UNITE HERE Records
Collection Number: 6200
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives
Cornell University Library
Title:
UNITE HERE Records, 1913-2010
Collection Number:
6200
Creator:
UNITE HERE (Organization)
Quantity:
77.5 linear feet
Forms of Material:
Audiovisual material, awards, banners, correspondence, memorabilia, photographs, publications, records, scrapbooks.
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Records of UNITE HERE, especially Local 23-25, and its predessor unions, UNITE and HERE.
Language:
Collection material in English, Spanish,
French, Chinese, Yiddish
UNITE HERE is a labor union in the United States and Canada, that was formed in 2004 by the merger of the Union of Needletrades,
Industrial, and Textile Employees (UNITE) and Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union (HERE). The membership
is made up mainly of workers in the hotel, food service, laundry, warehouse, and casino gaming industries. In 2005, UNITE
HERE left the AFL-CIO and joined the Change to Win Federation along with other unions including the Teamsters, SEIU and
the UFCW. In May 2009, Bruce Raynor, president, left UNITE HERE, taking with him several local unions and between 105,000
and 150,000 members. They formed Workers United.
September 17, 2009, UNITE HERE announced that it would re-join the AFL-CIO.
Names:
Raynor, Burce
Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union
HERE (Organization)
UNITE HERE (Organization)
UNITE (Organization)
Union of Needletrades, Industrial, and Textile Employees
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
New School University
Sidney Hillman Foundation
Textile Workers Union of America
Workers United
Subjects:
Clothing workers--Labor unions--United States
Collective bargaining--Clothing industry--United States.
Collective bargaining--Textile industry--United States.
Textile workers--Labor unions--United States.
Form and Genre Terms:
Audiovisual material.
Awards.
Banners.
Correspondence.
Memorabilia.
Photographs.
Publications.
Records.
Scrapbooks.
Access Restrictions:
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.
Restrictions on Use:
This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.
Cite As:
UNITE HERE Records #6200. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
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Contains VHS tapes of the merger convention for UNITE and HERE, as well as other VHS tapes and CD/DVDs.
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Contains 16 historic banners used in parades and union halls. The banners are from Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
(ACWA), Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers of America (ACTWU), and other unions and locals.
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Contains photographs from UNITE, HERE, and UNITE HERE locals, conventions, and organizing drives.
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Contains annual reports, constitutions, pension booklets, training booklets, and other informational material published by
the union for its members.
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Contains local union material regarding New School University security officers.
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Contains mostly documents pertaining to the merger of Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA) and Textile Workers Union
of America (TWUA) into Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU) in 1976. Also includes several ACWA and ACTWU
national agreements.
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Contains convention material, reports, and organizing materials.
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Contains the awards presentation programs and other material for the 2007 and 2008 awards for socially-responsible journalism.
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Contains .
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Contains awards given to May Chen, samples of clothing bearing the UNITE HERE logo for members, and other UNITE HERE union
memorabilia.
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Contains 11 photographs and 22 35mm slides, mostly unlabeled.
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Contains Joint Board records concerning negotiations with companies in the New England region.
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