Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers records

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)

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