Angi Burgess Collection on Communications Workers of America (CWA) Locals 9410 and 9430

Finding aid prepared by Labor Archives and Research Center staff.
Labor Archives and Research Center
San Francisco State University
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco, CA, 94132-1722
(415) 405-5571
larc@sfsu.edu
2014


Title: Angi Burgess collection on Communications Workers of America (CWA) Locals 9410 and 9430
Identifier/Call Number: larc.ms.0381
Date (bulk): 1981-2005
Date (inclusive): 1972-2010
Creator: Burgess, Angi
Collection number: larc.ms.0381
Accession number: 2006/018, 2008/008 and 2010/030
Extent: 7.3 cubic ft. (7 cartons)
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.
Abstract: Consists of the files of Angi (Evangeline) Burgess, particularly as they relate to her service as shop steward and executive board member with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) District 9, and locals 9430 (San Francisco, California) and 9410 (Foster City, California), spanning the years 1973-2008.
Location: Materials are stored offsite; requires advance notice.

Accruals

No additions are expected.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Angi Burgess Collection on Communications Workers of America, larc.ms.0381, Labor Archives and Research Center, San Francisco State University.

Availability

Collection is open for research.
Some material is restricted to protect personally identifiable information until 2039. Access restrictions are noted at the file level, and redacted copies are available when possible. Please contact the Director of the Labor Archives and Research Center for more information.

Restrictions

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Acquisition

Materials in the Angi Burgess Collection on Communications Workers of America (CWA) Locals 9410 and 9430 were donated by Burgess in 2006-2010, and includes the following accessions: 2006/018, 2008/008 and 2010/030.

Related Archival Materials

Communications Workers of America (CWA), Locals 9410 and 9430 Records (larc.ms.0223)

Separated Materials

Yard signs transferred to large format graphic material collection.

Processing Information

Processed by Labor Archives and Research Center staff.

Arrangement

The Burgess collection is arranged into the following series: Series 1: Communications Workers of America, further subdivided into CWA National; Local 9430; and Local 9410; Series 2: Labor Organizations, further subdivided into Council of Labor Union Women (CLUW), San Mateo Central Labor Council, and California Labor Federation; and Series 3: Publications.

Biography of Angi Burgess

Angi (Evangeline) Burgess, born 1941, attended high school in Greeley, Colorado before moving permanently to San Mateo, California. Her involvement in labor unions began in 1969 with her employment as a communications technician at Pacific Bell. Soon after, Angi joined the Communications Workers of America (CWA) District 9, and locals 9430 (San Francisco, California) and 9410 (Foster City, California) where, between 1973 and 2008 she became heavily involved in union work, serving as shop steward and executive board member, and later completing two terms as vice-president. Angi was elected chair of the Community Service Committee for CWA local 9430, and represented the CWA at various local and national conventions.
Although she studied commercial art in Colorado, Angi focused her continuing education on labor and union studies, attending classes at San Mateo College and San Francisco State College (later known as San Francisco State University) among others, and undertaking courses in stewards training and arbitration through the CWA. Her experience and interest in politics and union organizations led to numerous activities outside of the CWA, including her role as president of the Coalition of Union Labor Women (CLUW), San Mateo County, board member for the Committee in Support of Trade Union Rights (CISTUR), and work on state and federal political campaigns and issues such as California’s minimum wage. Angi remained at Pacific Bell until her retirement in 1994, although she returned as a temporary employee for a short time in 1996. During her time there she joined the picket line in both the 1983 and 1989 strikes against Pacific Bell.
In 1987 Angi’s work was recognized when she received a Unity Award from the San Mateo Labor Council AFL-CIO and a recommendation for the COPE Award by California Assemblywoman Jackie Speiers.

Scope and Contents

Consists of the files of Angi (Evangeline) Burgess, particularly as they relate to her service as shop steward and executive board member with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) District 9, and locals 9430 (San Francisco, California) and 9410 (Foster City, California), spanning the years 1973-2008. The collection offers significant insight into the CWA and the working conditions of a communications worker during the Bell System divestiture and breakup of AT&T in 1984, documenting strikes and the organizing efforts and legislative aims of the national CWA. Materials include CWA executive board correspondence; steward manuals, training materials, and administrative documents; local correspondence with CWA District 9; flyers and other materials generated to communicate with members; Pacific Bell work crew documents; documents provided to Local 9430 by Pacific Bell relating to contractual bargaining; and materials related to the negotiations of contracts and the organizing of strikes, including a strike against Pacific Bell in 1983. In addition, the collection contains meeting agendas of the San Mateo Central Labor Council from 1982-2008 and council correspondence to membership sporadically covering the same years; materials related to Burgess's membership in Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW); and national and international labor-related publications collected by Burgess.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO .
Communications Workers of America. Local 9410 (San Francisco, Calif.).
Communications Workers of America. District 9.
Communications Workers of America. Local 9430 (Foster City, Calif.).
Council of Labor Union Women.
San Mateo County Central Labor Council.
Strikes and lockouts--Telephone companies.
Telecommunication--Employees--Labor unions.
Women labor union members--United States.

Box 1-5

Series 1:  Communications Workers of America 1970-2010

 

Subseries 1.1:  CWA National 1980-2010

Box 1, Folder 1

General 1980-2010

Box 1, Folder 2

Elections 1979, 1984, undated

Box 1, Folder 3

Stewards training materials 1992, undated

Box 1, Folder 4

Stewards Resource Manual 1992

Box 1, Folder 5

54th Annual Convention, Miami Beach 1992

Box 1, Folder 6

Legislative Political Conference 2003

 

Subseries 1.2:  District 9 1970-2008

Box 1, Folder 7-9

Executive correspondence 1970-1987, 1993, 2006

Box 1, Folder 10

Elections 1992, undated

Box 1, Folder 11

CWA District 9 Conference 1981

Box 1, Folder 12-13

California Legislative Conference 2006

Box 1, Folder 14

Video Display Terminals (VDT) 1983

Box 1, Folder 15

CWA Newsletter 1977-1992

Box 1, Folder 16-20

Flyers, bulletin board materials ca. 1982-2008

Box 1, Folder 21

Contract 1986

Box 2, Folder 1

Available Employee Reassignment Plan 1989

Box 2, Folder 2-4

Force Movement Process 1988-1992

Processing Information

Material removed from binder.
 

Subseries 1.3:  Local 9430 1972-1986

Box 2, Folder 5-7

Steward documents 1972-1985

Box 2, Folder 8

Steward's documents--Contract 1980

Box 2, Folder 9

Steward's election undated

Box 2, Folder 10

Community Services Committee 1983-1984

Box 2, Folder 11

Grievances and procedures 1974-1984

Box 2, Folder 12

Grievances and procedures 1985-1986

Box 2, Folder 13

Employee grievances 1979

Access Restrictions

Restricted until 2039 to protect personal privacy. Please contact the Director of the Labor Archives and Research Center for more information.
Box 2, Folder 14-17

Local grievance reports 1977-1985

Access Restrictions

Restricted until 2039 to protect personal privacy. Please contact the Director of the Labor Archives and Research Center for more information.
Box 2, Folder 18

Steward's Manual undated

Box 2, Folder 19

Strike Committee 1977

Box 2, Folder 20

Bell System strike 1983

Box 2, Folder 21

Executive Board meetings 1983-1984

Box 2, Folder 22-25, Box 3, Folder 1

Memos from CWA National, District 9 1981-1984

Box 3, Folder 2

By-laws, Constitution 1981-1984

Box 3, Folder 3

Membership 1974-1984

Box 3, Folder 4

CWA Live Wire newsletter 1979-1980

 

Subseries 1.4:  Local 9410 1976-2008

Box 3, Folder 5-7

Memos and correspondence 1985-2008

Box 3, Folder 8

Steward's documents 1984-1993, undated

Box 3, Folder 9

Steward's documents--Mobilization Coordinator 1987-1988

Box 3, Folder 10

Steward's elections 1987-1989

Box 3, Folder 11

Executive Board--New member information 2006

Box 3, Folder 12-14

Executive Board--Meetings, minutes, agendas 1985-2006

Box 3, Folder 15

Executive Board--Financial reports 1986-1993

Box 3, Folder 16-17

Pacific Bell strike 1986

Box 3, Folder 18-20

Pacific Bell strike--Contract 1986

Box 3, Folder 21

Strikes 1989

Box 3, Folder 22, Box 4, Folder 1-3

Contract negotiations 1992

Box 4, Folder 4

Sprint/LA Conexion Familiar Campaign 1994

Box 4, Folder 5

SBC negotations 2004

Box 4, Folder 6

Cingular Wireless Labor Agreement 2005

Box 4, Folder 7

Strikes--Miscellaneous 1995, 2009, undated

Box 4, Folder 8

Legislative Committee 2002-2007

Box 4, Folder 9

Legislative Committee--Legislative Political Conference 2002

Box 4, Folder 10

Organizing Committee 1987

Box 4, Folder 11

Organizing--Telecommunications International Union of California 1983-1987

Box 4, Folder 12

Grievance documents 1984

Access Restrictions

Restricted until 2039 to protect personal privacy. Please contact the Director of the Labor Archives and Research Center for more information.
Box 4, Folder 13-14

Copies of old grievances 1977-1989

Access Restrictions

Restricted until 2039 to protect personal privacy. Please contact the Director of the Labor Archives and Research Center for more information.
Box 4, Folder 15

Membership 1986-2005

Box 4, Folder 16

Flyers, announcements 1982-1994

Box 4, Folder 17

Local 9410 Bulletin 1986-2007

 

Pacific Bell

Box 4, Folder 18

Publications 1976-1995

Box 4, Folder 19-20

Facilities Maintenance and Control Center/Business Partnership 1986-1989

Box 4, Folder 21-22

Memos to employees 1980-2005

Box 4, Folder 23

Newsletters 1982-1989

Box 5, Folder 1

Committees--Meetings, minutes, agendas 1986-1992

Box 5, Folder 2

Notes 1982-1992

Box 5, Folder 3

Personal 1986-1987, 1996

Box 5-6

Series 2:  Labor Organizations

 

Subseries 2.1:  Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) 1974-2000

Scope and Contents

Includes materials from the San Mateo chapter of the Coalition of Labor Union Women, including organizational documents, minutes and agendas for meetings, publications, and materials related to conferences and other events, including the Working Womens' Awareness Week.
Box 5, Folder 4

Meetings, minutes 1980-1986

Box 5, Folder 5

Conventions, conferences 1984-2000

Box 5, Folder 6

General 1983-1992

Box 5, Folder 7

Publications 1984-1992

Box 5, Folder 8

Organizational, membership, by-laws 1974-1984

Box 5, Folder 9

Working Womens' Awareness Week 1983-1986

 

Subseries 2.2:  San Mateo County Central Labor Council 1974-2010

Scope and Contents

Contains material from the San Mateo County Central Labor Council, including officer lists, meeting minutes and agendas, correspondence, local election candidate questionnaires, flyers, and community events programs. Also includes one folder of non-San Mateo Labor Council materials and one folder of non-CWA boycott and strike materials.
Box 5, Folder 10

Officers 1988, 1994, 2003

Box 5, Folder 11-17

Meetings, agendas, minutes 1982-1989, 1991-1995, 2001-2008

Box 5, Folder 18

Correspondence, memos 1986-2008

Box 5, Folder 19

SMCLC and San Mateo County Committee on Political Education (COPE) 1984-2010

Box 5, Folder 20

Candidate questionnaires 1987-2008

Box 5, Folder 21

Legislative Conference 2006

Box 5, Folder 22

Banquets 1990-2006

Box 5, Folder 23

Community Services Program 1983-1987

Box 6, Folder 1-2, Box 5, Folder 24

Flyers, announcements 1983-2010

Box 6, Folder 3

General 1991-2008

Box 6, Folder 4

Labor Councils (non San Mateo) 1987-2008

Box 6, Folder 5

Non-CWA boycott and strike materials 1974-1989

Box 6, Folder 6

Notes 1982 and undated

 

Subseries 2.3:  California Labor Federation 1985-2008

Scope and Contents

Includes general and training materials, issues of the Spotlight newsletter, and one file relating to the Committee for International Support of Trade Union Rights (CISTUR).
Box 6, Folder 7

General 1985-2005

Box 6, Folder 8

Spotlight 2008

Box 6, Folder 9

Training materials 2003

Box 6, Folder 10

Committee for International Support of Trade Union Rights (CISTUR) 1996

Box 6-7

Series 3:  Publications 1980-2010

Scope and Contents

Includes periodicals, newsletters and magazines from CWA, both nationally and from various locals, and the publications of a variety of different local, national, and international organizations related to labor and labor history.
Box 6, Folder 11-12

CWA miscellaneous newsletters 1983-2007

Box 6, Folder 13

CWA Newsletter 2008

Box 6, Folder 14-15

CWA News 1986-2010

Box 6, Folder 16

True Majority 2008

Box 6, Folder 17

Working Families 1994-2008

Box 6, Folder 18-20

Pacific Bell Update 1984-1989

Box 6, Folder 21

CWA 9410 Communicator 1987-1993

Box 6, Folder 22-23

Labor 2005-2010

Box 6, Folder 24

San Mateo County Labor 1987-1988

Box 7, Folder 1

AFL-CIO News, Legislative Alert 1982-1992

Box 7, Folder 2

Laborer, Union Plus 1996-1997

Box 7, Folder 3

International newspapers 1984-2003

Box 7, Folder 4

International Labor Reports 1985-1997

Box 7, Folder 5

Bay Area miscellaneous newsletters 1987-2002

Box 7, Folder 6

Working womens' miscellaneous newsletters 1981-1997

Box 7, Folder 7-11

Miscellaneous newsletters 1980-2006

Box 7, Folder 12

Challenge the Revolutionary Communist Newspaper 1986, 1987