ILGWU Local 155 Records
Collection Number: 5780/129
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Title:
ILGWU Local 155 Records, 1970-1972
Collection Number:
5780/129
Creator:
International Ladies' Garment
Workers' Union (ILGWU). Local 155;
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU)
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU)
Quantity:
0.5 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Records (documents) .
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
The collection contains records relating to Local 155's
elections in 1971 and the investigations of those elections the following
year.
Language:
Collection material in English, Spanish
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.
Local 155, International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union ILGWU), also known as the
Knitgoods Workers' Union, was chartered in 1933 and based in New York City.
The collection documents the appeal of February 1971 officer elections for Local 155.
Edward Tucker was a rank and file candidate running for manager-secretary of Local
155. He filed multiple appeals regarding the results of the elections on behalf of
the Rank and File slate regarding candidate nominations, favored candidates, and the
use of intimidation, harassment and fear of penalty for support the Rank and File
candidates. The collection includes hearing transcripts, documentation of the
numerous appeals and protests, records of the Election and Objection Committee, and
correspondence. Another election took place in March 1972 conducted by the U.S.
Labor Department after investigations into the fraud charges.
Names:
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.
Local 155 (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.
Clothing workers--Labor unions--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 (documents)
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:
ILGWU Local 155 Records #5780/129. Kheel Center for Labor-Management
Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
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Container
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Description
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Date
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1972 | |
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U.S. Department of Labor Investigation
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 | 1970-1971 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | 1971 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | 1971 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | 1970-1971 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 6 | 1970-1971 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | 1971 | |
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English and Spanish
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| Box 1 | Folder 8 | 1971-1972 | |
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English and Spanish
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| Box 1 | Folder 9 | 1971-1972 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 10 | 1972 | |