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Jobs with Justice, Whatcom County Chapter records, 1994-2021

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Jobs With Justice. Whatcom County
Title
Jobs with Justice, Whatcom County Chapter records
Dates
1994-2021 (inclusive)
Quantity
4.58 cubic feet (5 boxes plus 1 oversize vertical file, and 1 oversize folder; 1.87 gb (9,921 electronic files))
Collection Number
6401 (Accession No. 6401-001)
Summary
Organizational records of a volunteer-run workers' rights organization affiliated with Washington State Jobs with Justice
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 to paper-based materials. Electronic records are open to all users for onsite use only. Contact Special Collections for more information.

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Languages
English
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Historical Note

Whatcom County Organizing Committee of Washington State Jobs with Justice is a volunteer-run workers’ rights organization affiliated with Washington State Jobs with Justice. It has organized direct action campaigns to support social services, union organizing, food security, living wages, access to health care, and global justice issues. Campaigns have included both national and international issues such as single-payer health care, welfare reform, and international trade policy as well as state- and local-based issues such as minimum wage and sick-pay laws, siting and expansion of big-box stores. and local food security issues related to closing of a Bellingham chain grocery store. The organization has been a long-term supporter of Washington State farmworker organizations.

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Content Description

Organizational records include meeting agendas, sign-in sheets, and minutes (1995-2017). Records of the group’s campaigns include planning records, research materials, posters and leaflets, position statements, and files of press coverage (1995-2021). The group’s actions are thoroughly documented by a collection of photographs, which typically include exact dates, description of the event depicted, and identification of people in the photo (1992-2011). Electronic records (3.38 megabytes, 9920 files in 1598 directories) include email messages, agendas and minutes, website pages, planning and research documents, news coverage, and photographs.

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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

Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Records are arranged as received from the organization. Organizational records are arranged chronologically, and records of activities are arranged by campaign subject. Photographs are arranged chronologically and are identified by event depicted. Electronic records are arranged in subject folders as received from donor.

Arranged in 4 series.

  • SERIES 1, ORGANIZATIONAL RECORDS, 1995-2021
  • SERIES 2, CAMPAIGN RECORDS, 1995-2021
    • Subseries A, Medicare Campaign Records, 1995
    • Subseries B, Public Services Campaign Records, 1994-2018
    • Subseries C, Welfare Reform Campaign Records, 1997-2003
    • Subseries D, Living Wage Campaigns Records, 1996-2017
    • Subseries E, Big-Box Store Campaign Records, 2004-2014
    • Subseries F, Union Campaigns, 1995-2021
    • Subseries G, Global Justice Campaign Records, 1995-2016
    • Subseries H, Farmworker Justice Campaign Records, 1997-2019
    • Subseries I, Single-Payer Health Care Campaign Records, 2003-2009
    • Subseries J, Records of Other Campaigns, 1997-2019
  • SERIES 3, EVENT AND FUNDRAISING RECORDS, 1995-2020
  • SERIES 4, JOBS WITH JUSTICE ACTION AND EVENT PHOTOGRAPHS, 1992-2011

Acquisition Information

Donated by Betsy Pernotto, Jobs with Justice Jobs Whatcom County, 2022

Processing Note

Collection processed by Ernie Dornfeld, 2023.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington) (host institution)


2023 (Last modified: 5/12/2023)

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