Summary Information

Title: UE Company Records
Collection Number: UE.10.2.5
Creator: United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America.

Collection Dates: 1930s-1980s
Extent: 268.0 linear feet (approx. 215 boxes)

Language: English

Abstract:

This series contains information regarding UE locals and the companies with which they were affiliated. Included are correspondence, publications, and reports regarding plant production, as well as negotiations, strikes, and grievances.

Publisher:

ULS Archives Service Center
University of Pittsburgh Library System
7500 Thomas Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA, 15260
412-648-3232
archives-ref@mail.pitt.edu

Date Published:

June 2009

Author:

Finding aid prepared by Zachary Brodt.

Collection Scope and Content Notes

This series contains information regarding UE locals and the companies with which they were affiliated. Included are correspondence, publications, and reports regarding plant production, as well as negotiations, strikes, and grievances. Also present are contracts between the companies and their locals. Extensive files exist for locals at Westinghouse and General Electric plants. Several boxes containing the records of Canadian companies have been separated from the files of United States companies.

Arrangement

This series has not been arranged; however, inventories exist for a majority of these boxes. Please contact the Archives Service Center for more information.

Subject Terms

Topics

• Electric industry workers -- Labor unions -- United States -- History
• Industrial relations
• Labor unions -- United States -- History

Corporate Names

• General Electric Company.
• United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America. Research Dept.
• United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America.
• Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company.

Genres/Forms

• Correspondence

Category

• Business and Industry
• Labor

Access and Use

Access Restrictions:

No restrictions.

Acquisition Information:

Gift of the United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America on 1986, 1989, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004.

Preferred Citation:

UE Company Records, 1930s-1980s, UE.10.2.5, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh

Processing Information:

A processing plan for this collection was written by Zachary Brodt in August 2008. This finding guide was written in April 2009.

Copyright:

The University of Pittsburgh holds the property rights to the material in this collection, but the copyright may still be held by the original creator/author. Researchers are therefore advised to follow the regulations set forth in the U.S. Copyright Code when publishing, quoting, or reproducing material from this collection without the consent of the creator/author or that go beyond what is allowed by fair use.

Related Material:

UE Conference Board Records, 1939-1969, UE.5, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh

UE Company Contracts, 1940s-1980s, UE.10.2.3, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh

UE Washington Office Research Files, 1938-1996, UE.6.3, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh