, 1973
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| Box 1 | Folder 11 |
Health and Welfare Fund
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1970-1972 |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 |
Association Negotiations (Sheldon Edelman)
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1974-1975 |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 |
Association Negotiations
|
1970 |
| Box 1 | Folder 14 |
Association Negotiations and Mediation Board
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1964-1967 |
| Box 1 | Folder 15 |
Association Negotiations
|
1969-1970 |
| Box 1 | Folder 16 |
Deborah Hospital
|
1964-1972 |
| Box 1 | Folder 17 |
G.E. Strike
|
1969-1970 |
| Box 1 | Folder 18 |
Local 132 - 1968 Campaign
|
1968 |
| Box 1 | Folder 19 |
ILGWU 1970 and 1972 Campaign Committee
|
1970-1972 |
| Box 1 | Folder 20 |
Local 132 - 1966 Campaign
|
1966 |
| Box 1 | Folder 21 |
1968 ILGWU 33rd Convention
|
1961-1968 |
|
Scope and Contents
Resolutions 1968 Convention
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| Box 1 | Folder 22 |
1971 ILGWU 34th Convention
|
1968-1971 |
| Box 1 | Folder 23 |
ILGWU Correspondence
|
1973 |
| Box 1 | Folder 24 |
ILGWU Correspondence
|
1972 |
| Box 1 | Folder 25 |
ILGWU Correspondence
|
1969 |
| Box 1 | Folder 26 |
ILGWU Correspondence
|
1970 |
| Box 1 | Folder 27 |
ILGWU Correspondence
|
1971 |
| Box 1 | Folder 28 |
ILGWU National Retirement Fund
|
1964-1973 |
| Box 1 | Folder 29 |
ILGWU Strike Reports
|
1972-1973 |
|
Scope and Contents
Blank and completed forms
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| Box 2 | Folder 1 |
Labor Day Parade
|
1968 |
| Box 2 | Folder 2 |
Liberal Party
|
1959-1962 |
| Box 2 | Folder 3 |
Lieberman, Katz and Aronson
|
1965-1970 |
| Box 2 | Folder 4 |
Lieberman, Aronson and Rosenberg
|
1974 |
| Box 2 | Folder 5 |
Lieberman, Aronson and Rosenberg
|
1971-1974 |
| Box 2 | Folder 6 |
Local 132 Correspondence
|
1969-1973 |
| Box 2 | Folder 7 |
Local 132 Affairs. Joel Menist Retirement
|
1971 |
| Box 2 | Folder 8 |
Local 132 Census
|
1960 |
| Box 2 | Folder 9 |
Local 810 I.B.T.
|
1973 |
| Box 2 | Folder 10 |
Local 810
|
1967-1973 |
| Box 2 | Folder 11 |
1971 Local Elections
|
1968-1970 |
| Box 2 | Folder 12 |
1965 Elections
|
1962-1965 |
| Box 2 | Folder 13 |
1968 Local Elections
|
1965-1968 |
| Box 2 | Folder 14 |
Local 132. Financial Report
|
1960-1968 |
| Box 2 | Folder 15 |
Local Unions. ILGWU
|
1960-1973 |
| Box 2 | Folder 16 |
Mayor's Committee on Exploitation
|
1962-1963 |
| Box 2 | Folder 17 |
Bernard H. Mazur
|
1974 |
| Box 2 | Folder 18 |
Bernard H. Mazur
|
1973-1974 |
| Box 2 | Folder 19 |
Mazur Dontzin and Mazur
|
1972 |
| Box 2 | Folder 20 |
Mazur Dontzin and Mazur
|
1970 |
| Box 2 | Folder 21 |
Mazur and Dontzin Correspondence
|
1969 |
| Box 2 | Folder 22 |
Plastic Shortage
|
1973-1974 |
| Box 2 | Folder 23 |
Plastic Products Manufacturers Association
|
1965-1973 |
| Box 2 | Folder 24 |
United Optical Workers Union
|
1967 |
| Box 2 | Folder 25 |
Workman Circle
|
1961-1970 |
| Box 2 | Folder 26 |
United Farms Workers
|
1968 |
| Box 2 | Folder 27 |
A.B.S. Manufacturing Co.
|
1961-1969 |
| Box 2 | Folder 28 |
Allison Corp.
|
1960-1962 |
| Box 2 | Folder 29 |
Art Pearl Works
|
1961-1965 |
| Box 2 | Folder 30 |
Aur-O-Loy Plating Co.
|
1963-1966 |
| Box 2 | Folder 31 |
B and B Hanger Co.
|
1966 |
| Box 2 | Folder 32 |
Ben Nanger Company
|
1968-1969 |
| Box 2 | Folder 33 |
Bennett Heat Treating Co.
|
1961 |
| Box 2 | Folder 34 |
Beth Button Novelty Co.
|
1961-1965 |
| Box 2 | Folder 35 |
Boller Finishing Corp.
|
1966-1968 |
| Box 2 | Folder 36 |
Brody Plastics Corp.
|
1968 |
| Box 2 | Folder 37 |
Brooklyn Plastics Co.
|
1964 |
| Box 2 | Folder 38 |
Budgee Products
|
1962-1963 |
| Box 2 | Folder 39 |
Budgee Bra Back Corp.
|
1962-1963 |
| Box 2 | Folder 40 |
Cameo Button Corp.
|
1965 |
| Box 2 | Folder 41 |
Central Plastics
|
1962-1967 |
| Box 2 | Folder 42 |
Central Button Works Inc.
|
1961 |
| Box 2 | Folder 43 |
Chatham Button Co.
|
1964-1970 |
| Box 2 | Folder 44 |
Corley Manufacturing Co.
|
1963-1964 |
| Box 3 | Folder 1 |
Custom Cellulosic Inc.
|
1968 |
| Box 3 | Folder 2 |
Dorsil Company Inc.
|
1965 |
| Box 3 | Folder 3 |
Empire Records
|
1956-1969 |
| Box 3 | Folder 4 |
Empire Zipper
|
1961-1970 |
| Box 3 | Folder 5 |
Falcon Plastic Co.
|
1960 |
| Box 3 | Folder 6 |
Farragut Plastic Corp.
|
1961 |
| Box 3 | Folder 7 |
Flama Record Corp.
|
1964 |
| Box 3 | Folder 8 |
Flexigrip Inc.
|
1962 |
| Box 3 | Folder 9 |
Fluorescent
|
1961 |
| Box 3 | Folder 10 |
Garrary Plastics
|
1960-1966 |
| Box 3 | Folder 11 |
Gary Enterprises Inc.
|
1961-1968 |
| Box 3 | Folder 12 |
Gibraltar Manufacturing Co.
|
1959-1968 |
| Box 3 | Folder 13 |
Hardy Plastics
|
1954 |
| Box 3 | Folder 14 |
Harrison Co. Inc.
|
1961-1966 |
| Box 3 | Folder 15 |
Heat Resistant Plastics
|
1963-1965 |
| Box 3 | Folder 16 |
Helix Inc.
|
1961 |
| Box 3 | Folder 17 |
Leo H. Hirsch Corporation
|
1964-1965 |
| Box 3 | Folder 18 |
Holly Products Corp.
|
1961-1964 |
| Box 3 | Folder 19 |
Hub Metal Novelty Co.
|
1963-1964 |
| Box 3 | Folder 20 |
Imperial Electro Plating Co. Geneva Metal
|
1963-1964 |
| Box 3 | Folder 21 |
Jem Custom Records Inc.
|
1962-1963 |
| Box 3 | Folder 22 |
Kaycraft
|
1963-1964 |
| Box 3 | Folder 23 |
Lerner, Corwin and Young Inc.
|
1962-1968 |
| Box 3 | Folder 24 |
Leslynn Products Corp.
|
1965 |
| Box 3 | Folder 25 |
Lyndas Jewelry Creation
|
1960-1969 |
| Box 3 | Folder 26 |
Magna Plastic Plating Inc.
|
1966-1968 |
| Box 3 | Folder 27 |
Mercury Button
|
1961-1963 |
| Box 3 | Folder 28 |
Mercury Modes Manufacturing Co.
|
1961 |
| Box 3 | Folder 29 |
Miller Brass Fitting
|
1960-1965 |
| Box 3 | Folder 30 |
I. Miller and Bro.
|
1949-1968 |
| Box 3 | Folder 31 |
Miller Plastics, Inc.
|
1961-1967 |
| Box 3 | Folder 32 |
Molded Plastic Ear Molds Inc.
|
1961-1962 |
| Box 3 | Folder 33 |
Monarch Jewelry
|
1961-1965 |
| Box 3 | Folder 34 |
E.P. Mueller and Engineering
|
1961-1966 |
| Box 3 | Folder 35 |
Nasco Corp.
|
1961-1965 |
| Box 3 | Folder 36 |
National Ribbon Co.
|
1960-1965 |
| Box 3 | Folder 37 |
Pal-Playwell
|
1961-1969 |
| Box 3 | Folder 38 |
Paris Plastic Co. Inc.
|
1968-1969 |
| Box 3 | Folder 39 |
Parmett Plastic Corp.
|
1964-1966 |
| Box 3 | Folder 40 |
Pav Industries Inc. (Amneg Plastics)
|
1961-1964 |
| Box 3 | Folder 41 |
Pender Plastics Co.
|
1961-1965 |
| Box 3 | Folder 42 |
Penmar Novelties Inc.
|
1966 |
| Box 3 | Folder 43 |
Pilot Rubber Plastic Corp.
|
1959-1965 |
| Box 3 | Folder 44 |
Plastic Button
|
1961-1968 |
| Box 3 | Folder 45 |
Plastic Casting Production, Inc.
|
1969 |
| Box 3 | Folder 46 |
Plastic Mold Powder
|
1961-1969 |
| Box 3 | Folder 47 |
Plasticite Corp.
|
1964-1966 |
| Box 3 | Folder 48 |
Plas-Trix Co. Inc.
|
1961-1969 |
| Box 3 | Folder 49 |
Queen City Plastics Inc.
|
1961-1965 |
| Box 3 | Folder 50 |
John Rie Inc.
|
1961-1969 |
| Box 3 | Folder 51 |
Rolling Eyes Manufacturing Co.
|
1964-1969 |
| Box 3 | Folder 52 |
Sanita Plastic Ware Inc.
|
1965-1966 |
| Box 3 | Folder 53 |
Saxony Wool Corp.
|
1961-1963 |
| Box 3 | Folder 54 |
Silver Park Records Inc.
|
1960-1966 |
| Box 3 | Folder 55 |
Soptra Fabrics Corporation
|
1963-1964 |
| Box 3 | Folder 56 |
Strauss and Japo
|
1964-1966 |
| Box 3 | Folder 57 |
Sussex Newman Plastics Co.
|
1961-1964 |
| Box 3 | Folder 58 |
V. H. Swenson Inc.
|
1962 |
| Box 3 | Folder 59 |
Thomas Manufacturing Corp.
|
1958-1964 |
| Box 3 | Folder 60 |
Twisted Button Corp.
|
1967-1968 |
| Box 3 | Folder 61 |
Union City Plastics Division of Cavendish Record
|
1961-1962 |
| Box 3 | Folder 62 |
Werner-Klang
|
1959-1967 |
| Box 3 | Folder 63 |
White Star
|
1964-1970 |
| Box 3 | Folder 64 |
Whitestone Harrison Corp.
|
1961-1970 |
| Box 3 | Folder 65 |
Yorklyn Industries Inc.
|
1961-1965 |
| Box 4 | Folder 1 |
Minutes of the Health and Welfare Fund of the Plastic, Moulders and Novelty Workers
Union, Local 132.
|
1965-1971 |
| Box 4 | Folder 2 |
Local 132 Executive Board Minutes.
|
1965-1973 |
| Box 4 | Folder 3 |
Local 132 News
|
1957 |
|
Scope and Contents
May, 1957
|
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| Box 4 | Folder 4 |
Local 132 News
|
1973 |
|
Scope and Contents
April, 1973
|
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| Box 4 | Folder 5 |
Local 132 News
|
1973 |
|
Scope and Contents
June, 1973
|
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| Box 4 | Folder 6 |
Local 132 News
|
1973 |
|
Scope and Contents
July, 1973
|
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| Box 4 | Folder 7 |
Local 132 News
|
1976 |
|
Scope and Contents
May, 1976
|
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