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Union literature

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 1

Scope and Contents

Postcard bulletins from the ITU to locals ordering them to refuse to sign contracts under the Taft-Hartley law. ("If you sign, you may find yourself working for a foreman who is not a member of the union.")

Newspaper scale bulletins #1-7 of August and September, 1947. ("There can be no signed, verbal, or any other kind of contract.")

Letters of instructions to locals, July-October, 1947

Notice of important meeting, November 24, 1947

Various union publications including "The Picket" of January 23, 1948, lamenting that Col. McCormick didn't live up to pro-union standards of Medill and Patterson. Broadsheet distributed by the union

"The Chicago Story," an anti-Randolph sheet put out in May 1948 by independent union candidates for office

Dates

  • 1947 - 1952

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research; all patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations.

Extent

From the Collection: 11 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Library Details

Part of the Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections Repository

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