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Availability
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Acquisition
Processing Information
Arrangement
Biography
Scope and Contents
Title: John Reimann United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 713 (Hayward, Calif.) collection
Date (bulk): 1974-1977
Date (inclusive): 1947-2008
Creator:
Reimann, John
Collection number: larc.ms.405
Accession number: 2014/009
Repository:
Labor Archives and Research Center
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
San Francisco State University
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco, CA 94132-1722
(415) 405-5571
larc@sfsu.edu
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English.
Extent:
0.8 cubic ft.
(2 boxes)
Abstract: Consists of materials documenting John Reimann's activism in Bay Area Carpenters unions Local 36 (Oakland, Calif.) and Local
713 (Hayward, Calif.). Includes material on the Coordinated Housing Organizing Project (CHOP) focused on organizing the unorganized;
materials on Carpenters for a Stronger Union; documents related to the 1973 and 1999 wildcat strikes; "On the Level" and other
rank and file publications; and materials on union elections and 1980s rank and file activism. The collection also includes
contracts documenting declining wage standards and benefits from 1970s to 2000s, proceedings from International conventions
containing Reimann's floor speeches that illustrate the conservative stance of leadership; and a report published by the International,
"Business Offensive - Counter to Davis-Bacon Act."
Location: Collection is available onsite.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], John Reimann United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 713 (Hayward, Calif.)
Collection, larc.ms.405, Labor Archives and Research Center, San Francisco State University.
Availability
Collection is open for research.
Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the Labor Archives and Research Center. All requests for permission to publish or quote
from materials must be submitted in writing to the Director of the Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf
of the Labor Archives and Research Center as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Acquisition
Donated by John Reimann in 2014, accession number 2014/009.
Processing Information
Processed by Eva Martinez in 2015.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged as received.
Biography
John Reimann was a carpenter activist in Bay Area Carpenters Union Local 36 (Oakland, Calif.) and Local 713 (Hayward, Calif.)
He was the recording secretary of Local 713 for three terms. He participated in the 1973 Bay Area carpenters wildcat strike
and was an elected leader of the 1999 wildcat strike.
Scope and Contents
Consists of materials documenting John Reimann's activism in Bay Area Carpenters unions Local 36 (Oakland, Calif.) and Local
713 (Hayward, Calif.). Includes material on the Coordinated Housing Organizing Project (CHOP) focused on organizing the unorganized;
materials on Carpenters for a Stronger Union; documents related to the 1973 and 1999 wildcat strikes; "On the Level" and other
rank and file publications; and materials on union elections and 1980s rank and file activism. The collection also includes
contracts documenting declining wage standards and benefits from 1970s to 2000s, proceedings from International conventions
containing Reimann's floor speeches that illustrate the conservative stance of leadership; and a report published by the International,
"Business Offensive - Counter to Davis-Bacon Act."
Subjects and Indexing Terms
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Local 713 (Hayward, Calif.).
Carpenters--Labor unions--California.