ILGWU. Pacific Northwest District Council photographs, 1989-1992
Collection Number: 5780/207 P
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
ILGWU. Pacific Northwest District Council photographs, 1989-1992
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
5780/207 P
Abstract:
This collection consists of photographs transferred from the records of the Pacific
Northwest District Council. Included are photographs of a rally against NAFTA, meetings,
and other union events.
Creator:
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
Quanitities:
0.5 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English
Founded in 1900 by local union delegates representing about 2,000 members in cities
in the northeastern United States, the ILGWU grew in geographical scope, membership
size, 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. In 1995, the ILGWU merged with the Amalgamated
Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU) to form the Union of Needletrades, Industrial
and Textile Employees (UNITE).
Formed in 1979, the Pacific Northwest District Council included local unions that
had previously been part of the San Francisco Joint Board, and Local 184 of Seattle,
Washington.
Mattie Jackson, former Manager of the San Francisco Joint Board, served as the first
Manager of the Pacific Northwest District Council. Upon Jackson's retirement in 1990,
Katie Quan was appointed manager. Quan managed the district through the ILGWU's merger
with ACTWU in 1995, and headed the new UNITE district until 1998.
The collection consists of a small collection of snapshots from such events as an
anti-NAFTA rally, a press conference, and various meetings and dinner functions from
the Pacific Northwest District.
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference
archivist for access to these materials.
This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and
Procedures for Document Use.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
ILGWU. Pacific Northwest District Council photographs #5780/207 P. Kheel Center for
Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
Related Collections: 5780: ILGWU records 5780/207: ILGWU. Pacific Northwest District Council records 5780/207 AV: ILGWU. Pacific Northwest District Council audio-visual materials
Names:
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union -- Photographs.
Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees -- Photographs.
UNITE HERE (Organization) -- Photographs.
Subjects:
Clothing workers -- Labor unions -- New York (State) -- Photographs.
Women's clothing industry -- Labor unions -- New York (State) -- Photographs.
Industrial relations -- New York (State)
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 |
[No NAFTA rally]
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Scope and Contents
California, circa 1993
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
[Press conference]
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
[Miscellaneous]
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1989-1992 |
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Scope and Contents
Includes: group photos at dinners and meetings
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