Council 82, Security and Law Enforcement Employees, AFSCME records,
- Author:
- AFSCME. Council 82 (N.Y.)
- Call Number:
- MSS APAP-066 local
- Abstract:
- The records of Council 82 document every year of the organization's existence with minutes, newspapers, and other material. Council 82 was one of the first and became one of the largest and most important of the public sector unions to organize after the implementation of the Taylor Law. The records of Council 82 document how a large union organized itself at the state level and initiated a dialogue with the state of New York. One of the most important activities of Council 82 has been to negotiate contracts with the state, and minutes, newspapers, and subject files, each in different ways, elucidate the procedures and accomplishments of these negotiations. The most extensive series is the Executive Board files, which contain correspondence and minutes of Executive Board meetings and which give a good idea of the activities of the union during almost its entire history. This series documents the entire range of Council 82's activities: political action, lobbying, and relations with the state and other unions. The other series give more detailed information on some activities of Council 82. The newspapers, for example, are the public voice of Council 82 and the clearest indication of the union's opinion about corrections policy and other matters.
- Historical Note:
- Council 82 was formed through the merger of two unions, Councils 30 and 50. Council 30, when it began, solicited the membership of all state employees. The corrections officers decided Council 30 had neglected its duty to bargain in good faith for them and opted to establish their own union to, address more fully the rigors of their profession. In 1953, members of the Correction Officers Association (COA) negotiated with the corrections employees of Council 30 to organize their own separate union. The 662 COA members from eight prisons formed what would become Council 50. On September 3, 1969 correctional employees from Council 50 and Council 30 consolidated their efforts and formed Council 82. The union's first contract with New York State was signed in 1970. In 1984 The Union of Federated Corrections Officers (TUFCO) challenged Council 82 as the exclusive representative of the state's Security and Law Enforcement Employees. An election was held so that members could vote for the representative of their choice. On February 22, 1985 the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) announced Council 82's victory over the T.U.F.C.O. association. Council 82 Is the exclusive bargaining representative of over 22,000 Security and Law Enforcement employees. With the exception of the State Police, Council 82 represents all New York State law enforcement personnel.
- Physical Description:
- 9.6 cu. ft. + 1 reel microfilm
- Access Terms:
- Access to the collection is unrestricted.
- Notes:
- Part of the Archives of Public Affairs and Policy Collection. local
- Subjects:
- Correctional personnel New York (State), Labor unions New York (State), Government employee unions New York (State), Prison administration New York (State), Prison riots New York (State) Attica, Correctional personnel, Government employee unions, Labor unions, Prison administration, and Prison riots
- Genres/Forms:
- Minutes. aat, Contracts. aat, and Newspapers. aat
- Corporate Names:
- AFSCME. Council 82 (N.Y.), AFSCME. Council 50 (N.Y.), and AFSCME. Council 30 (N.Y.)
- Geographic Terms:
- New York (State) and New York (State) Attica
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