ORU_Bx199.xml Guide to the International Woodworkers of America records 1936-1987 International Woodworkers of America records Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives c2010
1299 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1299 spcarref@uoregon.edu http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll
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1299 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1299 spcarref@uoregon.edu http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll
International Woodworkers of America (IWA) records International Woodworkers of America Bx 199 569.75 linear feet 0.75 unprocessed linear feet 2 containers 1 manuscript box, 1 half legal manuscript box 1936-1987 Collection documents the workings of the International union, most heavily between 1959 and 1987, and includes minutes, proceedings, convention records, correspondence, expired contracts, financial and legal records, speeches, historical writings, issues. 396 boxes English .

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 Johnson, Keith F. Reuther, Walter, 1907-1970 Morse, Wayne L. (Wayne Lyman), 1900-1974 Carter, Jimmy, 1924- Carter, Jimmy, 1924- Germer, Adolph Hartung, A. F. (Albert Ferdinand), 1897-1973 United States. National Labor Relations Board AFL-CIO. Industrial Union Department AFL-CIO Canada. Department of Labour Foreign trade regulation--United States Collective bargaining Affirmative action programs Labor unions--Recognition Labor unions and communism Wages--Forest products industry Strikes and lockouts--Forest products industry Labor unions--Jurisdictional disputes Open and closed shop Plant shutdowns Labor laws and legislation Mediation and conciliation, Industrial Working class--Statistics Working class in motion pictures Forest management Industrial safety Sound recordings Motion pictures Photographic prints

CIO-affiliated union founded in 1937 by woodworkers in the United States and Canada. In April, 1987, the International Woodworkers of America (IWA) split to form the IWA-U.S. and IWA-Canada unions. The IWA-U.S. is headquartered in Gladstone, Or.

 Guide to the International Woodworkers of America records

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