ILGWU. Local 89 Minutes,1919-1968.
Collection Number: 5780/064
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives
Cornell
University Library
Title:
ILGWU. Local 89 minutes, 1919-1968.
Collection Number:
5780/064
Creator:
International Ladies'
Garment Workers' Union. Local 89 (New York, N.Y.)
Quantity:
4 linear feet
Forms of Material:
Minutes
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
This collection contains records of International Ladies'
Garment Workers' Union Local 64, the Italian Dressmakers' Union of New York City.
Materials include meeting minutes.
Language:
Collection material in English and Italian.
The International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union was founded in New York City in 1900
by mostly Socialist immigrant workers who sought to unite the various crafts in the
growing women's garment industry. The union soon reflected changes in the sector and
rapidly organized thousands of unskilled and semi-skilled women, mostly Jewish and
Italian young immigrants. Exemplifying the “new unionism,” the ILGWU led two of the
most widespread and best-known industrial strikes of the early Twentieth Century:
the shirtwaist makers’ strike of 1909 in New York City and the cloak makers’ strike
of 1910 in Chicago. The union also tried to adapt to the fragmented and unstable
nature of the industry. It adopted the “protocol of peace,” a system of industrial
relations that attempted to ensure stability and limit strikes and production
disruption by providing for an arbitration system to resolve disputes.
The ILGWU exemplified the European-style social unionism of its founding members.
They pursued bread and butter issues but provided educational opportunities,
benefits, and social programs to union members as well. In 1919, the ILGWU became
the first American union to negotiate an unemployment compensation fund that was
contributed to by its employers. The ILGWU also pioneered in the establishment of an
extremely progressive health care program for its members which included not only
regional Union Health Centers but also a resort for union workers, known as Unity
House. The Union also had an imaginative and pioneering Education Department which
not only trained workers in traditional union techniques, but provided courses in
citizenship and the English language.
David Dubinsky, an immigrant from Belarus who came to the US in 1911, provided strong
leadership that led to unprecedented growth in the union during his presidency from
1932 to 1966. He led the union through successful internal anti-communist struggles,
built on the ascendancy of industrial unionism by encouraging the formation of the
Committee for Industrial Organization, and helped the union become an important
political force in New York City and state politics, and in the national Democratic
Party and Liberal Party as well.
In the period following the Second World War, the union suffered a decline in
membership as manufacturers avoided unionization and took advantage of less
expensive labor by moving shops from the urban centers in the northeast to the
south, and later abroad. The ethnic and racial character of the ILGWU also changed
as European immigrants were supplanted by Asians, Latin Americans, African-
Americans, and immigrants from the Caribbean.
In July 1995 the ILGWU merged with the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union
(ACTWU) at a joint convention, forming UNITE (Union of Needletrades, Industrial and
Textile Employees). At the time the new union had a membership of about 250,000 in
the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.
Local 89 of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU), also known as
the Italian Dressmakers' Union, was based in New York, New York.
This collection contains records of International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
Local 64, the Italian Dressmakers' Union of New York City. Materials include meeting
minutes.
Names:
International Ladies' Garment Workers'
Union.
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.
Local 89 (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
Women's clothing industry--United
States.
Women's clothing industry--New York (State)--New
York.
Labor unions--Clothing workers--United
States.
Labor unions--Clothing workers--New York
(State)--New York.
Clothing workers--United States.
Clothing workers--New York (State)--New
York.
Industrial relations--United States.
Industrial relations--New York (State)--New
York.
Form and Genre Terms:
Records.
Access Restrictions:
The ILGWU Records, except for publications and materials produced for
publication, are restricted. Materials created prior to twenty years from the
current date are open to researchers only with prior written permission from the
Director of the Kheel Center; materials created during the past twenty-years are
closed; the minutes of the General Executive Board are closed. For more
information contact the Kheel Center.
Cite As:
ILGWU. Local 89 minutes. 5780/064. Kheel Center for Labor-Management
Documentation and Archives, Martin P. Catherwood Library, Cornell
University.
5780. ILGWU records
5780/023. ILGWU. Local 89. Luigi Antonini correspondence
5780/024. ILGWU. Local 89 records
5780/213. ILGWU. Local 89-22-1 records
"Permanent deposit"
Series I contains the minutes of several of Local 89's committees, as well as
membership meetings from 1919 to 1923. Series II contains minutes of the Executive
Committee's meetings from 1917 to 1974. Series III contains minutes of the Finance
Committee's meetings from 1923 to 1973. Series IV contains minutes of the Relief and
Emergency Welfare Fund Committee's meetings from 1945 to 1968.
| Series I. Committee minutes, 1919-1971 | |
| Series II. Executive board minutes, 1919-1974 | |
| Series III. Finance committee, 1923-1973 | |
| Series IV. Relief and Emergency Welfare Fund Committee, 1945-1968 | |
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Container
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Description
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Date
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Advisory Board. Main District and Branch Offices
Minutes.
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1934-1935 |
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May 1934 - December 1935
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Appeal Committee.
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1934-1941 |
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June 1934 - December 1941
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
District Membership Meeting. Main Office.
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1934-1935 |
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August 1934 - June 1935
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| Box 1 | Folder 4 |
General Council Minutes
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1937-1942 |
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1. April 23, 1937 - March 25, 1942
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| Box 1 | Folder 5 |
General Council Minutes
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1942-1959 |
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2. May 29, 1942 - April 22, 1959
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
General Membership Meeting of Main and Branch
Offices.
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1927-1935 |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 |
IDWU Summer Colony, Inc. Board of Directors Minutes.
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1920-1923 |
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October 14, 1920 - April 30, 1923
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| Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Main District Minutes
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1936-1956 |
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1. January 6, 1936 - October 18, 1956
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| Box 1 | Folder 9 |
Main District Minutes
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1968-1971 |
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2. 1968 - 1971
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| Box 1 | Folder 10 |
Meeting of Standing Committees.
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1919-1923 |
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December 1, 1919 - April 30, 1923
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| Box 1 | Folder 11 |
Membership Meeting Minutes.
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1919-1923 |
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November 26, 1919 - April 23, 1923
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| Box 2 | Folder 1 |
Executive Board. Minutes.
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1919-1923 |
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December 1, 1919 - April 30, 1923
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| Box 2 | Folder 2 |
Executive Board. Minutes.
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1927-1932 |
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May 1927 - April 1932
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| Box 2 | Folder 3 |
Executive Board. Minutes.
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1932-1935 |
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May 1932 - December 1935
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| Box 2 | Folder 4 |
Executive Board. Minutes.
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1936-1937 |
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January 3, 1936 - March 19, 1937
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| Box 2 | Folder 5 |
Executive Board. Minutes.
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1937-1938 |
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April 22, 1937 - December 16, 1938
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| Box 2 | Folder 6 |
Executive Board. Minutes.
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1939-1940 |
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January 1939 - December 1940
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| Box 2 | Folder 7 |
Executive Board. Minutes.
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1941-1943 |
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January 3, 1941 - December 17, 1943
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| Box 2 | Folder 8 |
Executive Board. Minutes.
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1944-1944 |
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January 7, 1944 - December 19, 1944
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| Box 2 | Folder 9 |
Executive Board. Minutes.
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1945-1946 |
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January 12, 1945 - December 27, 1946
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| Box 2 | Folder 10 |
Executive Board. Minutes.
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1947-1948 |
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January 17, 1947 - December 17, 1948
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| Box 3 | Folder 1 |
Executive Board. Minutes.
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1949-1950 |
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January 14, 1949 - December 8, 1950
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| Box 3 | Folder 2 |
Executive Board. Minutes.
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1951-1952 |
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January 5, 1951 - December 19, 1952
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| Box 3 | Folder 3 |
Executive Board. Minutes.
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1953-1954 |
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February 1, 1953 - December 17, 1954
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| Box 3 | Folder 4 |
Executive Board. Minutes.
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1955-1956 |
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January 14, 1955 - December 28, 1956
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| Box 3 | Folder 5 |
Executive Board. Minutes.
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1957-1959 |
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February 8, 1957 - March 6, 1959
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| Box 3 | Folder 6 |
Executive Board. Minutes.
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1959-1962 |
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March 21, 1959 - March 23, 1962
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| Box 3 | Folder 7 |
Executive Board. Minutes.
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1962-1965 |
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March 31, 1962 - February 19, 1965
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| Box 3 | Folder 8 |
Executive Board. Minutes.
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1965-1968 |
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March 10, 1965 - February 27, 1968
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| Box 3 | Folder 9 |
Executive Board. Minutes.
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1968-1971 |
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March 8, 1968 - February 2, 1971
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| Box 3 | Folder 10 |
Executive Board. Minutes.
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1971-1974 |
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February 23, 1971 - January 8, 1974
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| Box 4 | Folder 1 |
Executive Board Finance Committee Minutes.
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1923-1924 |
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May 1, 1923 - April 30, 1924
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| Box 4 | Folder 2 |
Finance Committee
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1927-1937 |
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1. March 16, 1927 - December 7, 1937
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| Box 4 | Folder 3 |
Finance Committee
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1938-1942 |
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2. January 1938 - April 1942
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| Box 4 | Folder 4 |
Finance Committee
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1942-1952 |
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3. May 25, 1942 - March 5, 1952
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| Box 4 | Folder 5 |
Finance Committee
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1952-1961 |
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4. May 19, 1952 - December 4, 1961
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| Box 4 | Folder 6 |
Finance Committee
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1962-1972 |
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5. January 8, 1962 - December 5, 1972
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| Box 4 | Folder 7 |
Finance Committee Minutes.
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1973 |
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January 2, 1973
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| Box 4 | Folder 8 |
Relief and Emergency Welfare Fund Committee Minutes
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1945-1951 |
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1. January 6, 1945 - December 20, 1951
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| Box 4 | Folder 9 |
Emergency Welfare Fund Committee Minutes
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1952-1956 |
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2. March 3, 1952 - December 5, 1956
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| Box 4 | Folder 10 |
Emergency Welfare Fund Committee Minutes
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1957-1962 |
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3. February 13, 1957 - February 5, 1962
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| Box 4 | Folder 11 |
Emergency Welfare Fund Administrative Committee.
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1962-1968 |
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April 27, 1962 - February 1, 1968
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