ILGWU. Pacific Northwest District Council photographs
Collection Number: 5780/207 P
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Title:
ILGWU. Pacific Northwest District Council
photographs, 1989-1992
Collection Number:
5780/207 P
Creator:
International Ladies' Garment Workers'
Union
Quantity:
0.5 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Photographs.
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives,
Cornell University Library
Abstract:
This collection consists of photographs transferred from the records
of the Pacific Northwest District Council. Included are photographs of a rally against NAFTA,
meetings, and other union events.
Language:
Collection material in English
Founded in 1900 by local union delegates representing about 2,000 members in cities in the
northeastern United States, the ILGWU grew in geographical scope, membership size, 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. In
1995, the ILGWU merged with the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU) to form
the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE).
Formed in 1979, the Pacific Northwest District Council included local unions that had
previously been part of the San Francisco Joint Board, and Local 184 of Seattle, Washington.
Mattie Jackson, former Manager of the San Francisco Joint Board, served as the first Manager
of the Pacific Northwest District Council. Upon Jackson's retirement in 1990, Katie Quan was
appointed manager. Quan managed the district through the ILGWU's merger with ACTWU in 1995, and
headed the new UNITE district until 1998.
The collection consists of a small collection of snapshots from such events as an anti-NAFTA
rally, a press conference, and various meetings and dinner functions from the Pacific Northwest
District.
Names:
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union --
Photographs.
Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees --
Photographs.
UNITE HERE (Organization) -- Photographs.
Subjects:
Clothing workers -- Labor unions -- New York (State) --
Photographs.
Women's clothing industry -- Labor unions -- New York
(State) -- Photographs.
Industrial relations -- New York (State)
Form and Genre Terms:
Photographs.
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. Pacific Northwest District Council photographs #5780/207 P. Kheel Center for
Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
Related Collections:
5780: ILGWU records
5780/207: ILGWU. Pacific Northwest District Council records
5780/207 AV: ILGWU. Pacific Northwest District Council audio-visual materials
5780: ILGWU records
5780/207: ILGWU. Pacific Northwest District Council records
5780/207 AV: ILGWU. Pacific Northwest District Council audio-visual materials
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Container
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Description
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Date
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 | ||
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California, circa 1993
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | 1989-1992 | |
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Includes: group photos at dinners and meetings
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