Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers records, 1942-1972

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers
Title
Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers records
Dates
1942-1972 (inclusive)
Quantity
14.31 cubic feet (12 boxes)
Collection Number
2052 (Accession No. 2052-001)
Summary
Records of legal disputes surrounding the creation of the union, and related general union records from the pulp and paper industry
Repository
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

Access restricted: For terms of access, contact Special Collections for details.

Request at UW

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

West Coast rank-and-file members of the International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers (AFL-CIO) became dissatisfied with the conduct of wage negotiations by international vice-presidents and those of another international union, the United Papermakers and Paperworkers, with whom a Uniform Labor Agreement had been negotiated. In addition to this dissatisfaction, there was also a feeling that the internationals failed to adequately understand and address local issues. In response they established a new union, the Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers, in 1964. Litigation followed, and the records document this. A NLRB election was conducted in October 1964, and the Western organization was certified as the Uniform Labor Agreement bargaining agent. The AWPPW survived an attempt by the two internationals to regain their dominance in 1967. As many of the mills pulled out of the Uniform Labor Agreement after this, contracts were negotiaited at the mill level which allowed for a greater degree of dealing with local issues on a mill by mill basis.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Records of legal disputes surrounding the creation of the Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers (AWP&PW), and related general union records from the pulp and paper industry. The bulk of the records are from lawsuits brought by the international unions after local unions in the pulp and paper industry formed the new union in 1964. There were two major cases. In Phillips vs. Perrin, before an Oregon Court, the international unions prevailed in reclaiming financial assets from the new union. In International Brotherhood vs. Delaney, before a Washington court, the local union succeeded in keeping its property from being seized by the international union from which it had disaffiliated. In both cases, the AWP&PW based its case on alleged corruption of the international unions and lack of adequate representation in grievances and bargaining, reasoning that the international unions’ rights to locals’ assets should be forfeited.

Most of the information in the legal files is contained in a large volume of exhibits, which document internal union affairs and collective bargaining from the 1950s on. The exhibits include correspondence, meeting minutes, testimony of union officers, documentation of previous court cases involving the unions and numerous documents related to union democracy. The exhibit lists in each case file are the best guide to the contents of these. The court records involve pleadings, trial transcripts, and case notes. Partial records of a number of related cases from Washington, Oregon and California also contain testimony of union officers and numerous documents.

General union records include founding documents of the AWP&PW, correspondence, meeting minutes, and convention proceedings. Publications in the records include The Amplifier (1961-1964), a rank-and-file newsletter of the West Coast pulp and paper workers, The Rebel (1970-1972), the newspaper of the AWP&PW, and several works on labor relations in the pulp and paper industry. Collective bargaining records comprise minutes of conferences and contract negotiations of the West Coast pulp and paper industry in the 1950s and 1960s.

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

Forms part of the Labor Archives of Washington.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Arranged in 5 series.

  • SERIES 1, COURT CASE RECORDS, 1964-1969
    • Subseries A, Cowlitz County Washington case 28386, International Brotherhood vs. Delaney et al.
    • Subseries B, Clackamas County Oregon Case 60321, Parker et al. vs. Perrin et al.
    • Subseries C, Clackamas County, Oregon case 60478, Bouse vs. Burns et al.
    • Subseries D, Multnomah County, Oregon case 300-413, Perrin vs. Isaacson et al.
    • Subseries E, Multnomah County, Oregon case 302-117 & 302-118, Phillips et al. vs. Perrin et al.
    • Subseries F, U.S. District Court case 65-382 Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers vs. Grimes
    • Subseries G, Records of related legal cases
  • SERIES 2, GENERAL UNION RECORDS, 1956-1966
  • SERIES 3, CONVENTION AND MEETING MINUTES, 1942-1966
  • SERIES 4, PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS, 1948-1972
  • SERIES 5, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RECORDS, 1945-1966

Acquisition Information

Donated by Gerry Bernhard, 12/4/1972.

Processing Note

Processed in 2022 by Ernie Dornfeld

Related Materials

John H. Eyer papers (manuscript collection 3932)

Burt D. Wells papers (manuscript collection 6176)

Rosa M. Eyer papers (manuscript collection 6178)

The Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers Union website was regularly captured by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine from 2014-2016. The snapshots can be viewed here: https://wayback.archive-it.org/3988/*/http://www.awppw.org/

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

SERIES 1:  COURT CASE RECORDS, 1964-1969,   (bulk 1964-1969) Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Subseries A: Cowlitz County Washington case 28386, International Brotherhood vs. Delaney et al.
1964-1968; 1964-1968
Box/Folder
1/1
Witness and exhibit list
1966
1/2
Trial notes
1966
1/3
Statement of facts
1964
1/4
Statement of facts volume 1
1966
1/5
Statement of facts volume 2
1966
1/6
Statement of facts volume 3
1966
1/7
Brief of defendants
1966
1/8
Notice of motion and motion for summary judgment
1966
1/9
Findings of fact, conclusions of law, judgment
1966
1/10
Washington Supreme Court decision No. 39454
1968
1/11
Case notes
1965-1967
1/12
Appellant brief to Supreme Court
1968
1/13
Trial file
1964-1966
1/14
Case correspondence
1966-1967
1/15
Case correspondence
1967-1968
1/16
Correspondence re costs
1966-1968
1/17
Exhibit list
1966
1/18
Exhibits 1-15
1966
1/19
Exhibits 28-45
1966
1/20
Exhibits 46-56
1966
1/21
Exhibits 57-72
1966
2/1
Exhibits 76-122
1966
2/2
Exhibits 123-124
1966
2/3
Exhibits 129-155
1966
2/4
Exhibit 165
1966
2/5
Exhibit 168
1966
2/6
Exhibit 171
1966
2/7
Exhibit 172. Audit reports Local 153 1958-1962
1966
2/8
Exhibit 173. Minutes of Local #153 of International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers 1964
1966
2/9
Exhibit 173. Minutes of Local #153 of International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers 1963
1966
2/10
Exhibit 173. Minutes of Local #153 of International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers 1962
1966
2/11
Exhibit 173. Minutes of Local #153 of International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers 1961
1966
2/12
Exhibit 173. Minutes of Local #153 of International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers 1960
1966
Subseries B: Clackamas County Oregon Case 60321, Parker et al. vs. Perrin et al.
1964-1969; 1964-1969
Box/Folder
2/13
Pleadings
1964
2/14
Case notes
1964
2/15
Correspondence
1969
2/16
Partial transcript of proceedings April 6-8, 1966 vol. 1
1966
2/17
Partial transcript of proceedings April 6-8, 1966 vol. 2
1966
Subseries C: Clackamas County, Oregon case 60478, Bouse vs. Burns et al.
1964-1969; 1964-1969
Box/Folder
2/18
Trial notes
1966
2/19
Brief writing file
1966
2/20
Trial file (part 1 of 2)
1964-1969
2/21
Trial file (part 2 of 2)
1964-1969
2/22
Karl Hopp incoming correspondence
1964
2/23
Deposition transcripts
1964
2/24
Transcript of proceedings
1964
2/24
Transcript of proceedings volume I
1966
3/1
Transcript of proceedings volume II
1966
3/2
Transcript of proceedings volume III
1966
3/3
Case notes
1964
3/4
Case notes and correspondence
1966-1969
3/5
Exhibits A-F
1966
3/6
Exhibits G-J
1966
3/7
Exhibits L-Q
1966
3/8
Exhibit R
1966
3/9
Exhibit S
1966
3/10
Exhibit T
1966
3/11
Exhibit U
1966
3/12
Exhibit V
1966
3/13
Exhibits W-Z
1966
3/14
Exhibits BB-FF
1966
3/15
Exhibits HH-PP
1966
3/16
Exhibits RR, TT, VV, ZZ, AAA-BBB
1966
Subseries D: Multnomah County, Oregon case 300-413, Perrin vs. Isaacson et al.
1964; 1964
Box/Folder
3/17
Transcript of arguments
1964
3/18
Affidavit by question and answer of Ivor D. Isaacson
1964
3/19
Affidavit of Oscar W. Robertson
1964
Subseries E: Multnomah County, Oregon case 302-117 & 302-118, Phillips et al. vs. Perrin et al.
1964-1966; 1964-1966
Box/Folder
4/1
Exhibit list
1965
4/2
Trial transcripts
1964
4/3
Transcript of proceedings of hearing on temporary injunction
1964
4/4
Transcript of proceedings volume 1
1965
4/5
Transcript of proceedings volume 2
1965
4/6
Transcript of proceedings volume 3
1965
4/7
Transcript of proceedings volume 4
1965
4/8
Transcript of proceedings volume 5
1965
4/9
Transcript of proceedings volume 6
1965
4/10
Transcript of proceedings volume 7
1965
4/11
Transcript of proceedings volume 8
1965
4/12
Transcript of proceedings volume 9
1965
4/13
Transcript of proceedings volume 10
1965
5/1
Paul L. Phillips deposition
1964
5/2
Marie Gitto deposition
1965
5/3
Harold Yanklowitz deposition
1965
5/4
Lorrain deposition
1966
5/5
Paul Hayes deposition
1965
5/6
Exhibits 1-3
1965
5/7
Exhibits 5-28 (some missing)
1965
5/8
Exhibits 29-35
1965
5/9
Exhibits 44-48
1965
5/10
Exhibits 51-57 (missing #55)
1965
5/11
Exhibit 60. Paul L. Phillips deposition transcript
1965
5/12
Exhibit 60 exhibits 1-6
1965
5/13
Exhibit 60 exhibits 7-18
1965
5/14
Exhibits 61-63
1965
5/15
Exhibits 69-74
1965
5/16
Exhibits 75-82
1965
5/17
Exhibit 83
1965
5/18
Exhibits 84-90
1965
5/19
Exhibits 92-95
1965
5/20
Exhibits 96-98
1965
5/21
Exhibits 99-100
1965
6/1
Exhibits 101-110
1965
6/2
Exhibits 111-118
1965
6/3
Exhibits 119-123
1965
6/4
Exhibits 124-126
1965
6/5
Exhibits 127-141
1965
6/6
Exhibit 142-144
1965
6/7
Exhibits 145-146
1965
6/8
Exhibit 147
1965
6/9
Exhibit 147 exhibits
1965
6/10
Exhibit 148
1965
6/11
Exhibit 149
1965
6/12
Exhibits 150
1965
6/13
Exhibits 151
1965
6/14
Exhibits 152
1965
6/15
Exhibits 153
1965
6/16
Exhibits 154
1965
6/17
Exhibit 155
1965
6/18
Exhibit 156
1965
6/19
Exhibit 157
1965
6/20
Exhibit 158
1965
7/1
Exhibits 159-161
1965
7/2
Exhibits 163-172
1965
7/3
Exhibits 173-175
1965
7/4
Exhibit 176
1965
7/5
Exhibit 177
1965
7/6
Exhibits 178-185
1965
7/7
Exhibits 187-191
1965
7/8
Exhibits 192-193
1965
7/9
Exhibits 197-200
1965
7/10
Exhibit 203
1965
7/11
Exhibits 204-206
1965
7/12
Exhibits 209-221
1965
7/13
Exhibits 222a-224
1965
7/14
Exhibit 225
1965
7/15
Exhibits 226-228
1965
7/16
Exhibits 229-236
1965
7/17
Exhibits 238-241
1965
7/18
Exhibit 242. Copy of complaints filed by international union
1965
7/19
Exhibit 243
1965
7/20
Exhibits 247-258
1965
7/21
Exhibits 265-268
1965
7/22
Exhibits 272-279
1965
7/23
Exhibit 280
1965
7/24
Exhibits 281-285
1965
7/25
Exhibit 290
1965
7/26
Exhibit 291
1965
7/27
Exhibits 292-294
1965
7/28
Exhibit 295
1965
7/29
Exhibits 296-305
1965
7/30
Exhibit 307
1965
7/31
Exhibits 312-315
1965
7/32
Exhibit 316
1965
8/1
Exhibit 317
1965
8/2
Exhibit 318. Proceedings of the fifteenth annual constitutional convention of the International Woodworkers of America, 1951
1965
8/3
Exhibits 320-324
1965
8/4
Exhibit 325
1965
8/5
Exhibit 326
1965
8/6
Correspondence re depositions
1965
8/7
Local union questionnaire (part 1 of 3)
1965
8/8
Local union questionnaire (part 2 of 3)
1965
8/9
Local union questionnaire (part 3 of 3)
1965
8/10
Trial notes (part 1 of 2)
1965
8/11
Trial notes (part 2 of 2)
1965
8/12
Plaintiffs' brief
1966
8/13
Plaintiffs' supplemental brief
1966
8/14
Plaintiffs' brief in support for their motion for a temporary injunction
1966
8/15
Findings of fact and conclusions of law
1966
8/16
Appeal file for cases #9 and #10 (part 1 of 2)
1966
8/17
Appeal file for cases #9 and #10 (part 2 of 2)
1966
Subseries F: U.S. District Court case 65-382 Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers vs. Grimes
1966; 1966
Box/Folder
9/1
Exhibits 1-10
1966
9/2
Exhibit 11
1966
9/3
Exhibit 12
1966
9/4
Exhibit 13
1966
9/5
Exhibits 14-18
1966
Subseries G: Records of related legal cases
1964-1965; 1964-1965
Box/Folder
9/6
Snohomish County Washington case 80579. Rose Millo deposition
1964
9/7
Snohomish County Washington case 80376, International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers vs. Ameden. Depositions
1964
9/8
Lane County Oregon case 73277, Parker et al. vs. Burke. Depositions
1964
9/9
Lincoln County Oregon case 24737, Parker et al. vs. Gardner, et al. Depositions
1964
9/10
Linn County Oregon case 33274, Parker et al. vs. Fisher, et al. Depositions
1964
9/11
Multnomah County Oregon case 302-723, Parker vs. Holland, et al. Depositions
1964
9/12
Contra Costa County California case 93753, International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers vs. Vinci, et al.
1965
9/13
Los Angeles County California case 843270, International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers vs. Alarcon, et al.
1964
9/14
U.S. District Court Western District of Washington case 6220, Lundstrom vs. Richards et al. Deposition of Donald H. Lundstrom
1964
9/15
Burt D. Wells affidavit exhibits A-P
1964-1965

SERIES 2:  GENERAL UNION RECORDS, 1956-1966,   (bulk 1956-1966) Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
9/16
Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers Constitution
1965
9/17
Local No. 153 Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers Constitution and By Laws
1966
9/18
Notes on bylaws/constitution
1964
9/19
International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers Constitution and Bylaws
1962, 1965
9/20
Local and ULA Committee minutes
1964
9/21
International union policy re strike votes
1958
9/22
Job analysis
1958
9/23
Press release
1964
9/24
International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers Local #153 audit report
1964
9/25
International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers audit reports
1956-1960
9/26
Status of local funds
1964
9/27
Local union records re grievances
1965
9/28
Correspondence between locals
1960-1961
9/29
Correspondence between locals
1962-1963
10/1
Local and international union correspondence
1963-1964
10/2
Local and international union correspondence
1965
10/3
Local 137 letter re secret negotiations
1961
10/4
Correspondence re establishing of Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers locals
1964
10/5
Minutes of union locals' disaffiliation votes
1964
10/6
Longview Fibre Company letter re NLRB election
1964

SERIES 3:  CONVENTION AND MEETING MINUTES, 1942-1966,   (bulk 1942-1966) Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
10/7
Minutes of International Executive Board of International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers
1959-1965
10/8
Proceedings of the special convention of the International Brotherhood of Paper Makers
1957
10/9
Report of the proceedings of the twenty-fifth convention of the International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers
1959
10/10
International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers. Report of the proceedings of the twenty-sixth convention (excerpts)
1962
10/11
Report of the proceedings of the twenty-sixth convention of the International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers
1962
10/12
Joint minutes of the annual meeting of the Northwest Council of Pulp and Paper Workers and the Pulp and Paper Council of Oregon
1963
10/13
Pacific Coast Pulp & Paper Mill Employees' Association minutes of meeting
1963
10/14
Pacific Coast Pulp & Paper Mill Employees' Association minutes of meeting
1964
10/15
United Papermakers and Paperworkers Executive Board unofficial minutes
1961
10/16
United Labor Agreement 1962 negotiations minutes excerpt
1962
10/17
United Papermakers and Paperworkers convention proceedings excerpt
1963
10/18
Proceedings of the First Convention of the United Papermakers and Paperworkers
1957
10/19
Proceedings of the Second Constitutional Convention of the United Papermakers and Paperworkers
1960
10/20
Proceedings of the Third Constitutional Convention of the United Papermakers and Paperworkers
1963
10/21
Proceedings of the Fourth Constitutional Convention of the United Papermakers and Paperworkers
1966
10/22
International Woodworkers of America Western States Regional Council No. 3. Proceedings of the fourth constitutional convention
1963
10/23
International Woodworkers of America convention proceedings excerpt
1964
10/24
International Chemical Workers Union. Proceedings of the nineteenth annual convention
1964
10/25
Pacific Coast Pulp and Paper Mill Employees' Association minutes
1942

SERIES 4:  PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS, 1948-1972,   (bulk 1948-1972) Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
10/25
The Amplifier: voice of the rank and file movement for democratic action
1961
10/26
The Amplifier: voice of the rank and file movement for democratic action
1962-1964
10/27
The Rebel (newsletter)
1970-1972
10/28
Labor unrest and dissatisfaction -- Report of the study made by the Special Committee International Brotherhood of Paper Makers
1944
10/29
John Sherman. Twenty years of collective bargaining on the Pacific Coast
1954
10/30
Crown Zellerbach and the Pacific Coast Pulp and Paper Industry: as case study. Clark Kerr and Roger Randall
1948
10/31
Statistical information April 1964
1964

SERIES 5:  COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RECORDS, 1945-1966,   (bulk 1945-1966) Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
11/1
Mechanics training program negotiations
1953, 1963
11/2
Record of negotiations between International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite & Paper Mill Workers, International Brotherhood of Paper Makers, and Pacific Coast Association of Pulp and Paper Manufacturers
1956
11/3
Record of negotiations between International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite & Paper Mill Workers, United Papermakers and Paperworkers, and Pacific Coast Association of Pulp and Paper Manufacturers
1959
11/4
Record of negotiations between International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite & Paper Mill Workers, United Papermakers and Paperworkers, and Pacific Coast Association of Pulp and Paper Manufacturers
1960
11/5
Record of negotiations between International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite & Paper Mill Workers, United Papermakers and Paperworkers, and Pacific Coast Association of Pulp and Paper Manufacturers
1962
11/6
Record of negotiations between International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite & Paper Mill Workers, United Papermakers and Paperworkers, and Pacific Coast Association of Pulp and Paper Manufacturers (part 1 0f 2)
1963
11/7
Record of negotiations between International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite & Paper Mill Workers, United Papermakers and Paperworkers, and Pacific Coast Association of Pulp and Paper Manufacturers (part 2 of 2)
1963
11/8
Record of negotiations between International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite & Paper Mill Workers, United Papermakers and Paperworkers, and Pacific Coast Association of Pulp and Paper Manufacturers
1964
11/9
Minutes of the uniform labor agreement pre-wage conference
1960
11/10
Minutes of the uniform labor agreement pre-wage conference
1962
11/11
Minutes of the uniform labor agreement pre-wage conference
1963
11/12
Minutes of the uniform labor agreement pre-wage conference
1964
12/1
Working agreement -- mill operation between Weyerhaeuser Company Longview branch and Local 3-536 International Woodworkers of America 1963-1966
1963
12/2
Uniform labor agreement excerpts
1945-1963
12/3
International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite & Paper Mill Workers, Ketchikan Pulp Company labor agreement
1954-1963
12/4
Crown Zellerbach Corporation West Linn Mill. Mill rules and uniform labor agreement
1963
12/5
Uniform labor agreement as amended in 1963. United Papermakers and Paperworkers, International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers, and Pacific Coast Association of Pulp & Paper Manufacturers
1963
12/6
Uniform labor agreement. Pacific Coast Association of Pulp & Paper Manufacturers and Association of Western Pulp & Paper Workers
1964
12/7
Uniform labor agreement. Pacific Coast Association of Pulp & Paper Manufacturers and Association of Western Pulp & Paper Workers
1966

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Labor unions--United States--Lumbermen
  • Labor unions--United States--Paper industry workers
  • Labor unions--United States--Wood-pulp industry workers
  • Lumber trade--West (U.S.)
  • Lumbering--West (U.S.)
  • Paper industry workers--Labor unions--West (U.S.)
  • Paper industry workers--West (U.S.)
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Wood-pulp industry--Labor unions--West (U.S.)--Archives

Corporate Names

  • Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers--Archives
  • Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers--Trials, litigation, etc
  • International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite, and Paper Mill Workers
  • Pacific Coast Association of Pulp and Paper Manufacturers
  • United Papermakers and Paperworkers
  • Weyerhaeuser Company
  • Weyerhaeuser Company

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington) (creator)