Public employees
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Adair Damman Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP002106
Abstract
Adair Damman's affiliation with SEIU began in 1981, and Damman worked at SEIU for a number of years, most notably as an organizer. Presently. Damman works as the Legislative Director of Local 925 in Seattle, Washington. These records primarily document Damman's earlier work during the 1980s and 1990s. Much of the material focuses on Local 1864 in Nevada, Local 707 and the Mendocino County Employees Association in California, Local 880 in Boston, and organizing Local 6. Predominate topics are...
Dates:
1977 - 2003; Majority of material found within 1987 - 1998
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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Adair Damman Papers
AFSCME Office of the President: Gerald W. McEntee Records
Collection
Identifier: LR001988
Abstract
Gerald W. McEntee became president of AFSCME in 1981. Some of the issues reflected in Part I of this collection include the anti-apartheid movement; health care reform, especially under the Clinton White House; affirmative action; AIDS; presidential politics and union campaign support; international labor relations; and legislative affairs. The records also include information on state locals and councils, AFSCME's relationship to other labor unions and organizations, and AFSCME's judicial...
Dates:
1977 - 2003; Majority of material found within 1982 - 2003
AFSCME Power to the Public Worker Oral Histories
Collection
Identifier: LOH002243
Abstract
In 1973, Richard N. Billings and John Greenya contracted with AFSCME to write a history of the union, resulting in the 1974 book
Dates:
1973-03-26 - 1973-07-26
AFSCME Public Policy Analysis Department Records
Collection
Identifier: LR001994
Abstract
Part 1 of the AFSCME Public Policy Analysis Department Records focuses on Deinstitutionalization, particularly at Wayne County General Hospital (WCGH). The hospital complex was located in western Wayne County, Michigan, approximately 16 miles west of downtown Detroit. Deinstitutionalization represented a major change in philosophy for mental health treatment delivery and was the term given to the process whereby mentally ill patients were moved out of large public hospitals and into smaller...
Dates:
1963 - 1984; Majority of material found within 1973 - 1981
AFSCME Publications
Collection
Identifier: LR002503
Abstract
AFSCME Publications is a collection comprised of serials created and collected by AFSCME International, District Councils, and Locals. The collection also contains material produced as part of AFSCME’s biannual international conventions and articles published about AFSCME from an academic standpoint. The publications in this collection arrived at the Reuther Library over time and came from multiple sources.
The collection features AFSCME’s official publication, which was first known...
Dates:
1935 - 2019; Majority of material found within 1937 - 1973
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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AFSCME Publications
AFT Local 1295: Wayne State University Federation of Teachers Records
Collection
Identifier: LR000688
Abstract
Serving employees of Wayne State University, this local was originally established as a branch of the Detroit Federation of Teachers. The collection contains minutes, reports, and some correspondence. The subjects deal with internal union organization and activities.
Dates:
1957 - 1974
AFT Office of the President Records
Collection
Identifier: LR001553
Abstract
Minutes, correspondence, reports, publications covering the president's office of Carl Megel and predominantly Charlie Cogen and David Selden. Important subjects are teacher strikes, contract negotiations, school desegregation, Oceanhill-Brownsville, education legislation, job stress, teacher centers.
The records are divided into two parts.
The records are divided into two parts.
Dates:
1960 - 1974; Majority of material found within 1968 - 1974
AFT Organizing Department Records
Collection
Identifier: LR002654
Abstract
The Organizing Department facilitates the growth of local affiliates of the American Federation of Teachers. Under the tenures of David Selden and Albert Shanker, both of whom had extensive organizing experience prior to their respective presidencies, organizing efforts ramped up significantly in the 1960s and 1970s. The AFT was the fastest growing union in the mid-1970s when organizing became a distinct department. The department provides services and resources to state and local affiliates...
Dates:
1961 - 2004
Jim McGarvey Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP002383
Abstract
Jim McGarvey was born April 17, 1942. He attended Carrol College graduating in 1965 with a major in Sociology and a teaching certificate. For the next six years he taught at Butte High School and quickly became the president of the Butte Teacher’s Union. In 1971, McGarvey took the position as Executive Director of the Montana Federation of Teachers (MFT). Over time, McGarvey took the MFT with a membership of 500 and only three locals to a membership of over 6000 with 80 locals that represented...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1967-2008
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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Jim McGarvey Papers
SEIU Local 31-M Records
Collection
Identifier: LR001868
Abstract
Local 31-M’s earliest manifestation, Local 191, began in 1938 with the organization of the Michigan Unemployment Compensation Commission (MUCC), the precursor to Michigan Employment Security Commission (MESC). MUCC was the first civil service agency within Michigan to become unionized. Initially an independent local, Local 191 eventually affiliated with the State, County and Municipal Workers of America. After facing several years of difficulty, Local 191 disbanded.
Despite the...
Dates:
1960 - 2005; Majority of material found within 1975 - 2002
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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SEIU Local 31-M Records
SEIU Local 517M Records
Collection
Identifier: LR002459
Abstract
Two SEIU Michigan locals, Local 517M and Local 591, created the materials found within this collection. Local 591 represented multiple school districts within the state of Michigan and in January 2005, Local 591 merged into Local 517M. Local 517M primarily represented public employees working for the state of Michigan and previously merged with Local 31M in 2002. Local 517M is still active today, and as such, this collection will likely continue to grow.
Materials in this collection...
Dates:
1976 - 2011; Majority of material found within 1980 - 2005
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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SEIU Local 517M Records
SEIU Local 535 Records
Collection
Identifier: LR002109
Abstract
The formation of SEIU Local 535 began when members of the Social Workers Action Committee of #434, SEIU united with the Social Workers Standards Committee in Los Angeles, California. In 1964, these Los Angeles County social workers led a successful strike against the county, the result of which was SEIU chartering Local 535 as the social workers union. As more California public employees continued to strike and join Local 535, the union grew. Eventually Local 535 helped pass the...
Dates:
1967 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1995 - 2006
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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SEIU Local 535 Records
SEIU Photographs
Collection
Identifier: LAV002484
Abstract
A collection of photographic prints spanning the union’s long history, the SEIU Photograph Collection is the culmination of decades of photographic work produced or compiled by SEIU’s international headquarters staff. The images document a wide range of individuals, organizations, events, and topics related to SEIU. The majority of these materials come from their Communications Department, who utilized the images in various types of print materials. Amateur photography by SEIU members of...
Dates:
1915-2012
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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SEIU Photographs
SEIU Publications
Collection
Identifier: LR002452
Abstract
SEIU Publications is primarily comprised of serials created by the International, Locals, Joint Councils, and Conferences. Included in the collection are International convention proceedings dating back to the official inception of SEIU, constitutions and bylaws, and serials published at the International level. However, the bulk of the materials are serials created by SEIU Locals, Joint Councils, and Conferences, documenting member concerns and plights, as well as important events and issues...
Dates:
1936 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1995
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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SEIU Publications