Guide to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Local 150 (Sacramento, Calif.) records
Alex Guilbert
Center for Sacramento History
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Guide to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Local 150 (Sacramento, Calif.) records
Collection number: MS0040
Center for Sacramento History
Sacramento, CA
- Processed by:
- Alex Guilbert
- Date Completed:
- 2012
- Encoded by:
- Sean Heyliger
© 2013 Center for Sacramento History. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Local 150 (Sacramento, Calif.) records
Dates: 1907-2011
Bulk Dates: 1941-1971
Collection number: MS0040
Creator:
International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Local 150 (Sacramento, Calif.)
Collection Size:
9.5 linear feet
(7 boxes + oversized map drawer)
Repository:
Center for Sacramento History
Sacramento, California 95811-0229
Abstract: The International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Local 150 (Sacramento, Calif.) records covers a time period from 1907 to 2011
with the bulk of the collection covering the years 1941 through 1971. The collection contains ledger books from 1907 through
1942, and meeting minute books from 1941 through 1971. The collection also contains agreement books, newsletters, a blood
donation ledger, and an election ledger covering the years 1959 through 1961.
Physical location: 2:K:04, MC 15:04
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection is open for research use.
Publication Rights
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item and/or item number], [box and folder number], International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Local 150 (Sacramento,
Calif.) records, MS0040, Center for Sacramento History.
Acquisition Information
Collection donated by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 150 to the Center for Sacramento History on June 15,
2012 (accession #2012/027).
Processing Information
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 150 processed by Alex Guilbert, 2012. Finding Aid prepared by Alex Guilbert.
Biography / Administrative History
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters was formed in 1903 by the merger of the Team Drivers International Union and The
Teamsters National Union. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters' purpose is to organize and educate workers so that they
will attain a higher standard of living.
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 150 serves the Sacramento region, and was originally charted in 1931 with the
merger of other Locals. Local Union Number 557 was chartered in 1903. Local Union Number 557 merged with Local Union Number
573 on February 1, 1926. Local Union Number 573 merged with Local Union Number 585 on February 1, 1926. Local Union Numbers
230 and 585 merged to become Local Union Number 150 on August 28, 1931.
Local Union Number 150 continued to grow as it continued to merge with other locals. Local Union Number 885 merged with Local
Union Number 150 on January 9, 1939 and Local Union Number 947 merged with Local Union Number 150 on January 16, 1939. Local
Union Number 150 was granted special charter on December 1, 1940, replacing their original charter from 1931. Local Union
Number 150 continues to provide representation for public and private sector workers in the Sacramento region.
Scope and Content of Collection
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 150 is arranged into ten series: 1. Ledgers, 2. Meeting minute ledgers,
3. Agreements, 4. Blood donation ledger, 5. Call list and A-List book, 6. Construction dispatch ledger, 7. Election ledger,
8. Local 150 newsletters, 9. Ephemera, and 10. Artifacts. Items span the years 1907 to 1991. The first series, Ledgers is
divided into six subseries: Local 150, Local 557, Local 583, Local 803, Local 885, and Local 947. The items in this series
range from 1907 through 1942, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1930s.
The second series consists of the Local 150’s Meeting minute ledgers dating from 1941 through 1971. The specific contents
of each ledger varies but topics include: Executive Board; General Meetings; Business Agents; Bakery, Meat, Ice and Beverage
Drivers; Material Teamsters, Dump Truck, Produce and Transit Mix; and Heavy Truck Drivers, City and County Employees, Tanks,
Furniture and Oil Truck Drivers; Financial Statements; Report of Audit; Membership Reports; Donations; Letters of Appreciation;
Suspended Members; and Ephemera. The third series consists of two Agreement ledgers. The first books covers the years 1949
through 1959 belonged to Felix Elorduy, and the second covered the years 1950 through 1959 belonged to Albert A. Marty.The
fourth series consists of a Blood Donation Ledger covering the years 1957 through 1985.
The fifth series is comprised of the Call List and A-List Book encompassing the years 1979 through 1991. The A-List Book is
divided by month and year followed by a roster of members with notations. The Call List contains a list of business names,
dates and the names of the members contacted for work. The Call List used the A-List book for the order of members contacted
for each assignment. The sixth series is a Construction Dispatch Book covering the years 1970 through 1990. The seventh series
is an Election Ledger, including absentee ballots, for the years 1959 through 1961. The eighth series consists of the Local
150 Newsletters, 1964 through 1967. The ninth series includes ephemera and is divided into two sub-series: local information;
national information. The tenth series includes artifacts and includes a King James Version Bible; two Local 150 plastic coffee
mugs; five election buttons; and one picket sign.
Arrangement
Series 1. Ledgers
Series 2. Meeting minute ledgers
Series 3. Agreements
Series 4. Blood donation ledger
Series 5. Call list and A-list ledger
Series 6. Construction dispatch ledger
Series 7. Election ledger
Series 8. Local 150 newsletters
Series 9. Ephemera
Series 10. Artifacts
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Local 150 (Sacramento, Calif.)
Labor unions--California--Sacramento
Labor movement--California--Sacramento
Series 1. Monthly dues ledgers
Physical Description: 2 boxes
Series Scope and Content Summary
The monthly dues ledgers series is divided into six subseries: Local 150, Local 557, Local 583, Local 803, Local 885, and
Local 947. The items in this series range from 1907 through 1942, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1930s.
Arrangement
Arranged by Local
Box 1:1
Monthly dues ledger
1927-1928
Box 1:2
Monthly dues ledger
1929-1930
Box 1:6
Monthly dues ledger
1934-1935
Box 2:1
Monthly dues ledger vol. 1
1935
Box 2:2
Monthly dues ledger vol. 2
1935
Box 2:7
Monthly dues ledger
1908-1909
Box 2:8
Monthly dues ledger
1909-1910
Box 2:9
Monthly dues ledger
1911-1912
Box 2:10
Monthly dues ledger
1912-1913
Box 2:11
Monthly dues ledger Cab Companies
1934-1937
Box 2:12
Monthly dues ledger Taxi Drivers
1934
Box 2:14
Monthly dues ledger
1935-1936
Box 2:15
Monthly dues ledger
1937-1938
Series 2. Meeting minute ledgers
Physical Description: 4 boxes
Series Scope and Content Summary
The second series consists of the Local 150’s minute books dating from 1941 through 1971. The specific contents of each book
varies but topics include: Executive Board; General Meetings; Business Agents; Bakery, Meat, Ice and Beverage Drivers; Material
Teamsters, Dump Truck, Produce and Transit Mix; and Heavy Truck Drivers, City and County Employees, Tanks, Furniture and Oil
Truck Drivers; Financial Statements; Report of Audit; Membership Reports; Donations; Letters of Appreciation; Suspended Members;
and Ephemera.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically
Box 3
Emergency Red Cross War Relief Drive Special Meeting; Executive Board; Produce Employees; Bakery Truck Drivers;, Material
Teamsters & Lumber Handlers; Garage and Service Station Employees; Ice, Dairy, & Meat & Service Drivers; Dump and Transit
Mix Drivers; Sego Milk Plant (Galt) Employees
1941
Box 3
Liquor, Tobacco, Wholesale Drug, City and County Employees and Taxi Drivers; Heavy Truck Drivers; General Meetings; Business
Agents; Financial Statements; Membership Reports; Building Committee; Suspensions and forfeitures
1941
Box 3
Executive Board; Produce Employees; Bakery Wagon Drivers; Material Teamsters and Lumber Handlers; Garage and Service Station
Employees; Dairy, Ice, Meat and Beverage Drivers; Dump and Transit Mix Drivers; Sego Milk Plant (Galt) Employees; Liquor,
Tobacco, Wholesale Drug Employees, City and County Drivers, and Taxi Drivers; Heavy Truck Drivers; General meeting
1942
Box 3
Membership reports; business agents; financial statements
1942
Box 3
Executive Board; Bakery, Meat, Dairy, Ice and Beverage Drivers; Material Teamsters, Dump Truck and Transit Mix Drivers; Garage,
Service Station, Produce, Liquor, Wholesale Drug and Taxi Drivers; Heavy Truck Drivers, City and County Employees, Tank, Furniture
and Oil Truck Drivers
1943-1944
Box 3
Ephemera; Galt Employees; Financial Statements; Membership Reports; Roll Call of Officers
1943-1944
Box 3
Ephemera; List of Suspended Drivers; Executive Board; General Meetings; Business Agents; Bakery, Dairy, Meat, Ice and Beverage
Drivers; Material Teamsters, Dump Truck, Produce, Transit Mix, Garage and Service Station, Drug and Taxi Drivers; Heavy Truck
Drivers, City and County Employees, Tank, Furniture and Oil Truck Drivers; Galt Employees
1945-1946
Box 3
Membership Reports
1945-1946
Box 3
Financial Statements; Report of Audit
1945-1946
Box 3
Executive Board; General Meetings; Business Agents; Bakery, Meat, Ice and Beverage Drivers; Material Teamsters, Dump Truck
and Transit Mix Drivers; Garage and Service Station, Produce, Liquor, Wholesale Drug and Taxi Drivers; and Heavy Truck Drivers,
City and County Employees, Tank, Furniture and Oil Truck Drivers
1947
Box 3
Financial Statements; Membership Reports; Roll Call of Officers; Suspended Members; and Executive Board Ephemera
1947
Box 3
Ephemera; Executive Board; General Meetings; Business Agents; Bakery, Meat, ice and Beverage Drivers; Material Teamsters,
Dump Truck, Produce and Transit Mix; and Heavy Truck Drivers, City and County Employees, Tanks, Furniture and Oil Truck Drivers
1948
Box 3
Financial Statements; Membership Reports; Suspended Members; and Ephemera
1948
Box 3
Ephemera; Executive Board; General Meetings; Business Agents; Bakery, Meat, Ice and Beverage Drivers; Material Teamsters,
Dump Truck, Produce and Transit Mix; and Heavy Truck Drivers, City and County Employees, Tank, Furniture and Oil Truck Drivers
1949
Box 3
Financial Statements; Membership Reports; and Suspended Members
1949
Box 4
Ephemera; Executive Board; General Meetings; Business Agents; Bakery, Meat, Ice and Beverage Drivers; Material Teamsters;
Dump Truck and Transit Mix; and Heavy Truck Drivers, City and County Employees, Tanks and Furniture
1950
Box 4
Financial Statements; Membership Reports; Suspended Members; and Building Committee
1950
Box 4
Ephemera; Executive Board; General Meetings; Business Agents; Bakery, Meat, Ice and Beverage Drivers; Material Teamsters,
Dump and Transit Mix; Heavy Truck Drivers, City and County Employees, Tank and Furniture; and Financial Statements
1951
Box 3:4
Building Committee; Suspended Members; and Membership Reports
1951
Box 4
Ephemera; Executive Board; General Meetings; Business Agents; Bakery, Meat, Ice and Beverage Drivers; Material Teamsters,
Dump and Transit Mix; Heavy Truck Drivers, City and County Employees, Tank and Furniture; and Financial Statements
1952
Box 4
Suspended Members; and Membership Reports
1952
Box 4
Ephemera; Donations; Executive Board; General Meetings; Bakery, Meat, Ice & Beverage Drivers; Material Teamsters, Dump & Transit
Mix; Heavy Truck Drivers, City and County Employees, Tank and Furniture; and Financial Statement
1953
Box 4
Suspended Drivers; Membership Reports; and Election Board
1953
Box 4
Ephemera; Donations; Executive Board; General Meetings; Letters of Appreciation; and Suspended Members
1954
Box 4
Membership Report; and Financial Statement
1954
Box 4
Ephemera; Donations; Executive Board; General Meeting; and Suspended Members
1955
Box 4
Membership Report; Letters of Appreciation; Financial Report; and Report of Audit
1955
Box 4
Donations; General Meeting; Membership Report; Suspended Members; Financial Report; Report of Audit; and Ephemera
1956
Box 4
Donations; Executive Board; General Meeting; Membership Report; Financial Report; and Report of Audit
1957
Box 5
Financial Report; Labor Management (Lincoln Industrial Council 1958-1961)
1958
Box 5
Executive Board; General Meeting; Special Meeting (December 30, 1958); Reports of Audit; Donations; Ephemera
1959
Box 5
Reports of Audit; Donations; Ephemera; General Membership; Executive Board; and Financial Report
1959
Box 5
Donations; Executive Board; Special Meeting; and General Membership
1960
Box 5
Financial Reports; and Membership Report
1960
Box 5
Secretary-Treasurer Report; Ephemera; Donations; Special Meetings; General Meeting; Executive Board; and Financial Reports
1961
Box 5
Membership Reports; Reports of Audit; and Ephemera
1961
Box 5
Finance Committee; Donations; Special Meetings; General Meeting; Executive Board; and Financial Reports
1962
Box 5
Membership Reports; Reports of Audit; and Ephemera
1962
Box 5
Donations; General Meeting; Executive Board; and Special Meetings
1963
Box 5
Financial Reports; Membership Reports; and Ephemera
1963
Box 5
Election Protest Material; and Union Election Materials
1963
Box 6
Special Meeting; Financial Reports; Donations; and General Meeting
1964
Box 6
Donations; General Meeting; Executive Board; and Trial Board Hearings
1965
Box 6
Financial Records; and Membership Reports
1965
Box 6
Donations; General Meeting; and Executive Board
1966
Box 6
Trial Board Hearings; and Special Meetings
1966
Box 6
Financial Records; and Membership Report
1966
Box 6
Donations (1964-1967); General Meeting; Craft Meeting; Executive Board; Trial Board Hearings; and Special Meeting
1967
Box 6
Financial Records; and Membership Report
1967
Box 6
General Meeting; Craft Meetings; Executive Board; Trial Board Hearings; Financial Records; Special Meeting; Membership Report;
and Donations
1968
Box 6
General Meeting; Nominations Meetings; Craft Meetings; Executive Board; Trial Board Hearings; Financial Records; Special Meeting;
and Membership Report
1969
Box 6
Donations (1969); General Meeting; Craft Meeting; Executive Board; Trial Board Hearing; Financial Record; Membership Report;
and Special Meeting
1969-1970
Box 6
General Meeting; Craft Meetings; Executive Board; Trial Board Hearings; Financial Record; Membership Report; and Special Meetings
1971
Series 3. Agreements
Physical Description: 2 items
Series Scope and Content Summary
The third series consists of two Agreement Books. The first book covers the years 1949 through 1959 belonged to Felix Elorduy,
and the second covered the years 1950 through 1959 belonged to Albert A. Marty.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically
Box 7
Series 4. Blood donation ledger
1957-1985
Physical Description: 1 ledger
Series Scope and Content Summary
The fourth series consists of a Blood donation ledger covering the years 1957 through 1985.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically
Box 7
Series 5. Call list and A-list ledger
1979-1991
Physical Description: 1 folder
Series Scope and Content Summary
The fifth series is comprised of the Call List and A-List Book encompassing the years 1979 through 1991. The A-List Book is
divided by month and year followed by a roster of members with notations. The Call List contains a list of business names,
dates and the names of the members contacted for work. The Call List used the A-List book for the order of members contacted
for each assignment.
Box 7
Series 6. Construction dispatch ledger
1970-1990
Physical Description: 1 folder
Series Scope and Content Summary
The sixth series is a Construction dispatch ledger covering the years 1970 through 1990.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically
Box 7
Series 7. Election ledger
1959-1961
Physical Description: 1 folder
Series Scope and Content Summary
The seventh series is an Election Ledger, including absentee ballots, for the years 1959 through 1961.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically
Box 7
Series 8. Local 150 newsletters
1964-1967
Physical Description: 1 folder
Series Scope and Content Summary
The eighth series consists of the Local 150 newsletters, 1964 through 1967.
Series 9. Ephemera
Physical Description: 2 folders
Series Scope and Content Summary
The ninth series includes ephemera and is divided into two sub-series: local information and national information.
Box 7
Local information
undated
Box 7
National information
undated
Series 10. Artifacts
Physical Description: 9 items
Series Scope and Content Summary
The tenth series includes artifacts and includes a King James Version Bible; two Local 150 plastic coffee mugs; five election
buttons; and one picket sign.
Box 7
Kings James Version Bible (given to member’s families upon the member’s death) in wooden box
undated
Box 7
Two Local 150 plastic coffee mugs
undated
Box 7
Five “Vote Teamster” election buttons
undated
Box MC 15:04
One “picket” sign on wooden handle, “Respect is a Teamster Contract Teamsters Local 150”
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