University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections2052 (Accession No. 2052-001)Association of Western Pulp and Paper WorkersAssociation of Western Pulp and Paper
Workers records1942-197214.31 cubic feet (12
boxes)Collection
materials are in
English.Records of legal
disputes surrounding the creation of the union, and related general union
records from the pulp and paper industry 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.
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
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.
Forms part of the Labor Archives of Washington.
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SERIES 1COURT CASE RECORDS1964-19691964-1969Subseries ACowlitz County Washington case 28386, International
Brotherhood vs. Delaney et al.1964-19681964-19681/1Witness and exhibit list19661/2Trial notes19661/3Statement of facts19641/4Statement of facts volume 119661/5Statement of facts volume 219661/6Statement of facts volume 319661/7Brief of defendants19661/8Notice of motion and motion for summary
judgment19661/9Findings of fact, conclusions of law,
judgment19661/10Washington Supreme Court decision No.
3945419681/11Case notes1965-19671/12Appellant brief to Supreme Court19681/13Trial file1964-19661/14Case correspondence1966-19671/15Case correspondence1967-19681/16Correspondence re costs1966-19681/17Exhibit list19661/18Exhibits 1-1519661/19Exhibits 28-4519661/20Exhibits 46-5619661/21Exhibits 57-7219662/1Exhibits 76-12219662/2Exhibits 123-12419662/3Exhibits 129-15519662/4Exhibit 16519662/5Exhibit 16819662/6Exhibit 17119662/7Exhibit 172. Audit reports Local 153
1958-196219662/8Exhibit 173. Minutes of Local #153 of International
Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers 196419662/9Exhibit 173. Minutes of Local #153 of International
Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers 196319662/10Exhibit 173. Minutes of Local #153 of International
Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers 196219662/11Exhibit 173. Minutes of Local #153 of International
Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers 196119662/12Exhibit 173. Minutes of Local #153 of International
Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers 19601966Subseries BClackamas County Oregon Case 60321, Parker et al. vs.
Perrin et al.1964-19691964-19692/13Pleadings19642/14Case notes19642/15Correspondence19692/16Partial transcript of proceedings April 6-8, 1966 vol.
119662/17Partial transcript of proceedings April 6-8, 1966 vol.
21966Subseries CClackamas County, Oregon case 60478, Bouse vs. Burns et
al.1964-19691964-19692/18Trial notes19662/19Brief writing file19662/20Trial file (part 1 of 2)1964-19692/21Trial file (part 2 of 2)1964-19692/22Karl Hopp incoming correspondence19642/23Deposition transcripts19642/24Transcript of proceedings19642/24Transcript of proceedings volume I19663/1Transcript of proceedings volume II19663/2Transcript of proceedings volume III19663/3Case notes19643/4Case notes and correspondence1966-19693/5Exhibits A-F19663/6Exhibits G-J19663/7Exhibits L-Q19663/8Exhibit R19663/9Exhibit S19663/10Exhibit T19663/11Exhibit U19663/12Exhibit V19663/13Exhibits W-Z19663/14Exhibits BB-FF19663/15Exhibits HH-PP19663/16Exhibits RR, TT, VV, ZZ, AAA-BBB1966Subseries DMultnomah County, Oregon case 300-413, Perrin vs.
Isaacson et al.196419643/17Transcript of arguments19643/18Affidavit by question and answer of Ivor D.
Isaacson19643/19Affidavit of Oscar W. Robertson1964Subseries EMultnomah County, Oregon case 302-117 & 302-118,
Phillips et al. vs. Perrin et al.1964-19661964-19664/1Exhibit list19654/2Trial transcripts19644/3Transcript of proceedings of hearing on temporary
injunction19644/4Transcript of proceedings volume 119654/5Transcript of proceedings volume 219654/6Transcript of proceedings volume 319654/7Transcript of proceedings volume 419654/8Transcript of proceedings volume 519654/9Transcript of proceedings volume 619654/10Transcript of proceedings volume 719654/11Transcript of proceedings volume 819654/12Transcript of proceedings volume 919654/13Transcript of proceedings volume 1019655/1Paul L. Phillips deposition19645/2Marie Gitto deposition19655/3Harold Yanklowitz deposition19655/4Lorrain deposition19665/5Paul Hayes deposition19655/6Exhibits 1-319655/7Exhibits 5-28 (some missing)19655/8Exhibits 29-3519655/9Exhibits 44-4819655/10Exhibits 51-57 (missing #55)19655/11Exhibit 60. Paul L. Phillips deposition
transcript19655/12Exhibit 60 exhibits 1-619655/13Exhibit 60 exhibits 7-1819655/14Exhibits 61-6319655/15Exhibits 69-7419655/16Exhibits 75-8219655/17Exhibit 8319655/18Exhibits 84-9019655/19Exhibits 92-9519655/20Exhibits 96-9819655/21Exhibits 99-10019656/1Exhibits 101-11019656/2Exhibits 111-11819656/3Exhibits 119-12319656/4Exhibits 124-12619656/5Exhibits 127-14119656/6Exhibit 142-14419656/7Exhibits 145-14619656/8Exhibit 14719656/9Exhibit 147 exhibits19656/10Exhibit 14819656/11Exhibit 14919656/12Exhibits 15019656/13Exhibits 15119656/14Exhibits 15219656/15Exhibits 15319656/16Exhibits 15419656/17Exhibit 15519656/18Exhibit 15619656/19Exhibit 15719656/20Exhibit 15819657/1Exhibits 159-16119657/2Exhibits 163-17219657/3Exhibits 173-17519657/4Exhibit 17619657/5Exhibit 17719657/6Exhibits 178-18519657/7Exhibits 187-19119657/8Exhibits 192-19319657/9Exhibits 197-20019657/10Exhibit 20319657/11Exhibits 204-20619657/12Exhibits 209-22119657/13Exhibits 222a-22419657/14Exhibit 22519657/15Exhibits 226-22819657/16Exhibits 229-23619657/17Exhibits 238-24119657/18Exhibit 242. Copy of complaints filed by international
union19657/19Exhibit 24319657/20Exhibits 247-25819657/21Exhibits 265-26819657/22Exhibits 272-27919657/23Exhibit 28019657/24Exhibits 281-28519657/25Exhibit 29019657/26Exhibit 29119657/27Exhibits 292-29419657/28Exhibit 29519657/29Exhibits 296-30519657/30Exhibit 30719657/31Exhibits 312-31519657/32Exhibit 31619658/1Exhibit 31719658/2Exhibit 318. Proceedings of the fifteenth annual
constitutional convention of the International Woodworkers of America,
195119658/3Exhibits 320-32419658/4Exhibit 32519658/5Exhibit 32619658/6Correspondence re depositions19658/7Local union questionnaire (part 1 of 3)19658/8Local union questionnaire (part 2 of 3)19658/9Local union questionnaire (part 3 of 3)19658/10Trial notes (part 1 of 2)19658/11Trial notes (part 2 of 2)19658/12Plaintiffs' brief19668/13Plaintiffs' supplemental brief19668/14Plaintiffs' brief in support for their motion for a
temporary injunction19668/15Findings of fact and conclusions of law19668/16Appeal file for cases #9 and #10 (part 1 of
2)19668/17Appeal file for cases #9 and #10 (part 2 of
2)1966Subseries FU.S. District Court case 65-382 Association of Western
Pulp and Paper Workers vs. Grimes196619669/1Exhibits 1-1019669/2Exhibit 1119669/3Exhibit 1219669/4Exhibit 1319669/5Exhibits 14-181966Subseries GRecords of related legal cases1964-19651964-19659/6Snohomish County Washington case 80579. Rose Millo
deposition19649/7Snohomish County Washington case 80376, International
Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers vs. Ameden.
Depositions19649/8Lane County Oregon case 73277, Parker et al. vs.
Burke. Depositions19649/9Lincoln County Oregon case 24737, Parker et al. vs.
Gardner, et al. Depositions19649/10Linn County Oregon case 33274, Parker et al. vs.
Fisher, et al. Depositions19649/11Multnomah County Oregon case 302-723, Parker vs.
Holland, et al. Depositions19649/12Contra Costa County California case 93753,
International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers vs. Vinci,
et al.19659/13Los Angeles County California case 843270,
International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers vs. Alarcon,
et al.19649/14U.S. District Court Western District of Washington
case 6220, Lundstrom vs. Richards et al. Deposition of Donald H.
Lundstrom19649/15Burt D. Wells affidavit exhibits A-P1964-1965SERIES 2GENERAL UNION RECORDS1956-19661956-19669/16Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers
Constitution19659/17Local No. 153 Association of Western Pulp and Paper
Workers Constitution and By Laws19669/18Notes on bylaws/constitution19649/19International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper
Mill Workers Constitution and Bylaws1962,
19659/20Local and ULA Committee minutes19649/21International union policy re strike votes19589/22Job analysis19589/23Press release19649/24International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper
Mill Workers Local #153 audit report19649/25International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper
Mill Workers audit reports1956-19609/26Status of local funds19649/27Local union records re grievances19659/28Correspondence between locals1960-19619/29Correspondence between locals1962-196310/1Local and international union correspondence1963-196410/2Local and international union correspondence196510/3Local 137 letter re secret negotiations196110/4Correspondence re establishing of Association of Western
Pulp and Paper Workers locals196410/5Minutes of union locals' disaffiliation
votes196410/6Longview Fibre Company letter re NLRB
election1964SERIES 3CONVENTION AND MEETING MINUTES1942-19661942-196610/7Minutes of International Executive Board of
International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers1959-196510/8Proceedings of the special convention of the
International Brotherhood of Paper Makers195710/9Report of the proceedings of the twenty-fifth convention
of the International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill
Workers195910/10International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper
Mill Workers. Report of the proceedings of the twenty-sixth convention
(excerpts)196210/11Report of the proceedings of the twenty-sixth convention
of the International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill
Workers196210/12Joint minutes of the annual meeting of the Northwest
Council of Pulp and Paper Workers and the Pulp and Paper Council of
Oregon196310/13Pacific Coast Pulp & Paper Mill Employees'
Association minutes of meeting196310/14Pacific Coast Pulp & Paper Mill Employees'
Association minutes of meeting196410/15United Papermakers and Paperworkers Executive Board
unofficial minutes196110/16United Labor Agreement 1962 negotiations minutes
excerpt196210/17United Papermakers and Paperworkers convention
proceedings excerpt196310/18Proceedings of the First Convention of the United
Papermakers and Paperworkers195710/19Proceedings of the Second Constitutional Convention of
the United Papermakers and Paperworkers196010/20Proceedings of the Third Constitutional Convention of
the United Papermakers and Paperworkers196310/21Proceedings of the Fourth Constitutional Convention of
the United Papermakers and Paperworkers196610/22International Woodworkers of America Western States
Regional Council No. 3. Proceedings of the fourth constitutional
convention196310/23International Woodworkers of America convention
proceedings excerpt196410/24International Chemical Workers Union. Proceedings of the
nineteenth annual convention196410/25Pacific Coast Pulp and Paper Mill Employees' Association
minutes1942SERIES 4PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS1948-19721948-197210/25The Amplifier: voice of the rank and file movement for
democratic action196110/26The Amplifier: voice of the rank and file movement for
democratic action1962-196410/27The Rebel (newsletter)1970-197210/28Labor unrest and dissatisfaction -- Report of the study
made by the Special Committee International Brotherhood of Paper
Makers194410/29John Sherman. Twenty years of collective bargaining on
the Pacific Coast195410/30Crown Zellerbach and the Pacific Coast Pulp and Paper
Industry: as case study. Clark Kerr and Roger Randall194810/31Statistical information April 19641964SERIES 5COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RECORDS1945-19661945-196611/1Mechanics training program negotiations1953,
196311/2Record of negotiations between International Brotherhood
of Pulp, Sulphite & Paper Mill Workers, International Brotherhood of Paper
Makers, and Pacific Coast Association of Pulp and Paper
Manufacturers195611/3Record of negotiations between International Brotherhood
of Pulp, Sulphite & Paper Mill Workers, United Papermakers and
Paperworkers, and Pacific Coast Association of Pulp and Paper
Manufacturers195911/4Record of negotiations between International Brotherhood
of Pulp, Sulphite & Paper Mill Workers, United Papermakers and
Paperworkers, and Pacific Coast Association of Pulp and Paper
Manufacturers196011/5Record of negotiations between International Brotherhood
of Pulp, Sulphite & Paper Mill Workers, United Papermakers and
Paperworkers, and Pacific Coast Association of Pulp and Paper
Manufacturers196211/6Record 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)196311/7Record 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)196311/8Record of negotiations between International Brotherhood
of Pulp, Sulphite & Paper Mill Workers, United Papermakers and
Paperworkers, and Pacific Coast Association of Pulp and Paper
Manufacturers196411/9Minutes of the uniform labor agreement pre-wage
conference196011/10Minutes of the uniform labor agreement pre-wage
conference196211/11Minutes of the uniform labor agreement pre-wage
conference196311/12Minutes of the uniform labor agreement pre-wage
conference196412/1Working agreement -- mill operation between Weyerhaeuser
Company Longview branch and Local 3-536 International Woodworkers of America
1963-1966196312/2Uniform labor agreement excerpts1945-196312/3International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite & Paper
Mill Workers, Ketchikan Pulp Company labor agreement1954-196312/4Crown Zellerbach Corporation West Linn Mill. Mill rules
and uniform labor agreement196312/5Uniform 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
Manufacturers196312/6Uniform labor agreement. Pacific Coast Association of
Pulp & Paper Manufacturers and Association of Western Pulp & Paper
Workers196412/7Uniform labor agreement. Pacific Coast Association of
Pulp & Paper Manufacturers and Association of Western Pulp & Paper
Workers1966