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Textile workers -- Labor unions -- New York (State)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 42 Collections and/or Records:

ILGWU. Jay Mazur papers, 1951-1995

 Collection
Identifier: 5780/203
Abstract Consists of the records of Jay Mazur, during his term as President of the ILGWU until its merger with the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers of America to form the Union of Needletrades, Industrial, and Textile Employees (UNITE) in 1995. Included in Mazur's files are alphabetical subject files which contain correspondence, memoranda, notes, testimonies, news clippings, and other printed material on persons, organizations, and topics relating to the work of the ILGWU. Also, these papers...
Dates: 1951-1995; Majority of material found in 1983-1995.

ILGWU. Muzaffar Chishti papers

 Collection
Identifier: 5780/210
Abstract

This collection consists of Muzaffar Chishti's Industrial Development and Labor-Management files, 1991-1995. Most records pertain to Chishti's work with the Council on American Fashion.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1991-1995

ILGWU Operations Department Publications Operations Standards Manuals

 Collection
Identifier: 5780/202 PUBS
Abstract

Consists of operations standards manuals for women's blouses for 1983 and 1984, and women's skirts for 1984.

Dates: 1983-1984

Jay Mazur papers

 Collection
Identifier: 6036/082
Abstract

The collection contains some articles, clippings, correspondence, reports and speeches during Jay Mazur's tenure as ILGWU president and UNITE president.

Dates: 1967-2014

Robert D. Parmet papers

 Collection
Identifier: 7088
Abstract The Robert D. Parmet papers document Parmet’s research on David Dubinsky (1892–1982), president of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU) from 1932 to 1966. Spanning 1911–2006, the papers include publications, reviews, talks, and related correspondence; studies and publications on the ILGWU; research files on Dubinsky and the ILGWU from 1911–1987; ILGWU proceedings, reports, and convention records from 1920–1937; and audio cassettes containing interviews conducted primarily...
Dates: 1911 - 2006