ILGWU Canadian Publications
Collection Number: 5780/172
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Title:
ILGWU Canadian Publications,
1936-1984
Collection Number:
5780/172
Creator:
International Ladies' Garment
Workers' Union (ILGWU)
Quantity:
0.5 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Publications (documents) .
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
This collection includes Canadian publications by and about
the International Ladies' Garment Workers'
Language:
Collection material in English, French, Italian, Yiddish
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.
Names:
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.
Subjects:
Women's clothing industry--United States.
Women's clothing industry--Canada.
Clothing workers--Labor unions--United States.
Clothing workers--Labor unions--Canada.
Clothing workers--United States.
Clothing workers--Canada.
Industrial relations--United States.
Industrial relations--Canada.
Form and Genre Terms:
Publications (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 Canadian Publications #5780/172. Kheel Center for Labor-Management
Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
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Box 1 | Folder 1 | 1983-1984 | |
In Italian and French
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Box 1 | Folder 1 | ||
Format: Publication
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Item is in Italian.
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Box 1 | Folder 1 | ||
Format: Publication
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Item is in French.
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Box 1 | Folder 1 | ||
Format: Publication
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Item is in English; French.
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Box 1 | Folder 1 | ||
Format: Publication
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By Local 262. Item is in English; French.
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Box 1 | Folder 2 | 1938 | |
Format: Publication
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Box 1 | Folder 2 | ||
Format: Publication
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By Needle Trades Council of Greater Winnipeg. New Year's Eve Ball and
Frolic. Souvenir Journal. Item is in English.
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Box 1 | Folder 3 | 1936 | |
Format: Publication
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January 18
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Box 1 | Folder 3 | ||
Format: Publication
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January 18, 1936. Souvenir Program. Item is in English.
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Box 1 | Folder 4 | 1956 | |
Format: Publication
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February 21
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Box 1 | Folder 4 | ||
Format: Publication
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By Shane Bernard. February 21, 1956. Item is in English.
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Box 1 | Folder 5 | 1949 | |
Format: Publication
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Box 1 | Folder 5 | ||
Format: Publication
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December 22, 1949. 2 copies. Item is in English; Yiddish.
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Box 1 | Folder 6 | 1952 | |
Format: Publication
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in English and French
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Box 1 | Folder 6 | ||
Format: Publication
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By Local 262. 2 copies. Item is in English; French.
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Box 1 | Folder 7 | 1961 | |
Format: Publication
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Box 1 | Folder 7 | ||
Format: Publication
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Item is in English; Yiddish.
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Box 1 | Folder 8 | 1956 | |
Format: Publication
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January 13
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Box 1 | Folder 8 | ||
Format: Publication
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January 13, 1956. Item is in English.
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Box 1 | Folder 9 | 1980 | |
Format: Publication
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February 13
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Box 1 | Folder 9 | ||
Format: Publication
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By Stephen Perkal. February 13, 1980. Item is in English.
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Box 1 | Folder 10 | 1936 | |
Format: Publication
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Box 1 | Folder 10 | ||
Format: Publication
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February 14-16, 1936. Item is in English; Yiddish.
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