ILGWU Local 23-25 Records, 1972-1994
Collection Number: 5780/095
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
ILGWU Local 23-25 Records, 1972-1994
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
5780/095
Abstract:
The collection contains files of International Ladies Garment Workers Union Local
23-25, Blouse, Skirt and Sportswear Workers. Included are files of the Coalition of
Labor Union Women, as well as press releases, news clippings, and other printed material.
Creator:
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU). Local 23-25
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
Quanitities:
3 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English, Chinese
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.
Locals 23 and 25 of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU), as well
as the local resulting from their merger, local 23-25, also known as the Blouse, Skirt,
and Sportswear Workers' Union, were based in New York, New York. Local 23 was chartered
in 1903; Local 25 was chartered in 1905. Locals 23 and 25 merged and changed their
name to 23-25 officially on November 27, 1963.
This collection contains files of International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union Local
23-25, Blouse, Skirt and Sportswear Workers, documenting the work and members of the
local. Included are files of the Coalition of Labor Union Women, as well as press
releases, news clippings, and other printed material.
Subjects with sufficient material include information packets and meetings regarding
the 1990 U.S. Census, in which the local and May Chen were involved with the Chinatown
Census Committee to get the individuals and union members of Chinatown counted. Additionally,
Chinatown is documented through industry studies and proposals. There is a digest
of articles from the "Chinatown Press and at the end of the collection a large amount
of collected newspaper articles and clippings, mostly from Chinese publications. And
finally, there is substantial material on the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW).
Most of this involves the Asian members of Local 23-25 who formed the Chinese Committee
(see also 5780/059).
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 Local 23-25 Records #5780/095. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation
and Archives, Cornell University Library.
Names:
Coalition of Labor Union Women (U.S.)
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. Local 23-25 (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
Women's clothing industry -- United States
Women's clothing industry--New York (State)--New York.
Clothing workers -- Labor unions -- 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.
CONTAINER LIST
Container
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Description
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Date
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Box 1 | Folder 1 |
1990 Census Campaign Materials [folder 1 of 2]
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1980-1990 |
Scope and Contents
English and Chinese
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Box 1 | Folder 2 |
1990 Census Campaign Materials [folder 2 of 2]
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1980-1990 |
Scope and Contents
English and Chinese
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Box 1 | Folder 3 |
1990 Census Campaign. Chinatown Committee Materials
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1990 |
Scope and Contents
English and Chinese
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Box 1 | Folder 4 |
1990 Census Campaign. Chinatown Committee Poster and Essay Contests
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1989-1990 |
Scope and Contents
English and Chinese
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Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Local 23-25 Blouse, Skirt and Sportswear Workers Union. 1986 Statue of Liberty Essay
Winners [folder 1 of 2]
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1986-1987 |
Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Local 23-25 Blouse, Skirt and Sportswear Workers Union. 1986 Statue of Liberty Essay
Winners [folder 2 of 2]
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1986-1987 |
Box 1 | Folder 7 |
New York Statue of Liberty Centennial Commission. "Dreams and Visions from a New Generation
of Americans"
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1986 |
Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Local 23-25 Blouse, Skirt and Sportswear Workers Union. Study of the Garment Industry
in Chinatown
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1981 |
Box 1 | Folder 9 |
Chinatown Redevelopment Proposal
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1978-1981 |
Box 1 | Folder 10 |
Bathgate Industrial Park and Eastside Redevelopment Reports
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1978-1981 |
Box 1 | Folder 11 |
Buckhurst Fish Hutton Katz Chinatown Proposal
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1981 |
Box 1 | Folder 12 |
"Capital Needs and Priorities for the City of New York. Statement of the NYC Planning
Commission
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1979 |
Box 1 | Folder 13 |
Crown Heights Area Maintenance Program
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1972 |
Box 1 | Folder 14 |
"From Chinatown Press" [folder 1 of 2]
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1984-1987 |
Box 1 | Folder 15 |
"From the Chinatown Press" [folder 2 of 2]
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1984-1987 |
Box 1 | Folder 16 |
Local 23-25. The Chinatown Garment Industry Study. An Overview
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1983 |
Scope and Contents
English and Chinese
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Box 2 | Folder 1 |
Miscellaneous Union News
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1992 |
Scope and Contents
English and Chinese
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Box 2 | Folder 2 |
Coalition of Labor Union Women. Founding Celebration Materials
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1984 |
Box 2 | Folder 3 |
Coalition of Labor Union Women. New York City Chapter
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1984-1985 |
Box 2 | Folder 4 |
Coalition of Labor Union Women. Pamphlets and Logo Designs
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Box 2 | Folder 5 |
Coalition of Labor Union Woman. Chinese Committee Materials
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1983-1986 |
Scope and Contents
English and Chinese
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Box 2 | Folder 6 |
Coalition of Union Labor Women. Work and Family Materials
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Box 2 | Folder 7 |
Coalition of Labor Union Women. Civil Rights Materials
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1986 |
Box 2 | Folder 8 |
Coalition of Labor Union Women. South Africa Publications
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1985 |
Box 2 | Folder 9 |
Coalition of Labor Union Women. New York City Chapter Executive Board Meeting Agendas
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1986 |
Box 2 | Folder 10 |
Coalition of Labor Union Women. International Women's Day Celebration
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1985-1986 |
Box 2 | Folder 11 |
Coalition of Labor Union Women. Fourth Biennial Convention
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1986 |
Box 2 | Folder 12 |
Coalition of Labor Union Women. National Executive Board Meeting Memoranda and Materials
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1987 |
Box 2 | Folder 13 |
Coalition of Union Labor Women. Immigration Workshop
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1987 |
Box 2 | Folder 14 |
Coalition of Labor Union Women. Chinese Committee Activity Reports
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1988-1990 |
Box 2 | Folder 15 |
Coalition of Labor Union Women. Fifth Biennial Celebration Materials
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1988 |
Box 2 | Folder 16 |
Coalition of Labor Union Women. Miscellaneous Event Promotion
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1987-1988 |
Box 2 | Folder 17 |
Coalition of Labor Union Women. American Family Celebration Materials and Local Action
Kit
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1988 |
Box 2 | Folder 18 |
Coalition of Labor Union Women. American Family Celebration Travel Guides and Itineraries
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1988 |
Box 2 | Folder 19 |
Coalition of Labor Union Women. International Women's Day Organizational Information
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1988 |
Box 2 | Folder 20 |
Coalition of Labor Union Women. Informational Pamphlets and Notices
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1986-1987 |
Box 2 | Folder 21 |
Coalition of Labor Union Women. Informational Pamphlets and Notices
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1986-1988 |
Box 2 | Folder 22 |
Coalition of Labor Union Women. New York City Chapter Executive Board Materials
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1987-1989 |
Box 2 | Folder 23 |
Local 23-25. The Chinatown Garment Industry Study
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1983 |
Box 3 | Folder 1 |
Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings and Photocopies [folder 1 of 5]
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1993-1994 |
Scope and Contents
English and Chinese
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Box 3 | Folder 2 |
Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings and Photocopies [folder 2 of 5]
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1993-1994 |
Scope and Contents
English and Chinese
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Box 3 | Folder 3 |
Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings and Photocopies [folder 3 of 5]
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1993-1994 |
Scope and Contents
English and Chinese
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Box 3 | Folder 4 |
Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings and Photocopies [folder 4 of 5]
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1993-1994 |
Box 3 | Folder 5 |
Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings and Photocopies [folder 5 of 5]
|
1993-1994 |
Scope and Contents
English and Chinese
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Box 3 | Folder 6 |
Local 23-25, ILGWU. Campaign Materials
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1994 |
Scope and Contents
English and Chinese
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Box 3 | Folder 7 |
Fee, Ben. Local 23-25, ILGWU. Newsletter Templates and Drafts
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Box 3 | Folder 8 |
United in 1994 Campaign. Meeting Attendance Cards
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1994 |
Scope and Contents
May 5, 1994
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