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Paul Apostolidis interviews and research materials on Pasco meatpacking plant workers, 1980-2006

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Apostolidis, Paul, 1965-
Title
Paul Apostolidis interviews and research materials on Pasco meatpacking plant workers
Dates
1980-2006 (inclusive)
1997-2006 (bulk)
Quantity
4.31 cubic feet (4 boxes )
Collection Number
6284 (Accession No. 6284-001)
Summary
Interviews and research materials gathered by Apostolidis regarding immigrant meatpacking workers in Pasco, Washington
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

No restrictions on access for paper-based materials; however, no user access copy is currently available for VHS tapes and audiocassette. Users may obtain a reproduction of the media for a fee by contacting Special Collections.

Access to VHS tapes and interview audiocassette is restricted. An appointment with the Labor Archives curator is required prior to viewing. Contact UW Special Collections for more details or to request an appointment.

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Languages
English
Sponsor
Full processing supported by the Labor Archives Fund and the Labor Archives of Washington State Budget
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Biographical Note

Paul Apostolidis teaches in the Government Department at the London School of Economics and Political Science in London, UK. Apostolidis was previously the T. Paul Chair of Political Science at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington where he taught classes on political theory and U.S. politics. His research focused on Latinx migrant laborers' work experiences, political organizations, and languages of collective action. His books include The Fight for Time: Migrant Day Laborers and the Politics of Precarity (Oxford University Press, 2019), Breaks in the Chain: What Immigrant Workers Can Teach America about Democracy (University of Minnesota Press, 2010), and Stations of the Cross: Adorno and Christian Right Radio (Duke University Press, 2000). Paul is co-editor of Public Affairs: Politics in the Age of Sex Scandals (Duke University Press, 2005). His current research explores neoliberal power relations via an analysis of work experiences and political organizing among migrant day laborers.

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Content Description

The collection contains interviews and research materials created and gathered by Paul Apostolidis which formed the basis for his 2010 book Breaks in the Chain: What Immigrant Workers Can Teach America about Democracy.

Paper-based research materials include print transcriptions, newspaper articles, scholarly papers, materials from courses taught by Apostolidis at Whitman College, legal records, and correspondence with Teamsters, Tyson, and research team members.

Audiovisual material consists primarily of original recordings on audiocassettes and minicassettes of about 40 interviews with immigrant meatpacking workers in Pasco who were members of International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 556 (the local represented workers at the Tyson/IBP beef plant in Wallula, WA just outside Pasco; in 2005, Tyson destroyed the union through company-engineered decertification elections). Other audiovisual materials include VHS tapes, a DVD of news coverage, and depositions of employees.

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Other Descriptive Information

Forms part of the Labor Archives of Washington.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections for details.

Preferred Citation

Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, Paul Apostolidis interviews and research materials on Pasco meatpacking plant workers, 6284-001, box number, folder number.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Collection is currently arranged as it was received upon donation, divided into the following two series:

  • SERIES 1: PAPERS
  • SERIES 2: AUDIOVISUAL MATERIAL

Acquisition Information

Donated by Paul Apostolidis.

Related Materials

Apostolidis, Paul. 2010. Breaks in the Chain : What Immigrant Workers Can Teach America About Democracy . Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.

Processing Note

The collection was rehoused and inventoried by Labor Archives Volunteer, JoAnn Keenan, with no further arrangement imposed on the collection beyond a paper and audiovisual series.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

  • SERIES 1: PAPERS, 1990-2006, (bulk 1997-2006)

    • Description: Letters: Martinez et al vs. International Brotherhood of Teamsters

      References David Mark, James P. Hoffa, and Allen Hobart

      Dates: 1999 November 2-2000 April 3
      Container: Box/Folder 1/1
    • Description: Letters, notices, handwritten ballot counts, news articles: Wallula, WA strike and boycott

      Includes information about Teamsters Local 556 vs. IBP, Inc. (Joint Council of Teamsters, JC-28, Food Processing Division)

      Dates: 1999 June 28-2000 March 3
      Container: Box/Folder 1/2-1/4
    • Description: "Pasco 200 Years in the Making," Ben Sadler and Alison Wallisch (brief history of events from 1805-2003)
      Dates: 2004
      Container: Box/Folder 1/5
    • Description: Voting behavior in Franklin County, Washington (from election data, 1989-2003)
      Dates: 2004 October 29
      Container: Box/Folder 1/6
    • Description: Demographic Analysis: Columbia and Benton Counties (1990 and 2000) with brief note to reader, census data
      Dates: 1990-2000
      Container: Box/Folder 1/7
    • Description: Local candidates for Franklin County: candidate interviews, receipts and expenditures, registration forms

      References Griffith, Johnson, and Vaux

      Dates: 2004 October 29
      Container: Box/Folder 1/8
    • Description: United States naturalization and citizenship training information

      Includes Whitman College politics resource guide, INS examination, test questions, instructions, and requirements

      Dates: approximately 2004
      Container: Box/Folder 1/9
    • Description: "Greasing the Wheels of Pork Barrel Politics," Max Hensley, Kyle Krohn
      Dates: 2004 October 29
      Container: Box/Folder 1/10
    • Description: The Race to the Finish: Federal Election Candidates 2004: US Campaigns and Elections, Whitman College
      Dates: 2004 October 27
      Container: Box/Folder 1/11
    • Description: "Political Activity among Latinos in Pasco, Washington: A Case Study in Power", thesis by Matthew P. Osdol
      Dates: 2004 April 20
      Container: Box/Folder 1/12
    • Description: Final Report of the Community-Based Learning Partnership

      Includes transcripts of IBP worker interviews on occupational safety and health problems, light duty experiences, and food safety and corporate research on Tyson/IBP

      Dates: 2002 December 8
      Container: Box/Folder 1/13-1/17
    • Description: University of Oregon, Effective Joint Labor-Management Health and Safety Committees
      Dates: 2002 September
      Container: Box/Folder 1/18
    • Description: LERC (Labor Education and Research Center), University of Oregon: Training materials in Spanish
      Dates: 2002
      Container: Box/Folder 1/19
    • Description: Poultry Worker Justice Legal Advocacy Conference, Nashville, Tennessee
      Dates: 2001 November
      Container: Box/Folder 1/20
    • Description: Memorandum, Law Office of David N. Mark: Teamster trusteeship document production, Local 556 membership meetings
      Dates: 1999 March 29 - July 28
      Container: Box/Folder 1/21-1/22
    • Description: Local 556: complaint sheets, notices, newsletters, news articles
      Dates: 2000 September 22-2002 October 1
      Container: Box/Folder 1/23
    • Description: Teamsters Local 556: handwritten notes, letters, newspaper articles

      Includes issue of Spanish language Teamster newspaper ¡Adelante! and Su Periódico La Voz

      Dates: approximately 2001-2002
      Container: Box/Folder 1/24
    • Description: Final Report of the Community-Based Learning Partnership

      Includes transcript of IBP worker interviews on occupational safety and health problems, light duty experiences, and food safety. Prepared for Teamsters Local 556 by Students in Paul Apostolidis' Politics 313 course at Whitman College.

      Dates: 2002 December 8
      Container: Box/Folder 1/25-1/26
    • Description: Final report of the Whitman College/Teamsters Local 556 Community Partnership: research on Tyson Fresh Meats, Incorporated and Smith Frozen Foods

      Includes Apostolidis' Politics 313 Course Introduction, Latina Policy and Issues Brief, Tyson wages handout, and 2 short student papers on health and safety and consumer advocacy

      Dates: 2004 May
      Container: Box/Folder 2/1-2/3
    • Description: Teamsters Local 556/Tyson Fresh Meats: flyers, other communication regarding health care cost changes
      Dates: 2004
      Container: Box/Folder 2/4
    • Description: Teamsters Local 556 contract proposals to Tyson Fresh Meats, Pasco, Washington
      Dates: 2004
      Container: Box/Folder 2/5
    • Description: International Brotherhood of Teamsters Research Department Agreement Summary Report

      Contains information on EXCEL Corporation, IBP Inc., and bargaining agreement between Smith Frozen Foods and Teamsters Local 556

      Dates: 1997 November 10-2006 February 25
      Container: Box/Folder 2/6
    • Description: International Brotherhood of Teamsters: election letters, hearing documents, flyer, news item regarding dispute of Maria Martinez and Maria Sauceda vs. Allen Hobart
      Dates: 1999-2000
      Container: Box/Folder 2/7
    • Description: Land title of Walla Walla County property inquiry: Teamsters Local 556 property at 1750 Portland Ave., Walla Walla, Washington
      Dates: 2004 February 4
      Container: Box/Folder 2/8
    • Description: Order from Chief United States District Judge, Eastern District of Washington: Maria Martinez and Maria Sauceda vs. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
      Dates: 2000 March 3
      Container: Box/Folder 2/9
    • Description: Copies of letters, petitions regarding Martinez vs. the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 556: Fax transmissions from Ken Pedersen to David N. Mark
      Dates: 2000 January 14
      Container: Box/Folder 2/10
    • Description: General Teamsters, Warehousemen, and Cannery Workers, Local Union 556: consolidated financial statement
      Dates: 1998 December 31
      Container: Box/Folder 2/11
    • Description: Meeting with members of Local 556: International Brotherhood of Teamsters, AFL-CIO, Pasco, Washington
      Dates: 1999 August 9
      Container: Box/Folder 2/12
    • Description: Teamsters Local 556, Walla Walla, WA: Legal documents, Trustee's reports, labor organization reports
      Dates: 1997-1999
      Container: Box/Folder 2/13
    • Description: Local 556 Communication: letters, depositions, statement of assets and liabilities, copy of settlement agreement regarding Martinez et. al v. the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
      Dates: 1998 June 16-2000 August 21
      Container: Box/Folder 2/14
    • Description: Trusteeship 0556: petitions in support, letters, and information requests (07/12/1999)
      Dates: 1999 July-2000 January
      Container: Box/Folder 2/15
    • Description: Color photographs: Teamsters Local 556
      Dates: approximately 2000
      Container: Box/Folder 2/16
    • Description: Meatpacking Industry Workers Bill of Rights

      Includes letter from Governor Johanns

      Dates: 2000 July 27- 2004 June 30
      Container: Box/Folder 2/17
    • Description: Research Education Advocacy People (REAP) General Profile on Tyson Foods, Inc. and IBP, Inc.
      Dates: 2001 December
      Container: Box/Folder 2/18
    • Description: Letter from Rick Bender, President of Washington State Labor Council, opposing ballot measures

      Includes flyers concerning Initiatives 807 (to reimpose state spending limits) and 841 (to impose new supermajority requirement for tax increases or repealing business tax breaks)

      Dates: 2003 April 21
      Container: Box/Folder 2/19
    • Description: Organizing to Win Strong Contracts, TDU Annual Convention, Detroit, Michigan: printed materials and notes
      Dates: 2003 October 26
      Container: Box/Folder 2/20
    • Description: Teamsters Local 556: letters from Maria Martinez supporting contract bargaining, proposal list, copies of supporting published articles
      Dates: 1998-2004
      Container: Box/Folder 2/21
    • Description: Tyson Foods and Jefferson Strike: flyer and articles
      Dates: 2000-2003
      Container: Box/Folder 2/22
    • Description: "Road to Freedom" Tri-City Herald article

      Relates to Freedom Ride from Seattle to Washington, D.C. to draw attention to Civil Rights issues faced by immigrants

      Dates: 2003 September 24
      Container: Box/Folder 2/23
    • Description: Meeting with Walla Walla community, Walla Walla Community College and Alliance for Workplace Justice

      Includes materials from Whitman/Community Forums and related organizing items as well as agendas, news articles, feedback letter from Paul Apostolidis, follow-up articles, flyers, and notes

      Dates: 2003-2005
      Container: Box/Folder 2/24
    • Description: Teamsters Local 556: letters, articles calling for support for local 556 workers, including outreach to Japanese workers and consumers
      Dates: 2004 June 24-July 31
      Container: Box/Folder 2/25
    • Description: One Million Voices Campaign materials on immigrant workers' rights
      Dates: 2002
      Container: Box/Folder 2/26
    • Description: Paul Apostolidis documents: letters and writings concerning Local 556 decertification election
      Dates: 2004 March 11-2005 February 25
      Container: Box/Folder 2/27
    • Description: Agreement summary reports/ food processing: pay schedules, job brackets

      References Great Bend Meat Packing, Excel Corporation, Clougherty Packing Company, and IBP, Inc.

      Dates: 1997-2006
      Container: Box/Folder 2/28
    • Description: Evaluation of worker health and safety, food safety, and humane slaughter at the Tyson Fresh Meats Plant in Pasco, Washington

      Includes English and Spanish surveys for workers.

      Dates: 2005 January 28
      Container: Box/Folder 2/29
    • Description: Work safety, food processing, wages, and Initiative 841: news items, articles, flyers
      Dates: 2003-2004
      Container: Box/Folder 2/30
    • Description: Tyson and Meatpacking news clippings
      Dates: 1998 May 22-2007 March 18
      Container: Box/Folder 2/31
    • Description: Safe Works/Safe Food: incorporation documents, minutes, supporting documents and letters
      Dates: 2004 June 4 - August 4
      Container: Box/Folder 2/32
    • Description: Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride: news clippings
      Dates: 2003 September 17-October 6
      Container: Box/Folder 2/33
    • Description: Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride: news clippings, color photographs
      Dates: 2003 September
      Container: Box/Folder 2/34
    • Description: Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride: organizing materials
      Dates: 2003-2004
      Container: Box/Folder 2/35
    • Description: Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride: Media packet and handouts, IWFR, Walla Walla
      Dates: 2003 September
      Container: Box/Folder 2/36
    • Description: Labor Notes newspaper issues
      Dates: 2001 November-2002 December
      Container: Box/Folder 2/37
    • Description: Newspaper articles reporting labor issues
      Dates: 1999 June 7-2006 April 17
      Container: Box/Folder 2/38
    • Description: Campaign materials, Teamsters Local 556
      Dates: approximately 2001-2003
      Container: Box/Folder 2/39
    • Description: Labor Agreements, Teamsters Local 556, with IBP, Inc. and Lamb-Weston

      Includes legal declaration supporting Maria Ramirez and Maria Saucedo.

      Dates: 1999 July 8-2002 April 1
      Container: Box/Folder 2/40
  • SERIES 2: AUDIOVISUAL MATERIAL, 1980-2005

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Subject Terms

  • Labor movement--Washington (State)--Pasco--History--Sources
  • Labor unions--Washington (State)--Pasco--History--Sources
  • Labor--Washington (State)--Pasco--History--Sources
  • Meat industry and trade--Washington (State)--Pasco--History--Sources
  • Packing-house workers--Labor unions--Washington (State)--Pasco--History--Sources
  • Packing-house workers--Washington (State)--Pasco--History--Sources
  • Packing-houses--Washington (State)--Pasco--History--Sources
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Personal Names

  • Apostolidis, Paul, 1965---Archives

Corporate Names

  • International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Local 556 (Pasco, Wash.)--History--Sources
  • Tyson (Firm)--Employees--History--Sources
  • Tyson (Firm)--History--Sources

Titles within the Collection

  • Breaks in the chain--Sources

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington) (curator)
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