UNITE Local 155 Photographs, 1995-1996
Collection Number: 6000/033 P

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

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
UNITE Local 155 Photographs, 1995-1996
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
6000/033 P
Creator:
Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE)
UNITE Local 155
Quanitities:
0.5 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English
Biographical / Historical

UNITE, the Union of Needle Trades, Industrial, and Textile Employees was formed in 1995 after a merger between the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) and the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU).
In 2004 they announced they would merge with the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union (HERE) which created UNITE HERE.
Jay Mazur served as president of UNITE from its beginning until his retirement in 2001. Bruce Raynor was elected president at that time and served until the HERE merger.
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Conditions Governing Use

This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Preferred Citation

UNITE Local 155 Photographs #6000/033 P. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
Related Materials

Related Collections: 6000/033: UNITE Local 155 Records 6000 MB: UNITE Memorabilia 6000 AV: UNITE Audio-Visual Collection 6000 G: UNITE Posters 6000 MB: UNITE Memorabilia 6000 P: UNITE Photographs 6000 PUBS: UNITE Publications
SUBJECTS

Names:
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union --Photographs
Union of Needletrades, Industrial, and Textile Employees --Photographs
Union of Needletrades, Industrial, and Textile Employees. Local 155--Photographs
UNITE HERE (Organization) --Photographs
Subjects:
Hospitality industry--Employees--Labor unions
CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Box 1 Folder 1
UNITE Local 155 (1995)
 1995
Scope and Contents
black and white photograph negatives
Box 1 Folder 2
UNITE Local 155 (1996)
 1996
Scope and Contents
Black and white photograph negatives
Box 1 Folder 3
UNITE Local 155
Scope and Contents
73 photographs
Box 1 Folder 4
Sweatshop protest
Scope and Contents
23 photographs
Box 1 Folder 5
Miscellaneous photographs
Scope and Contents
113 photographs ; newspaper clipping