ILGWU Publications Justice

Collection Number: 5780/051 PUBS

Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
ILGWU Publications Justice, 1931-1995
Collection Number:
5780/051 PUBS
Creator:
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU)
Quantity:
6 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Publications.
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Contains issues of Justice published between 1975 and 1995 and 1931-1933.
Language:
Collection material in English


ILGWU ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

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.

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

Justice was the official organ of the ILGWU from 1919 to 1995. Editions of Justice were published in English, Italian, Spanish, and Yiddish. When compared side by side, the content of some of these different editions of Justice shows significant differences.

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

The collection consists of issues of Justice published between 1975-1995. There is also a bound volume from 1931-1933.
SUBJECTS

Names:
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.

Subjects:
Clothing workers--Labor unions--New York (State)--New York.
Clothing workers--Labor unions--United States.
Textile workers--New York (State)--New York.
Textile workers--United States.

Form and Genre Terms:
Publications.


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Cite As:
ILGWU Publications Justice #5780/051 PUBS. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.

RELATED MATERIALS

Related Collections:
5780: ILGWU records
5780/070: ILGWU Publication "The Ladies' Garment Worker"
5780/070 mf: ILGWU Publication "The Ladies' Garment Worker" on Microfilm
5780/051 mf: ILGWU Justice on Microfilm
5780/180: ILGWU Publication "Justice" Index
5780/185 mf: ILGWU Publication "Gerechtigkeit" (Justice) on Microfilm
5780/186: ILGWU Publication "Giustizia" (Justice)
5780/186 mf: ILGWU Publication "Giustizia" (Justice) on Microfilm
5780/201: ILGWU Publication "Justicia" (Justice)

CONTAINER LIST

Container
Description
Date
Box 1 Folder 1 1975-1982
Box 1 Folder 1
Format: Publication
By International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. Item is in English.
Box 2 Folder 1 1983-1995
Format: Publication
Box 2 Folder 1
Format: Publication
By International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. Item is in English.
Box 3 Folder 1 1931-1933
Format: Publication
Box 4 Folder 5 1967
Format: Publication
July 1, 1967 - December 1, 1967
Box 4 Folder 4 1967
Format: Publication
January 1, 1967 - June 15, 1967; Missing May 1, 1967, June 1, 1967
Box 4 Folder 3 1966
Format: Publication
January 15, 1966 - December 15, 1966; Missing February 1, 1966, March 1, 1966, March 15, 1966, April 1, 1966, April 15, 1966, May 1, 1966, May 15, 1966, June 1, 1966, June 15,1966, November 15, 1966
Box 4 Folder 2 1965
Format: Publication
January 15, 1965 - September 1, 1965; Missing March 1, 1965, April 15,1965, August 15, 1965
Box 4 Folder 1 1964
Format: Publication
January 1, 1964 - December 15, 1964; Missing October 15, 1964, November 1, 1964
Box 5 Folder 4 1969
Format: Publication
July 1, 1969 - December 1, 1969; Missing July 15, 1969, August 1, 1969
Box 5 Folder 3 1969
Format: Publication
January 1, 1969 - June 15, 1969; Missing March 15, 1969
Box 5 Folder 2 1968
Format: Publication
July 1, 1968 - December 15, 1968; Missing July 15, 1968, August 15, 1968
Box 5 Folder 1 1968
Format: Publication
January 1, 1968 - June 15, 1968
Box 6 Folder 4 1971
Format: Publication
July 1, 1971 - December 15, 1971
Box 6 Folder 3 1971
Format: Publication
January 1, 1971 - June 15, 1971; Missing January 15, 1971
Box 6 Folder 2 1970
Format: Publication
July 15, 1970 - December 15, 1970; Missing September 1, 1970
Box 6 Folder 1 1970
Format: Publication
January 1, 1970 - June 15, 1970
Box 7 Folder 4 1973
Format: Publication
July 1, 1973 - December 15, 1973
Box 7 Folder 3 1973
Format: Publication
January 1, 1973 - June 15, 1973
Box 7 Folder 2 1972
Format: Publication
June 15, 1972 - December 15, 1972
Box 7 Folder 1 1972
Format: Publication
January 1, 1972 - June 1, 1972
Box 8 Folder 4 1975
Format: Publication
July 1, 1975 - December 15, 1975
Box 8 Folder 3 1975
Format: Publication
January 1, 1975 - June 15, 1975; Missing May 1, 1975, May 15, 1975
Box 8 Folder 2 1974
Format: Publication
July 1, 1974 - December 15, 1974
Box 8 Folder 1 1974
Format: Publication
January 1, 1974 - June 15, 1974
Box 9 Folder 4 1977
Format: Publication
July 1, 1977 - December 1, 1977
Box 9 Folder 3 1977
Format: Publication
January 1, 1977 - May 15, 1977
Box 9 Folder 2 1976
Format: Publication
July 1, 1976 - December 15, 1976
Box 9 Folder 1 1976
Format: Publication
January 1, 1976 - June 15, 1976; Missing February 1, 1976
Box 10 Folder 3 1979
Format: Publication
January 1, 1979 - December 1979; Missing June 1979, August 1979, September 1979
Box 10 Folder 2 1978
Format: Publication
July 1, 1978 - December 15, 1978; Missing September 15, 1978
Box 10 Folder 1 1978
Format: Publication
January 1, 1978 - June 15, 1978
Box 11 Folder 5 1984
Format: Publication
January 1984 - November 1984
Box 11 Folder 4 1983
Format: Publication
January 1983 - December 1983
Box 11 Folder 3 1983
Format: Publication
February 1983 - December 1983; Missing June 1983
Box 11 Folder 2 1981
Format: Publication
January 1981 - November 1981
Box 11 Folder 1 1980
Format: Publication
March 1980 - October 1980
Box 12 Folder 4 1990
Format: Publication
January 1990 - December 1990; Missing October 1990
Box 12 Folder 3 1987
Format: Publication
January 1987 - December 1987
Box 12 Folder 2 1986
Format: Publication
January 1986 - December 1986
Box 12 Folder 1 1985
Format: Publication
January 1985 - December 1985; Missing September 1985
Box 13 Folder 5 1995
Format: Publication
January 1995 - June 1995; Missing February, May 1995
Box 13 Folder 4 1994
Format: Publication
January 1994 - December 1994; Missing February 1994, May 1994, August 1994, November 1994
Box 13 Folder 3 1993
Format: Publication
January 1993 - December 1993; Missing February 1993, May 1993, August 1993, November 1993
Box 13 Folder 2 1992
Format: Publication
January 1992 - December 1992
Box 13 Folder 1 1991
Format: Publication
January 1991 - December 1991
Box 14 Folder 6 1993
Format: Publication
Hardbound copy: January 1993 - December 1993 (no months February, May, August, or November); copy 2
Box 14 Folder 5 1993
Format: Publication
Hardbound copy: January 1993 - December 1993 (no months February, May, August, or November); copy 1
Box 14 Folder 4 1992
Format: Publication
Hardbound copy: January 1992 - December 1992
Box 14 Folder 3 1991
Format: Publication
Hardbound copy: January 1991 - December 1991
Box 14 Folder 2 1989
Format: Publication
Hardbound copy: January 1989 - December 1989
Box 14 Folder 1 1988
Format: Publication
Hardbound copy: January 1988 - December 1988
Box 15 Folder 2 1995
Format: Publication
Hardbound copy: January 1995 - December 1995 (no months February, May, August, November); each month has a copy in English and a copy in Spanish
Box 15 Folder 1 1994
Format: Publication
Hardbound copy: January 1994 - December 1994 (no months February, May, August, or November)