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  • Title: Labor Project for Working Families records
    Date (bulk): 1992-2010
    Date (inclusive): 1986-2012
    Creator: Labor Project for Working Families.
    Collection number: larc.ms.0387
    Accession number: 2013/007
    Extent: 6.25 cubic feet (5 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: 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.
    Location: Materials are stored offsite; requires advance notice.

    Restrictions

    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.

    Availability

    Collection is open for research.

    Preferred Citation

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

    Acquisition

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

    Processing Information

    Processed by Frances Wratten Kaplan in 2014.

    About the Labor Project for Working Families

    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.

    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.

    Scope and Contents

    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.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    AFL-CIO.
    Amalgamated Transit Union. Local 192 (Oakland, Calif.).
    City College of San Francisco. Labor Studies Department.
    Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union. Local 2 (San Francisco, Calif.)
    Firestein, Netsy.
    Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers International Union.
    Sampson, Timothy J., 1935-
    Children of working parents--United States.
    Labor unions--California--Oakland.
    Labor unions--California--San Francisco.
    Labor unions--Organizing--California.
    Women labor union members--United States.