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Labor History

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Pacific Northwest Labor College records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1809
Abstract

The Pacific Northwest Labor College was originally sponsored by the Portland Labor Temple and offered night courses and continuing education for labor union members until its closure in 1984. Records include correspondence, reports, minutes, lists of officers, by-laws, surveys, proposals, news releases, bibliographies, memoranda, curriculum materials, and financial grant materials.

Dates: 1974-1984

Portland Jobs with Justice records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll827
Abstract

Collection consists of the records of the Portland, Oregon coalition of Jobs with Justice, a national non-profit organization advocating for workers' rights. The records document several campaigns and other activities of the Portland branch from the tenure of its first executive director, Margaret Butler, from its founding in 1991 through 2016, and cover labor issues and actions primarily in the Pacific Northwest but also across the nation and the world.

Dates: 1988-2019; Majority of material found within 1995-2012

Valley Migrant League photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 74
Abstract

Collection consists of photographs taken primarily by staff of the Valley Migrant League for their program newspaper, "Opportunity News." Subjects depicted include VML-sponsored adult education and child care programs, working and living conditions for agricultural migrant laborers, labor organizing activities, and community events.

Dates: 1965-1968

War Labor Board Region 12 records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1499
Abstract

Collection includes correspondence, minutes, policy, procedures, and reports prepared by national, regional (in Seattle, Washington), state, and local boards and committees on implementation and control of labor-management conflicts during and immediately following World War II.

Dates: 1942-1948