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Richard Gurtiza collection on Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, 1987-2001
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Gurtiza, Richard
- Title
- Richard Gurtiza collection on Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
- Dates
- 1987-2001 (inclusive)19872001
1992-2000 (bulk)19922000 - Quantity
- .87 cubic ft. (2 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 6161 (Accession No. 6161-001)
- Summary
- Materials related to the national APALA organization and the Seattle APALA chapter
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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No restrictions on access.
Records stored off site; advance notice required for use.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Richard Gurtiza is a Filipino American labor union activist and union officer originally from Wapato, Washington. Gurtiza is president of Region 37, Inlandboatman's Union of the Pacific, the marine division of the International Longshre and Warehouse Union. The union represents Alaska cannery workers, who from the 1930s onwards were largely Filipino Americans and Asian Americans. Gurtiza became a member of Local 37 in 1977 and became Regional Director of the IBU 1993.
Gurtiza was born in the small farming community of Wapato, Washington in the 1950s. Gurtiza was a founder of the local chapter of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), an American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations constituency organization for Asian American and Pacific Islander labor union members. Gurtiza was also on the national Executive Board of APALA
In the late 1970s, Gurtiza was part of a rank and file reform movement of activist Local 37 cannery workers to reform the union and fight for better working conditions. Gurtiza worked with Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes—the leaders of the Alaska Cannery Workers Association—to build the reform movement. After Domingo and Viernes were murdered in 1981, Gurtiza and other reformers won leadership positions and transformed Local 37.
Gurtiza remains active in the IBU/ILWU, the King County Labor Council, and the Washington State Labor Council.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection of mailings, newsletters, convention and conference materials collected by Seattle Filipino American labor activist and union officer Richard Gurtiza. Gurtiza was a founder of the local chapter of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), an American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations constituency organization for Asian American and Pacific Islander labor union members. Gurtiza was also on the national Executive Board of APALA, and some of the materials consist of convention materials from the national organizations' founding in 1992, leadership and education conferences; correspondence and newsletters.
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
Forms part of the Labor Archives of Washington
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: NEWSLETTERS, 1992-1999Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
1/1 | APALA News |
1992, 1993, 1999 |
1/2 | Asianweek: Siding with Organized Labor |
1996 |
1/3 | Fliers and pamphlets |
1996-1999 |
Series II: MAILINGS AND FORMS, undatedReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
1/4 | APALA New York Chapter jacket form |
undated |
1/5 | Membership renewal |
undated |
1/6 | AFL-CIO applications |
undated |
SERIES III: SEATTLE APALA CHAPTER, 1993-1999Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
1/7 | Seattle Chapter meetings |
1993 |
1/8 | Seattle Chapter By-Laws |
undated |
1/9-1/10 | Binder 1: APALA Seattle 1 of 2 Chapter information, political action, correspondence
|
1997 |
1/10 | Binder 1: APALA Seattle 2 of 2 Miscellaneous and membership
|
1997 |
1/11 | Retreat Agenda and evaluations |
1999 |
Series 4: Memorandums, 1992-1993Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
1/12 | Executive Board members |
1992 |
1/13 | Draft Model By-Laws |
July 13, 1992 |
1/14 | Memo and ballot |
1992 |
1/15 | January APALA/ Organizing Institute Training
Program |
1993 |
1/16 | Materials available, Start-up funding |
1992 |
1/17 | Memorandums |
February, 1993 |
SERIES V: PROPOSALS AND POLICIES, 1987-1993Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
1/18 | Policy on Clearance of Targets: Texas Triangle
Organizing Committee |
1987 |
1/19 | Proposal Draft: The "Seattle Plan" Organizing Immigrant
and Ethnic Communities |
1993 |
SERIES VI: CONVENTION MATERIALS, 1992-2001Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
1/20 | National Convention invitations |
1992, 1993, 1995 |
1/21 | Founding Convention resolution |
1992 |
1/22 | Founding Convention brochures |
1992 |
1/23 | National Convention Materials: Los Angeles |
August, 1993 |
1/24 | National Convention Materials: New York City |
August, 1995 |
1/25 | National Convention Materials: San Francisco |
August, 1997 |
1/26 | National Convention Materials: Washington,
D.C. |
August, 1999 |
1/27 | National Convention Materials: Honolulu,
Hawaii |
August, 2001 |
2/1 | Binder 2: APALA Founding Convention: Making an Impact 1
of 2 Convention agenda, convention floorplan, rules and procedures,
APALA constitution
|
1992 |
2/2 | Binder 2: APALA Founding Convention: Making an Impact 2
of 2 Convention resolutions, APALA chapter, AFL-CIO, Convention
pre-registration list
|
1992 |
SERIES VII: LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATION CONFERENCE, 1994Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
2/3 | Invitations and program |
1994 |
2/4 | Conference materials |
1994 |
SERIES IIX: ELECTIONS, 2000Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
2/5 | Election 2000 and Beyond |
August, 2000 |
2/6 | APALA Vote 2000 |
2000 |
SERIES IX: EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETINGS, 1998-2001Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
2/7 | Executive Board Meeting, Los Angeles,
California |
1998 |
2/8-2/9 | Executive Board Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada |
March, 1999 |
2/10 | Executive Board Meeting, Washington, D.C. |
1999 |
2/11 | Executive Board Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii |
2001 |
SERIES X: MISCELLANEOUS, 1993Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
2/12 | Settings, manual |
undated |
2/13 | Letter |
1993 |
2/14 | APALA note pages |
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Labor movement--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Labor unions--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Labor--Washington (State)--Seattle
Personal Names
- Gurtiza, Richard--Archives
Corporate Names
- Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
Form or Genre Terms
- Records (Documents)
Other Creators
-
Corporate Names
- Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington) (host institution)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Other Creators
-
Corporate Names
- Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington)