ILGWU Canadian Publications, 1936-1984
Collection Number: 5780/172
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
ILGWU Canadian Publications, 1936-1984
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
5780/172
Abstract:
This collection includes Canadian publications by and about the International Ladies'
Garment Workers'
Creator:
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
Quanitities:
0.5 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English, French, Italian, Yiddish
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.
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INFORMATION FOR USERS
ILGWU Canadian Publications #5780/172. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation
and Archives, Cornell University Library.
Related Collections: 5780: ILGWU records 5780/169: ILGWU Local Publications
Subjects:
Women's clothing industry -- United States
Women's clothing industry--Canada.
Clothing workers--Labor unions--United States.
Clothing workers--Labor unions--Canada.
Clothing workers -- United States
Clothing workers--Canada.
Industrial relations -- United States
Industrial relations--Canada.
CONTAINER LIST
Container
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Description
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Date
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Box 1 | Folder 1 |
ILGWU Canada Pamphlets
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1983-1984 |
Scope and Contents
In Italian and French
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Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Item 1: L'UIOVD Siamo Noi
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Format: Publication
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Scope and Contents
Item is in Italian.
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Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Item 2: L'U.I.O.V.D. C'est Nous
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Format: Publication
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Scope and Contents
Item is in French.
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Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Item 3: Education Programme
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Format: Publication
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Scope and Contents
Item is in English; French.
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Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Item 4: Dressmakers . . .
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Format: Publication
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Scope and Contents
By Local 262. Item is in English; French.
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Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Winnipeg Needle Trades Council Annual Journal
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1938 |
Format: Publication
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Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Item 1: Winnipeg Needle Trades Council Annual Journal
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Format: Publication
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Scope and Contents
By Needle Trades Council of Greater Winnipeg. New Year's Eve Ball and Frolic. Souvenir
Journal. Item is in English.
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Box 1 | Folder 3 |
ILGWU Joint Council Cloak and Dressmakers Union Journal
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1936 |
Format: Publication
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Scope and Contents
January 18
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Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Item 1: ILGWU Joint Council Cloak and Dressmakers Union Twenty-Fifth Jubilee
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Format: Publication
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Scope and Contents
January 18, 1936. Souvenir Program. Item is in English.
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Box 1 | Folder 4 |
Memorandum on Behalf of the ILGWU Presented to the Royal Commission on Canadian Economic
Prospects by Shane Bernard
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1956 |
Format: Publication
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Scope and Contents
February 21
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Box 1 | Folder 4 |
Item 1: Memorandum on Behalf of the ILGWU Presented to the Royal Commission on Canadian
Economic Prospects
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Format: Publication
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Scope and Contents
By Shane Bernard. February 21, 1956. Item is in English.
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Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Toronto Cloakmakers Union 40th Anniversary Souvenir Journal
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1949 |
Format: Publication
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Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Item 1: Toronto Cloakmakers Union 40th Anniversary Souvenir Journal
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Format: Publication
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Scope and Contents
December 22, 1949. 2 copies. Item is in English; Yiddish.
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Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Montreal Dressmakers Union 15th Anniversary Journal
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1952 |
Format: Publication
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Scope and Contents
in English and French
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Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Item 1: Montreal Dressmakers Union 15th Anniversary Journal
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Format: Publication
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Scope and Contents
By Local 262. 2 copies. Item is in English; French.
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Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Toronto Joint Board Cloakmakers Union 50th Anniversary Souvenir Journal
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1961 |
Format: Publication
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Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Item 1: Toronto Joint Board Cloakmakers Union 50th Anniversary Souvenir Journal
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Format: Publication
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Scope and Contents
Item is in English; Yiddish.
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Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Montreal Dress Manufacturers' Guild Memorandum on Behalf of the Dress Industry Presented
to the Royal Commission on Canada's Economic Prospects
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1956 |
Format: Publication
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Scope and Contents
January 13
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Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Item 1: Montreal Dress Manufacturers' Guild Memorandum on Behalf of the Dress Industry
Presented to the Royal Commission on Canada's Economic Prospects
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Format: Publication
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Scope and Contents
January 13, 1956. Item is in English.
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Box 1 | Folder 9 |
Statement Before the Textile and Clothing Board - Testimony on Behalf of the ILGWU
in Canada, by Stephen Perkal
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1980 |
Format: Publication
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Scope and Contents
February 13
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Box 1 | Folder 9 |
Item 1: Statement Before the Textile and Clothing Board - Testimony on Behalf of the
ILGWU in Canada, by Stephen Perkal
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Format: Publication
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Scope and Contents
By Stephen Perkal. February 13, 1980. Item is in English.
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Box 1 | Folder 10 |
Toronto Cloakmakers' Union 25th Anniversary Souvenir Journal
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1936 |
Format: Publication
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Box 1 | Folder 10 |
Item 1: Toronto Cloakmakers' Union 25th Anniversary Souvenir Journal
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Format: Publication
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Scope and Contents
February 14-16, 1936. Item is in English; Yiddish.
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