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California Labor Federation AFL-CIO Collection
SPC.2021.025
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Contributing Institution:
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
Title: California Labor Federation AFL-CIO
Creator:
California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2021.025
Physical Description:
4 boxes
Physical Description:
4 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): circa 1927-2021; undated
Abstract: The collection contains convention booklets and leaflets, voter information fliers, training manuals, organization constitutions,
and other materials that provide insight into the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO.
Language of Material:
English
.
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives
and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
For information about citing archival material, see the
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Previously established as the California State Federation of Labor, the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO was founded in
1901. The California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO consists of 1,200 affiliated unions across the state of California, which operate
as appendages of the labor federation. These unions provide organizer training, organizational struture on legislative and
political campaigns, and construct progressive alliances centered in social justice.
The California Labor Federation AFL-CIO collection (1927-2021; undated) consists of 4 boxes and 4 linear feet of materials
that includes constitution booklets, correspondence, training manuals, and other materials related to the Federation's legislative
and political campaign initiatives, organizer trainings, and union member support efforts. The bulk of the collection consists
of convention booklets and leaflets from the Biennial and Pre-Primary conventions and voter information fliers.
Materials are arranged into 4 series, which are organized topically. Within each series, files are arranged alphabetically,
and within each physical folder, original order is maintained.
- General File, 1937-2018; undated
- Biennial and Pre-Primary Conventions, 1998-2019
- California Labor Federation Constitution, 1937-2016
- Voter Information Fliers, 1996-2021
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection materials were donated to California State University, Dominguez Hills Archives and Special Collections repository
in 2021.
Collection processed by Cecilia Contreras; 2022.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Labor unions -- United States
Labor movement
California -- Politics and government