Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries
Temporary Workers of America records
Temporary Workers of America
6378
1.28 cubic feet
1 box
2011-2021
Records of a technology union for temporary employees in Washington State
Collection materials are in English.
Temporary Workers of America (TWA) was officially incorporated in 2014 with 38 members, winning an NLRB election and the right to bargain. It was the first known independent union created entirely by temporary workers. Founded by eventual TWA president Philippe Boucher and a small group of fellow permatemps working to test foreign language apps. They were employees of Lionbridge, a company sub-contracted by Microsoft. The union was formed to demand basic paid time off and argued for joint employment from Microsoft and its contractor, Lionbridge. Microsoft eventually outsourced the work and closed the Washington State Lionbridge office. The Union dissolved after the office closed in 2019.
Arranged in 4 series.
- SERIES 1, ORGANIZATIONAL RECORDS, 2014-2019
- SERIES 2, ORGANIZING RECORDS, 2011-2021
- SERIES 3, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RECORDS, 2014-2020
- SERIES 4, PRESS FILES, 2013-2020
Collection of records from Temporary Workers of America (TWA) by TWA president Philippe Boucher. The union was formed to demand basic paid time off and argued for joint employment from Microsoft and its contractor, Lionbridge. Microsoft eventually outsourced the work and closed the Washington State Lionbridge office. Includes articles of incorporation, financial records, membership records, records of votes, correspondence, clippings, and materials from the TWA's National Labor Relations Board case, 2013 to 2018.
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Forms part of the Labor Archives of Washington.
Donated by Temporary Workers of America (TWA) by TWA president Philippe Boucher, 2021.
The Temporary Workers of America blog has been regularly captured by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine since 2022. The snapshots can be viewed here: https://wayback.archive-it.org/3988/*/https://temporaryworkersofamerica.blogspot.com/
The Lionbridge Union blog has been regularly captured by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine since 2022. The snapshots can be viewed here: https://wayback.archive-it.org/3988/*/http://lionbridgeunion.blogspot.com/
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Series 1, Organizational Records, 2014-2019
SERIES 1
Articles of incorporation
2014
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Bylaws and founding documents
2014
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Election of union officers
2015
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3
U.S. Labor Department reporting
2015-2018
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4
Dissolution of union
2019
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5
I.R.S. tax reporting
2017-2019
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6
Financial records
2014-2015
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Financial records
2015-2019
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8
Financial records
2015-2019
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Restricted
Series 2, Organizing Records, 2011-2021
SERIES 2
Timeline of organizing drive and bargaining
2017
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9
Chronology and notes
2019
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10
Lionbridge hiring documents
2011-2014
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11
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint
2013
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12
Eligible voter list for representation election
2014
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13
NLRB case 19-CA-142907
2014-2015
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14
NLRB case 19-CB-153395
2015-2016
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NLRB case 19-CA-162985, Microsoft as joint employer
2015
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NLRB case 19-RM-177255
2016
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Images for paid leaves project
2015
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18
Lionbridge US employee handbook
2015
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19
Lionbridge decertification effort
2016
6378-001 Box 1
20
Draft article -- Contract worker disparity project
2021
6378-001 Box 1
21
Trade adjustment assistance
2017
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22
Microsoft vote
2015
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Membership contact lists
2015-2016
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Restricted
Series 3, Collective Bargaining Records, 2014-2020
SERIES 3
Mailings to workers before and after contract ratification vote
2015
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Draft blog post about closing of Lionbridge Bellevue office
2015
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Union representation vote
2014
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NLRB case 19-RC-134044 -- representation election
2014
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NLRB case 19-CA-142907
2015
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NLRB case 19-CA-180040
2016
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NLRB cases 19-CA-189865, 19-CA-189895, 19-CA-189881 (part 1 of 2)
2016-2018
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31
NLRB cases 19-CA-189865, 19-CA-189895, 19-CA-189881 (part 2 of 2)
2016-2018
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Lionbridge bargaining
2014
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Lionbridge bargaining
2015
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Lionbridge contract vote November 12, 2015
2015
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Lionbridge Technologies final agreement, settlement
2015-2018
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Settlement calculations
2017
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37
Shareholder engagement
2018-2020
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38
Series 4, Press Files, 2013-2020
SERIES 4
Press clippings and notes
2013-2014
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Press clippings
2015
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Microsoft
2015-2019
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Press clippings
2017-2020
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