Labor Archives

The Labor Archives Section of the Society of American Archivists, documenting the history of labor unions around the country.

[Labor Archives @LaborArchivists]

🚨 Calling all labor archives! 🚨
We're launching a YouTube channel to showcase labor history collections & the amazing staff behind them. 🎥 Want to feature your archive? Submit a video by June 1, 2025!

Email: [email protected]
#LaborHistory #Archives #SAA

[laborvideo @labormedia1]

@LaborArchivists 7/22 Panel: The SF '68 State Strike & The Relevance For Today https://t.co/XawXxj6MtE 22 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm PDT San Francisco State University Library room 121

[AFSCME Archivist @AFSCMEArchivist]

AFSCME turns horror story into happy ending! Flyer, @AFSCME @AFSCME8 @LaborArchivists

[AFSCME Archivist @AFSCMEArchivist]

Impassioned letter from Local 2545's Paula Harris, founder of the @AFSCME Choir, seeking support. "This choir could go places, I'm going to see that it does...." Dec 26, 1979. The choir's picture appeared in the Feb 1980 issue of Public Employee. @afscmecouncil13 @LaborArchivists

[UAW Archivist @UAW_Archivist]

"Agitate
Educate
Organize"
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So excited @archivists_org selected Chicago to host #SAA24, a city with a proud union history, documented in the @UAW's archives at the @ReutherLibrary. #SAA2024

[laborvideo @labormedia1]

@LaborArchivists Slave Labor & Free Labor In The Golden State With Author & ProfessorJean Pfealzer At Angel Island
https://t.co/ISTjNdYGS2

[LaborOnline @LaborOnline]

On the blog-- Chad Pearson's review of the terrific book on Contingent Faculty available from @IllinoisPress https://t.co/pTt7KMgM6f

[LaborOnline @LaborOnline]

This new essay on Teaching Labor History using keyword searches in the (translated) Chicago Foreign Language Press archive is just in time for Fall classes. Great contribution from @LiatSpiro (includes actual assignment and examples) https://t.co/QBz8iRJ0Eo

[AmericanLaborMuseum @LaborMuseum]

The "We Are One - Honoring Immigrant Garment Workers" exhibit by Rachel Bernstein and May Ying Chen closes August 24th. Visiting hours are 1-4 PM Wednesday-Saturday, or by appointment. Contact [phone] or email [email protected] to schedule.

[Wisconsin Labor History Society @WILaborHistory]

Happy birthday Frank J. Weber!

[AmericanLaborMuseum @LaborMuseum]

"Faces From An American Dream" by photographer Martin Desht will open September 1st. This exhibit depicts how de-industrialization re-defined the American industrial city and what it meant for skilled and unskilled workers who are in search of the American Dream.

[Cornell ILR School News @CornellILR_News]

A woman who changed America, then taught ILR School students about social justice, will be honored 8/17 when her statue is unveiled in Ithaca https://t.co/wK6qD0cMtb @KheelCenter

[Meany Labor Archive @UMDMLA]

To view more recently digitized films from the @AFLCIO Labor Institute of Public Affairs (1982-1989), please see our playlist on YouTube! #UnionYes https://t.co/WSgmjqrhfx

[LRAN @Labor_Research]

Labor Research and Action Network New Scholars Research Grants Call for Proposals (2024-25) #UnionYes #LaborResearch @jwjnational
https://t.co/X35mQHm6HK

[Economic History Society @EcHistSoc]

Upcoming Application Deadline: 1st November.
Carnevali Small Research Grants of up to £5,000 are available to support the direct costs of research that is aimed at a specific publication outcome and/or for pilot projects.
More info:
https://t.co/6k2IF12Z7b

[LAWCHA @lawcha_org]

Information below on the 2025 Hagley Prize from the Hagley Museum & Library. Nominations due Nov. 30.

https://t.co/mvrJQ4rv6a

[UAW Archivist @UAW_Archivist]

Leading up to the 1984 #Olympics in Los Angeles, a @UAW Local 887 member had the honor of serving as a torchbearer. The individual wore his union pride across his headband while carrying the torch.
From the UAW's archives at the @ReutherLibrary.

[AFSCME Archivist @AFSCMEArchivist]

That's some real @AFSCME spirit! Members in Minnesota show off AFSCME license plate, circa 1980. @AFSCME_65 @AFSCMEMN5

[Kheel Center @KheelCenter]

Lots of summer memories & adventures were had at ILGWU's Unity House, an all-inclusive vacation resort created for members to escape & have outdoor fun. Check out these photos for summer games, picnics, campfires, and more.

Learn more: https://t.co/fykJDmk0qm

#ArchivesCampfire

[Kheel Center @KheelCenter]

The UAW-CIO Fair Practices and Anti-Discrimination Department, established in 1946, authorized and required the formation of local Fair Practices Committees to ensure and promote ethical workplace practices. Learn more in Collection 6046 Section 2. #LaborHistory

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