Laborers' International Union of North America, Local 157 records,

Author:

Laborers' International Union of North America. Local 157 (Schenectady, N.Y.)

Call Number:

MSS APAP-076 local

Abstract:

The Laborers' International Union of North America, Local 157 records primarily document the union's activities for the period 1937-1972 through correspondence and meeting minutes. All of the records are photocopies of the original documents. The records provide an account of routine operations by Local 157 including negotiations with employers in Schenectady, grievances, elections, as well as financial and membership records. The union's early members were predominantly Italian American and are visible through the membership lists of 1912-1914. The correspondence includes material specific to Local 157 as well as items from the national office having to do with legislation and other national issues. Included with the correspondence and meeting minutes are sporadic membership and officer lists.

Historical Note:

The Laborers' International Union of North America was formed in April 1903 as the International Hod Carriers' and Building Laborers' Union of America from twenty-five delegates representing seventeen cities and over 8,000 laborers. By the late 1920s, a construction boom and the addition of three amalgamations added to the union's size: the International Compressed Air and Foundation Workers Union; the Tunnel and Subway Constructors International Union; and the International Union of Pavers, Rammemen, Flag Layers, Bridge and Curb Setters and Sheet Asphalt Pavers. In 1955, the union affiliated with the AFL-CIO Industrial Union Department in order to represent the 60,000 laborers working under the jurisdiction of the IUD. After the post-World War II boom, the union also began representing non-construction worker. In 1965, the union officially changed its name to the Laborers' International Union of North America to reflect its continued growth beyond the construction field. Local 157 represented laborers in Schenectady, New York and surrounding communities in the building trades. The local's early members were primarily Italian American.

Physical Description:

0.4 cu. ft

Access Terms:

Access to the collection is unrestricted.

Notes:

Part of the Archives of Public Affairs and Policy Collection. Preservation photocopied through the Harry Van Arsdale, Jr., Labor History Project. local

Subjects:

Labor unions New York (State), Labor unions New York (State) Schenectady, Building trades Employees Labor unions New York (State), Construction workers Labor unions New York (State), Building trades Employees Labor unions, Construction workers Labor unions, and Labor unions

Genres/Forms:

Minutes. aat and Contracts. aat

Corporate Names:

Laborers' International Union of North America. Local 157 (Schenectady, N.Y.), International Hod Carriers', Building, and Common Laborers' Union of America, Laborers' International Union of North America, International Hod Carriers', Building, and Common Laborers' Union of America, and Laborers' International Union of North America

Geographic Terms:

New York (State) and New York (State) Schenectady