Labor Project for Working Families Records, 1986-2012, bulk 1992-2010

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Summary

Title:
Labor Project for Working Families records
Dates:
1986-2012, bulk 1992-2010
Creators:
Labor Project for Working Families.
Abstract:
Labor Project for Working Families (LPWF) records comprise materials collected by Netsy Firestein in her position as founder and executive director of the organization from 1992 until 2013. The collection includes administrative and research materials, correspondence, newsletters, and publications produced by LPWF. Also included are publications from various local and national organizations dealing with labor and family issues and media clippings about LPWF.
Extent:
6.25 cubic feet (5 cartons)
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Labor Project for Working Families Records, larc.ms.0387, Labor Archives and Research Center, San Francisco State University.

Background

Scope and content:

Labor Project for Working Families (LPWF) records comprise materials collected by Netsy Firestein in her position as founder and executive director of the organization from 1992 until 2013. The collection includes administrative and research materials, correspondence, newsletters, and publications produced by LPWF. Also included are publications from various local and national organizations dealing with labor and family issues, and media clippings about LPWF.

Series 1, Administrative Records, consists of records produced in the day-to-day operations of the LPWF. These include numerous workshop, education, and outreach materials detailing the LPWF’s support of, and collaboration with, local unions. Series 1 also includes work-family issues including the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Paid Family Leave (PFL), Paid Sick Days (PSD), flextime, and child care support.

Series 2, Campaign Materials, contains records gathered and created for specific campaigns run by the LPWF: the 2008 Paid Sick Days campaign; the 2009-2010 Paid Sick Days campaign, the Paid Family Leave campaign, and the 2002 Colloquium on the Benefits of Paid Family and Medical Leave.

Series 3, Assembly Bills (AB), consists of documents introducing acts, or amendments to acts, that impact families in the workforce.

Series 4, Publications, is further divided into 2 subseries: Labor Project for Working Families Publications and Other Publications.

Biographical / historical:

The Labor Project for Working Families (LPWF) is a resource and advocacy organization that assists unions in negotiating work and family benefits for their members. The LPWF, established in 1992 and based at the University of California, Berkeley, is responsible for helping unions develop and implement policies that make for a more family-friendly workplace. The Labor Project for Working Families has successfully worked with local unions and community groups on issues such as parental leave, family leave, sick leave, flextime, and elder care.

The LPWF serves unions in the Northern California counties of San Francisco, San Mateo, Contra Costa and Alameda. Its founder, Netsy Firestein, served as its Executive Director from 1992 to 2013.

Acquisition information:
Donated by the Labor Project for Working Families (LPWF). Accession number 2013/007.
Processing information:

Processed by Frances Wratten Kaplan in 2014.

Arrangement:

The Labor Project for Working Families records are arranged into the following series: Series 1: Administrative Records; Series 2: Campaign Materials; Series 3: Assembly Bills; and Series 4: Publications, further subdivided into Labor Project for Working Families Publications and Other Publications.

Physical location:
Materials are stored offsite; requires advance notice.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Frances Wratten Kaplan.
Date Prepared:
2014
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2014-07-29T10:58-0700

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Labor Project for Working Families Records, larc.ms.0387, Labor Archives and Research Center, San Francisco State University.

Location of this collection:
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco, CA 94132-1722, US
Contact:
(415) 405-5549
specialcollections@sfsu.edu
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