Service Employees International Union (SEIU) United Service Workers West Records larc.ms.0389

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Table of contents

Series 1: Political and Campaign Material, 1946-1995

Extent: 55.0 folders (Carton 1-Carton 3, Folders 1-9)

Scope and Contents

Series 1, Political and Campaign Materials, documents the union's involvement in many local and state-wide political campaigns and elections, and includes contracts, logbooks, and election materials for the Window Cleaners Union Local 44. The bulk of series 1 consists of records produced between 1950 and 1970 when the BSEIU was under the leadership of George Hardy, Secretary-Treasurer, Vice President, and later President of the BSEIU. Material from this period highlights the union's involvement in civil rights through its support of organizations such as the Council on Political Education (COPE), Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), the San Francisco Branch of the NAACP, and the Bay Area Committee for Bogalusa.

Box 1, Folders 1-2

Assembly of California Legislature correspondence 1964-1969

Box 1, Folder 3

Board of Supervisors correspondence 1965

Box 1, Folders 4-5

Civil Rights correspondence and literature 1965-1968

Box 1, Folder 6

Congressman Phillip Burton correspondence 1966-1968

Box 1, Folder 7

Congressman Phillip Burton political correspondence 1964-1965

Box 1, Folder 8

Congress of United States general correspondence 1965-1967

Box 1, Folders 9-10

Governor Edmund G. Brown political correspondence 1964-1967

Box 1, Folder 11

Humphrey-Muskie campaign literature 1968-1970

Box 1, Folder 12-13

John Burton campaign material 1967

Box 1, Folder 14

Marin County Labor Council correspondence and minutes of meeting 1964-1966

Box 1, Folders 15-16

Mayor Alioto 1968-1970

Box 1, Folder 17

Mayor John F. Shelley correspondence 1964-1967

Box 1, Folder 18

William A. Newsom campaign literature 1968

Box 1, Folder 19

Pay TV literature and correspondence 1964-1965

Box 1, Folders 20-26

Political correspondence 1964-1969

Box 2, Folders 1-6

Political literature 1964-1969

Window Cleaners' Union, Local 44

Box 2, Folder 7

Shop jobs 1947

Box 2, Folder 8

Schools 1949

Box 2, Folder 9

Bars undated

Box 2, Folders 10-18

Working Agreements 1946-1969

Box 2, Folder 19-20

Election materials 1966-1975

Box 3, Folder 1

Local #44 election 1975

Box 3, Folder 2

Occupational health and safety 1994-1995

Box 3, Folders 3-8

COPE 1963-1965

Box 3, Folder 9

Labor's League for Political Education contribution stubs 1950

Series 2: Membership Materials, 1949-2008

Extent: 9.0 folders (Carton 3, Folders 10-18)

Scope and Contents

Series 2, Membership Materials, includes reports and surveys conducted by BSEIU's Department of Research and Education, as well as membership applications for pension funds and insurance plans.

Box 3, Folder 10

Unemployment and disability insurance 1949-1960

Box 3, Folder 11

Membership statistics 1961-1963

Box 3, Folder 12

Summary of organizing activities among public employees 1963-1964

Box 3, Folder 13

SEIU National Pension Fund 1968

Box 3, Folder 14

Prime Flight - union cards 2007-2008

Box 3, Folder 15

Death gratuity payments to affiliated locals 1963

Box 3, Folder 16

Actuarial valuation and review of employees pension plan of BSEIU 1964

Box 3, Folder 17

Membership and Gratuity Experience report 1964

Box 3, Folder 18

Confederated Industrial Workers of America membership application 1965

Series 3: BSEIU Convention Materials, 1955-1968

Extent: 14.0 folders (Carton 3, Folders 19-25; Carton 4, Folders 1-7)

Scope and Contents

The bulk of Series 3, BSEIU Convention Materials, consists of records generated in the planning of the May 3, 1964 convention in Los Angeles, and the May 6, 1968 convention in Washington D.C. Both conventions took place under the direction of George Hardy, Secretary-Treasurer, Vice President, and later President of the BSEIU.

Box 3, Folder 19

BSEIU General Convention 1955-1964

Box 3, Folder 20

1964 International Convention- agendas, committees, invitations 1960-1964

Box 3, Folder 21

BSEIU Western Conference - education class 1966-1967

Box 3, Folder 22

BSEIU scholarship competition 1963

Box 3, Folders 23-25, Box 4, Folder 1

BSEIU 1964 convention 1964

Box 4, Folders 2-5

BSEIU 1968 convention materials 1968

Box 4, Folder 6

Chicago Flat Janitors Union, Local 1 1964

Box 4, Folder 7

BSEIU Local 189 and Local 32B 1964

Series 4: Publications, 1934-1970

Extent: 45.0 folders (Carton 4, Folders 8-29; Carton 5, Folders 1-23; Oversize boxes 1-2)

Arrangement

Series 4, Publications, is further divided into two subseries: 4.1: Bulletins and Newsletters, and 4.2: Clippings.

Scope and Contents

Bulletins and Newsletters consists of periodicals from various national and local union organizations, including SEIU Leadership News, Service Union Reporter, Local 250 (Hospitality and Institutional Workers Union, San Francisco), Local 390 (East Bay Municipal Employees Union), and Local 399 (Service and Maintenance Employees, Los Angeles).

Clippings comprises newspaper clippings from union and non-union publications, including: San Francisco Labor News; California AFL-CIO News; AFL-CIO News; Cascade Labor News; Oregon Labor News; The Los Angeles Times; El Malcriado; Service Union Reporter; The Washington Service Employee; Union News BSE; and East Bay Labor Journal.

Also included are annual reports from San Francisco's City Attorney detailing civil actions filed by or against the City and County of San Francisco.

Subseries 4.1: Bulletins and Newsletters, 1934-1970 Bulk, 1964-1970

Box 4, Folders 8-9

BSEIU consumer newsletter Dollars and Sense 1965 May-November

Box 4, Folders 10-11

BSEIU Public Service News bulletin 1964 November-1965 November

Box 4, Folders 12-13

BSEIU The Retirement Advisor monthly newsletter and correspondence 1966-1969

Box 4, Folder 14

BSEIU newsletters 1961-1964

Box 4, Folder 15

BSEIU Leadership News 1966 January-1969 December

Box 4, Folder 16

BSEIU Leadership News 1964-1965

Box 4, Folder 17

Service Employee 1965-1970

Box 4, Folder 18

Service Union Reporter 1964-1969

Box 4, Folder 19

Record newspaper mailing Service Union Reporter 1964-1969

Box 4, Folder 20

California State Council of BSE bulletins 1965

Box 4, Folder 21

California State Council of Building Service Employees 1964

Box 4, Folder 22

Local No. 6 bulletins 1964-1966

Box 4, Folder 23

Local No. 18 bulletins 1965-1969

Box 4, Folder 24

Local No. 66A bulletins 1964-1969

Box 4, Folders 25-26

Local No. 87 bulletins 1964-1969

Box 4, Folder 27

Local 99 bulletins 1964-1969

Box 4, Folder 28-29

Local 250 bulletins 1966-1969

Box 5, Folder 1-2

Local 302 bulletins 1966-1969

Box 5, Folders 3-4

Local 390 bulletins 1964-1969

Box 5, Folders 5-7

Local 399 bulletins 1965-1969

Box 5, Folders 8-9

Local 400 bulletins 1964-1969

Box 5, Folder 10

Local 411 bulletins 1964 December-1965 October

Box 5, Folders 11

Local 434 bulletins 1965-1969

Box 5, Folder 12

Local 144 newspaper 1965 April

Box 5, Folder 13

Weekly News Letter 1965 February-August

Box 5, Folders 14-16

Miscellaneous union bulletins 1965-1969

Box 5, Folder 17

The American Federationalist 1966-1970

Box 5, Folder 18

Annual Report of the City Attorney, City and County of San Francisco 1965-1968

Box 5, Folder 19

AFL-CIO fact sheets 1964-1965

Box 5, Folder 20

Ephemera 1935-1970

Subseries 4.2: Clippings, 1934-1970

Box 5, Folder 21

The Washington Service Employee 1964-1969

Box 5, Folder 22

El Macriado 1970

Box 5, Folder 23

Clippings 1934-1970

Oversize-box 1, Oversize-box 2

Newspapers 1950-1970

Oversize-box 1

The Saturday Evening Post 1966 June 4

Series 5: Photographs, undated

Extent: 4.0 folders (Carton 5, Folders 24-27)

Scope and Contents

Series 5, Photographs, primarily consists of black and white photographs of Mayor Joseph L. Alioto. Also included are photographs and portraits of union members.

Location of Originals

Original photographs of Mayor Alioto are filed in LARC photograph collection. Box 5, Folder 26 contains duplicate prints and photocopies made from the originals.

Box 5, Folder 24

Union workers undated

Box 5, Folder 25

Supervisor undated

Box 5, Folder 26

Major Alioto undated

Box 5, Folder 27

Miscellaneous photographs

Series 6: Grievances, 1989-2008

Physical Description: 19.0 folders (Carton 5, Folders 28-31; Carton 6, Folders 1-15)

Scope and Contents

Series 6, Grievances, contains court documents, reports, notes, and correspondence between corporations, union officials, and law firms involved in arbitration proceedings.

Access Restrictions

Folders restricted to protect personally identifiable information until further processing can be completed. Please contact the Director of the Labor Archives and Research Center for more information.

Box 5, Folders 28-29

SEIU Window Cleaners Local 44 v. I.S.S. 1989-1994

Box 5, Folders 30-31

SEIU 1877 vs. Apartment Employers of San Francisco 2000-2003

Box 6, Folder 1

SEIU 1877 vs. W.S.B. & Associates 2000-2004

Box 6, Folder 2

SEIU Local 1877 vs. Able Building Maintenance Company 2004-2007

Box 6, Folder 3

Seiu Local 1877 vs. SMG/The Moscone Center 2004-2007

Box 6, Folder 4

SEIU Local 1877 vs. Township Building Service 2005-2007

Box 6, Folders 5-6

SEIU Local 1877 vs. San Francisco Housing Authority 2005-2007

Box 6, Folder 7

SEIU Local 1877 vs. Covenant Aviation Authority, LLC 2005-2008

Box 6, Folder 8

SEIU Local 1877 vs. SMG/The Moscone Center 2006

Box 6, Folder 9

SEIU Local 1877 vs. ABM-Westlake 2006-2007

Box 6, Folder 10

SEIU 1877 vs. San Francisco Housing Authority 2006-2007

Box 6, Folders 11-13

SEIU Local 1877 vs. SMG/The Moscone Center 2006-2008

Box 6, Folder 14

SEIU Local 1877 vs. Lewis & Taylor/KGO 2006-2008

Box 6, Folder 15

SEIU Local 1877 vs. Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. 2008

Collection Contents

Political and Campaign Material,

Membership Materials,

BSEIU Convention Materials,

Publications,

Bulletins and Newsletters,

Clippings,

Photographs,

Grievances,