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          CA ON00318 B 40 · Fonds · 1953-1997

          The Canadian Auto Worker Local # 1075 Fonds are composed of eleven series which contain: Minute books, member records, safety files, legal files, agreements, correspondence and financial records that document the activities of both the local # 1075 division of the Canadian Auto Workers Association operating at Can-Car in Thunder Bay and its members. Series B 40/1/1-10: Minute Books, 122cm, 1953-1997, (original) Contains minute books that record the agenda's, financial information, attendance and activities of the various committee's operating within CAW local 1075. These books are arranged alphabetically by committee name. 1) Bargaining Committee, 1956-1966, two books, 3cm 2) Community Service Committee, 1970, one book, 2cm 3) Executive Committee, 1953-1986, two books (attendance logs), 1cm 4) Membership/Executive Committee, 1953-1997. These books contain records from various committee's as week as attendance logs, 67cm 5) Miscellaneous Minutes, 1980-1982, these minutes are photocopies of meeting minutes that relate to very specific issues such as grievances and safety issues, 7cm 6) Political Action Committee, 1979, one book, 2cm 7) Recreation Committee, 1955-1977, one book , 2cm 8) Retired Workers Committee, 1957-1988, two books, 3cm 9) Safety Committee, 1970-1984, one file, 3cm 10) Stewards Committee, 1962-1989, three books of minutes and one attendance log, 8cm Series B 40/2/1-3: Human Resources Files, 230cm,1950-1995, (original) 1) Employee Records, 1950-1997. These files contain employee grievances, notices of discipline, dismissal notices and correspondence of each member. These files are are arranged alphabetically.125 cm 2) Grievances, 1953-1989, Contains files of employee grievances organized chronologically. Each employee grievance file records the date, employee name and nature of the grievance, 33cm 3) Operating Files, 1958-1991, These files were used by the Local 1075 in their day to day staffing at Can-Car. Contained within this series are files on employee, status, classifications, job vacancies, dismissals, senorita, hiring, promotions, transfers and retirements. 65cm Series B 40/3/1-51: Safety files, 68cm, 1970-1993, (original) This series contains safety files that are arranged alphabetically. 1) "Accident Reports", 1979-1993, These records document all of the injuries that were sustained by CAW Local 1075 members, 25cm 2) "Air quality reports", 1988-1989, Contains reports conducted by the Ontario Ministry of Labour that analyse the air quality in the Can-Car plant, 1cm 3) "Asbestos", 1981-1983, Contains risk assessments and medical information on the effects of asbestos. Also contained within are records of asbestos use within Can-Car., 11pgs 4) "Blood Test Results", 1989, Contains blood test results for Local 1075 members who work in the fibreglass department of Can-Car, 1cm 5) "Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety", 1981, Contains one copy of the Ontario Occupational Health Monitor newsletter. This newsletter has articles on safety related issues, 3pgs 6) "Company Accident Reports", 1987, These files document any injury to a Can-Car employee. Each report contains information on the date, location and nature of the injury, 6cm 7) "Company Policy", 1988-1989, Contains information on company policy regarding electrical work and the use of an air compressor, 5pgs 8) "Compensation Board - information and cases", 1967-1980, Contains information on the workers compensation board as well as rulings on several cases, 1cm 9) "Complaints 1985", 1985, Contains written complaints about unsafe working conditions, 10pgs 10) "Correspondence - IN", 1974-1983, Contains correspondence and newspaper clippings regarding safety at Can-Car. Most of the correspondences were sent by either Can-Car or WSIB to the CAW Safety Committee, 1cm 11) "Correspondence - out", 1974-1985, Contains correspondence sent out by the local 1075 Safety Committee, 1cm 12) "Data Sheets - 1985", 1982-1985, Contains research on the health hazards of materials that are used within Can-Car, 14pgs 13) "Department of Labour orders", 1988, Contains inspections, orders and recommendations conducted by the Ministry of Labour regarding safety at Can-Car, 9pgs 14) "Department of Labour Orders", 1989, IBID, 1cm 15) "Doctor's letters", 1977-1979, Contains photocopied doctors letters that document the injuries sustained by CAW Local 1075 members. Also included within this file is one letter from St. Josephs Hospital condemning the many forged letters that it has been receiving, 8pgs 16) "Employers Accident Report - 1985", 1985, Contains Can-Car copies of accident reports that record the date, location and severity of accidents that occur to Can-Car employee's, 2cm 17) "Employers Accident Reports - 1986", 1986, IBID., 4cm 18) "Ergonomic Study", 1989-1991, Contains two copies of studies that were conducted by the Ministry of Labour on the working conditions of the office workers of Can-Car, 14pgs 19) "Fact Sheet on Safety", 1970-1981, Contains publication on safety procedure by Can-Car, the Ministry of Labour and the Canadian Standards Association. These are articles that have been deemed relevant by the CAW safety committee, 2cm 20) "First Aid Reports", 1982-1986, Contains Health Centre Reports that record the total time lost to injury per month and generally analyses injury related data at Can-Car, 1cm 21) "Hazardous Substance Data Sheets", 1981, Contains information and reports by the Department of Health on the use and effects of isocyanate at Can-Car, 1cm 22) "Health and Safety - Guide Lines", 1990, Contains safety procedures for removing the waste water pump and electrical safety procedures for maintaining machinery, 11pgs 23) "Health and Safety Memo", 1990-1991, Contains two memorandums issued by the Joint Health and Safety Committee regarding the disposal of industrial waste and the use of noxious materials, 3pgs 24) "Incident Report", 1991, Contains one incident report filed by the CAW Local 1075 regarding what they claim is the unsafe practice in wiring a fan. Also contained within is one black incident report, 2pgs 26) "Joint Health and Safety Meeting Minutes", 1987, Contains minutes from the Joint Health and Safety Committee. This committee was established between the CAW safety committee and CAN-CAR, 1cm 27) "Joint Safety Meeting", 1986-1991, Contains minutes and agendas from the joint Safety Committee. At these meetings safety reforms were discussed between the local 1075 and CAN-CAR, 1cm 28) "Lead - Designated" 1982, Contains a proposal for reforms in the handling of lead within CAN-CAR, 5pgs 29) "Letters from CAW", 1989-1991, Contains correspondence between the CAW and the Local 1075 regarding safety policy, 22pgs 30) "Material Safety Data - 1985 - Department of Labour Test", 1983- 1986, Contains meeting minutes from the Joint Health and Safety Committee and inspection reports from the Ministry of Labour, 1cm 31) "Memo from Company", 1987-1990, Contains safety related memorandums from CAN-CAR to the Local 1075, 10pgs 32) "Mercury", 1982, Contains assessments and procedures for the handling of mercury within CAN-CAR, 8pgs 33) "Modified work program", 1982-1986, Contains revised proposals to the collective agreement regarding safety, 6pgs 34) "Monthly report of injury", 1988-1991, Contains Health Centre reports that analyse the total number of injuries that have taken place at CAN-CAR, 2cm 35) "Ministry of Labour - 1985", 1980-1985, Contains inspection reports of CAN-CAR conducted by the Ministry of Labour. These reports make recommendations and give orders as to safety operating standards, 1cm 36) "Ministry order -1991", 1991, Contains orders and recommendations from the Ministry of Labour to CAN-CAR regarding plant safety, 18pgs 37) "Notes", 1982-1986, Contains studies, reports, meeting minutes, memorandums and accident records regarding injuries at CAN-CAR, 2cm 38) "Painters Tests", 1989-1991, Contains memorandums, doctors reports, blood test results and claims made by painters who have suffered illness as a result of exposure to paint at CAN-CAR,1cm 39) "Plant inspection notices - safety committee", 1981-1982, Contains safety inspections conducted by employee's of CAN-CAR in which they record any safety hazards that they observe, 1cm 40) "Plant safety audit", 1988-1991, Contains safety checklists that are provided by the industrial accident prevention association. Also contained within are handwritten observations of hazards,1cm 41) "Rivetting inquiries", 1991, Contains memorandums and studies regarding the potential health hazards of vibrations that can occur while rivetting, 26pgs 42) "Safety equipment", 1985, contains manuals and advertisements for safety equipment such as respirators, 18pgs 43) "Safety meetings", 1985-1990, Contains agendas and minutes from meetings between the Joint Health and Safety Committee and union management, 1cm 44) "Safety Reports - Blank", 1985, Contains procedures and health reports regrading safety at CAN-CAR, 6pgs 45) "Summary Sheets - Nurses Reports", 1977-1979, Contains monthly statistics on the number of injuries, where they took place and type of injury. Also included within is a procedure sheet for contacting Thunder Bay ambulance, 1cm 46) "Supervisors Accident Report", 1982-1983, Contains accident reports filed by employees at CAN-CAR. Some reports also have medical correspondences attached to them, 1cm 47) "Tectyl Report", 1980, Contains one correspondence from S. Ridley requesting a study be done on the airflow system in the sandblasting area of CAN-CAR, 1pg 48) "Union Management - Safety Meetings", 1982-1983, Contains meeting agendas and minutes from the union management safety meeting, 1cm 49) "Unsafe acts or conditions", 1986, Contains one safety department report made by an employee of CAN-CAR alleging unsafe working conditions, 1pg 50) "WCB - Form # 7", 1983, Contains several accident reports forms intended for use by the Workmen’s Compensation Board, 1cm 51) "Work Refusal", 1989, Contains reports of employees refusing to perform a task because they felt that it endangered them. In most cases the issue was referred for further study, 5pgs Series B 40/4/1-12: Occupational health files, 41cm, 1962-1986, (original) Contains information, reports, newsletters and general safety information to be used by the CAW local 1075. These files are arranged alphabetically. 1) "AA Program", 1979, Contains information about meetings, programs and policies regarding alcoholism, 1cm 2) "Basic Occupation Health for Labour Leadership", 1977, Contains information packets on occupational health issues such as noise, carcinogens, attitudes and radiation to be used by labour management,1cm 3) "Bill 70", 1978, Contains information on Bill 70 which was a piece of provincial legislation that regulates occupational health, 1cm 4) "Great West", 1969, Contains a benefit package from Great West Life insurance company. Also contains two invoices paid out to an injured employee, 1cm 5) "Green Shield", 1962, Contains correspondence between Green Shield Health Care and the CAW Executive Committee regarding supplemental health coverage, 18pgs 6) "Health Alert", 1976-1979, Contains several copies of Health Alert which is a newsletter published by the Labour Council of Metropolitan Toronto, 13pgs 7) "Medical Action File", 1980, Contains medical records for Mario Ceresino; a CAN-CAR employee for 37 years who died in St.Joseph’s hospital. Also contained within is a legal correspondence signed by Mrs. Ceresino authorising the CAW access to his files, 14pgs 8) "OFL - At the source", 1980, Contains six copies of At the Source, a newsletter published by the Occupational Health and Safety Centre, 14pgs 9) "Ontario Hospital Services Commission - General Literature and Pamphlets", 1964-1966, Contains FAQ's from the OHSC, 1cm 10) "Safety Course", 1980 c., Contains safety course curriculum including a quiz used for training within the CAW, 1cm 11) "Safety News", 1972-1973, Contains bulletins indicating the winner of a monthly contest at CAN-CAR for safety slogans, 6pgs 12) "UAW material on Safety", 1976-1983, Contains Health information provided to the CAW local 1075 from the occupational health and safety commission, 1cm 13) "Untitled binder", 1986, One yellow binder containing presentation information for the Joint Health and Safety Committee. This particular presentation is in regards to pain fumes, 5cm 14) "Untitled binder", 1986, One black binder containing presentation information in regards to general injuries., 5cm 15) "Untitled binder", 1985, One black binder containing information on welding safety. The safety material was assembled by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health, 7cm Series B 40/5/1-3: Legal files, 130cm, 1958-1983, (original) 1) Arbitration Files, 1964-1980, Contains extensive records of employee/CAW grievances that went before an arbitrator. Within each file is a summary of the arbitrators findings and subsequent implications for CAN-CAR, Local 1075 and the employee. These files are organized alphabetically by grievance subject. Also contained within these files is information on the arbitration process itself, 110cm 2) Compensation Claims Files, 1980-1983, These files are organized by the name of claimant and contain records relating to his injury and the resulting compensation. Also contained within are several files on the Delta Dental claim, 12cm 3) Court Rulings, 1958- 1980, These files contain court injunctions and rulings on issues such as strike rights. There are several cases that were heard before the Supreme Court of Ontario, 8cm Series B 40/6/1-3: Collective Agreements, 45cm, 1951-1984, (original) 1) Collective agreements, 1951-1984, These agreements formalize the working relations between CAW Local 1075 and CAN-CAR, 13cm 2) Collective agreement amendments, 1980, Two black binders which contain amendments to the 1980 collective bargaining agreements. Most amendments are typed with hand written notes, 8cm 3) Negotiations, 1982-1984, Contains two binders and two note books that document the negotiations of the 1982/1984 collective bargaining agreements. Generally these files go through each section of the proposed agreement and record which articles are accepted by CAW, 17cm Series B 40/7/1-3: Operating files and records, 122cm, 1964-1990, (original) This series contains meeting agendas, minutes and reports from various divisions of the CAW Local 1075. These files would have been used for referral while in use and are grouped into three categories and are arranged alphabetically by file name as was originally the case. 1) 1964-1980, operating files, 18cm 2) 1981-1986, IBID, 50cm 3) 1986-1993, IBID, 34cm Series B 40/8/1: Union correspondence, 20cm, 1970-1990, (original) 1) 1970-1990, Union correspondence, These files are labelled by correspondent and are arranged alphabetically. They include communications between CAW local 1075 and UAW, CAN-CAR, WSIB as well as various non-governmental organizations, 20cm Series B 40/9/1-8: Pension records, 30cm, 1954-1981, (original) 1) 1954-1979, "Pension Plan", This file contains eight pension agreements between CAN-CAR and the CAW local 1075. Also contained within are several reports commissioned by the CAW to study the benefits of the agreement, 4cm 2) 1962-1981, "Pension file", This file contains correspondence, forms, minutes, reports and statements regarding the CAN-CAR pension plan, 2cm 3) 1971, "Retirement income plan", One black ledger containing pension financial records that include employee names, SIN numbers, date of birth, service date and pay deductions, 1cm 4) 1972-1981, "Retiree's", One black containing payroll deductions and retirement plans. Each retirement plan is catalogued by employee and gives their retirement date along with their pension entitlements, 7cm 5) 1975, "Pension plan calculation", One file containing a retirement plan for William Bold, 4pgs 6) 1975-1981, "Pension Plan", One black binder containing retirement plan and payroll deductions, 8cm 7) 1980-1984, "Pension Committee", One file containing reports, correspondence, minutes and retirement plans, 1cm 8) 1982-1983, "Pension Meeting Minutes", One black binder containing retirement plans, payroll deductions and minutes, 3cm Series B 40/10/1-8: Newsletters, 20cm, 1973-1986, (original) This series contains
          various newsletters that were received or published by the CAW local 1075. They are grouped by publications and arranged chronologically within each group. 1) "Arbitration services", 1982-1983, Two newsletters published by the United Auto Workers that contain information on union positions, employee rights, and benefits regarding arbitration, 8pgs 2) "Chit Chat", 1973, One newsletter published by Hawker Siddley Canada Ltd. (CAN-CAR) that contains information on issues related to CAN-CAR, 5pgs 3) "Contact", 1983-1990, Several newsletters published by CAW that update members as to the position of the union, 4cm 4) "Labour", 1986-1987, Three newsletters published by the Canadian Labour Congress news magazine which contain information on labour issues within Canada, 1cm 5) "LAW News", 1986, Three newsletters published by the Local Auto Workers (LAW). Contained within is information on the activities of local auto workers unions, 15pgs 6) "Local Review", 1986, Five newsletters published by the UAW which contain editorials on political issues that effect the CAW, 24pgs 7) "Solidarity", 1986, One newsletter published by the UAW which contains editorials, news and announcements on the Canadian union movement, 12pgs 8) "The Oshaworker", 186, One newsletter published by the UAW local 23. Contained within are announcements, editorials and news in regards to the activities of the Local 22., 6pgs Series B 40/11/1-11: Miscellaneous files, 20cm, 1947-1998, (original and photocopy) 1) Christmas Social, 1985-1988, Four working files that contain receipts, lists of sponsors, menus, notices and activity lists for the CAW local 1075 Christmas social. These files are arranged chronologically, 5cm 2) Clippings, 1947-1983,Newspaper clippings and photocopies of articles relating to either CAN-CAR or the local 1075. Also contained within are two complete copies of the Daily Times Journal, 4cm 3) Election documents, 1987-1988, Contains correspondence, election procedure and results from the 1987 local 1075 executive election, 15pgs 4) Blank Forms, 1980 c., Ten blank forms to be filled out by CAN-CAR employees and submitted to the union for things such as: lost wages, parking spots and medical claims, 10pgs 5) Memorial Armbands, 1989, One CAW memorandum regarding the National Day of Mourning armband program. Also contained within this file are several armbands that have the CAW logo on them. These armbands were to be worn by CAW members to commemorate the deaths of fellow members while on the job, 1pg 6) National Hockey Tournament Rules, 1980 c., One copy of rules set out by the Southwester Ontario Recreational Council and republished by the CAW for use in its hockey league, 1pg 7) Notices, 1960-1990, Two original notices designed by the CAW local 1075 and intended for photocopy and distribution amongst its members. One notice is in regards to a membership meeting at Elks Hall and the other is regarding the availability of CAW jackets, 12pgs 8) Petition, 1960-1990 c., One copy of a petition signed by 282 CANCAR employees for the purpose of changing the shift hours to: 7:00AM3:00PM from the original summer hours, 12pgs 9) Schedule, 1985, One schedule for a "WCB course" to take place in London Ontario. Also on this form is a map to the WCB regional office, 1pg 10) Thunder Bay Commerce Address, 1983, One copy of an address given by Kirk W. Foley - President of Urban Transportation and Development for Toronto, to the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce regarding the acquisition of CAN-CAR by Rail Trans Industries of Canada in 1984,14pgs 11) Ukranian Canadian Committee, 1960 c., One copy of How to organize your time, published by the UCC. This document makes suggestions such as, "Let the postman and telephone do your errands" in order to make workers more productive, 4pgs

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          CA ON00210 31 · Fonds · 1919-[ca. 1989]

          Fonds includes records related to the Association's role in negotiations with the employee's union on behalf of their membership, as well as their work in lobbying senior levels of government on such matters as labour relations, tariffs and taxes, and other issues related to the production of men's and boys' garments. The records include legal documents; executive and committee meeting minutes; financial records; arbitration, mediation and negotiation reports and correspondence; collective agreements; labour statistics; general correspondence files; parliamnetary briefs; submissions and reports; and seminar photographs. There are also files related to specific bodies that the Association collaborated or correspondend with, such as the Toronto Club of Clothing Designers. Of particulalr interest are the files of the Overseas Garment Workers Commission, which document the Association's role in helping with the Canadian immigration of Jewish refugees and other Displaced Persons as tailors and garment workers.

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          Harry Simon fonds
          CA ON00210 23 · Fonds · 1931-[198-]

          This fonds consists of the records related to the professional career of Harry Simon. This includes meeting minutes, general correspondence, speeches, posters, flyers, booklets, programmes and photographs. The bulk of the material is in the form of correspondence sent to or from Harry Simon. There is also a small amount of biographical material and a number of photographs, which have been described at the item level.

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          Works Department fonds
          ON00421 RG 6 · Fonds · 1879-1987, predominant 1950-1985

          The records of the Works Department, RG 6, are arranged and described at the series level, with corresponding file and item lists, and consist of 6 metres of textual and photographic material, 1 scrapbook of newspaper clippings, 442 items/sets of architectural plans, and 10 artifacts. The fonds documents the activities of the Works Department in fulfilling its mandate to implement the Exhibition Place capital works program; maintain all Exhibition Place equipment, buildings and property; and to provide services to concessionaires, renters, exhibitors and other Exhibition Place departments.

          Series RG 6-0-1, Works Manager's Files, RG 6-0-2, Assistant General Manager of Operations Files, RG 6-0-8, General Services Manager's Files and RG 6-0-9, Maintenance Manager's Files, form a continuum of records documenting the day-to-day management and operation of the Works, General Services and Maintenance Departments.

          Series RG 6-0-3, Electrical Department Files, RG 6-0-4, Building Files, RG 6-0-5, Capital Project Files, RG 6-0-6, Photograph Albums, RG 6-0-7, Architectural Plans, RG 6-0-11, CNE Department of Works Scrapbook, illustrate the many facets of the capital works program at Exhibition Place, directed by the Works Department, and the constant evolution of the CNE grounds and buildings.

          In addition to textual material, the fonds includes some unique artifacts, series RG 6-0-10, a collection of zinc printing plates designed by the Works Department to produce general floor plans of CNE Buildings that could be customized with the details of specific jobs or projects.

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          Einar Nordstrom collection
          Collection

          Pamphlets, photographs, newspapers, magazines, account books, ledgers, membership books, and manuscripts for the Scandinavian Workers Club of Port Arthur.

          Reverend S.C. Murray fonds
          CA ON00318 A 6 · Fonds · 1940

          Series A 6/1/1 - Memoirs - 25 fol. Chapter from the memoirs of S.C. Murray, written in 1940 but concerning the period 1893-1911. Concerns life in Port Arthur in the 1890s as well as church affairs. Also deals with the formation of the Labour Brotherhood and outlines the labour problems of organizations such as the electrical unions.

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          Varpu Lindström fonds
          CA ON00370 F0558 · Fonds · 1887-2012

          Fonds consists of Lindstrom's professorial and scholarly research files throughout her career, as well as records documenting her academic activities. Research files pertain to her publications and monographs such as "Defiant Sisters : A Social History of Finnish Immigrant Women in Canada, 1890-1930" (both the English and Finnish editions), and "From Heroes to Enemies : Finns in Canada, 1937-1947," as well as book chapters, articles, papers, presentations and lectures, and her involvement with the National Film Board production "Letters from Karelia," and subsequent research. The research files span the activities of Finnish and Finnish-Canadian organizations across the political spectrum, such as the Finnish Organization of Canada (left wing), and Loyal Finns in Canada (right wing). Records include oral history interviews (audio cassettes and transcripts), research notes, clippings, a significant and extensive number of photograph and letter collections passed down through generations of Finnish Canadians, diaries, correspondence, publication drafts, academic and professorial notes, microfilm of Finnish language newspapers published in Canada and archival records, financial records of Finnish-Canadian organizations such as newspapers and post-World War II relief funding bodies, scrapbooks, photocopies of rare and unusual documents such as two volumes of a Soviet register of Finnish War Crimes, a list of persons found in the mass grave at Karhumaki, and Soviet lists of North American Finns who journeyed to Karelia to help build a socialist utopia there, academic and professorial files, publicity files, files pertaining to her work with the School of Women's Studies, and her own papers as a university student. The fonds also includes letters written by Lindstrom as a newly-arrived teenaged immigrant to Canada to her best friend in Finland; many of these letters were published in Finnish with English translation in 'Letters from an immigrant teenager' in 2012.

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          CA ON00370 F0290 · Fonds · 1940, 1943

          The fonds consists of several photo reproductions of typed statements and documents used in a meeting of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Canada, 22-23 January, 1943; the primary document being The Canker of Factionalism. The statements are from several CPC members who participated in self-criticism and confessional sessions for their errant ways.

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          CA ON00156 MG 664 · Fonds · 1878-1978

          The fonds contains a Daily Cash Transactions sheet with a hand-drawn layout of the coal yards, an envelope with the company name "The Schuster Co. Limited", miscellaneous materials copied from original documents including newspaper clippings from 1954; pages 62-66 of the Canadian Fuel Marketer ca. 1878-1978 issues; Weaver Liquifuels pages 55-60, 2 envelopes of negatives, and 110 photographs of various everyday operations at the Bill Schuster Coal and Lumber Company, as well as photographs of Bill Schuster and possibly his family. One is an aerial photograph of the site of the company.

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          Series · 1920-2000

          Series consist of records received by Corporate Records Archives from other business areas. They are historical documents and include newspaper articles, photographs, and original foundational documents.

          CA ON00159 P015 · Fonds · 1902-1988 (predominant 1980-1984)

          The fonds consists of records that are directly related to the organization of Local 187. The records include: original charters for Locals 187 and 192, their constitution and by-laws, reports, minutes, convention proceedings, and collective agreements booklets. These documents provide some insight to the operation of union locals that represented Railway Carmen in Northeastern Ontario, and their position within the context of the larger organization. When the Canadian Division joined CAW, individual locals of the Rail Division gained more prominence at the national level.

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          CA ON00370 F0494 · Collection · 1973-2006

          Collection consists of publications, policy statements, research reports, conference and educational documents, and newsletters accumulated by Professor Linda Briskin in the course of her research on women and equity in organized labour in Canada. The documents were published by or about local, provincial, and national organizations, including the Canadian Labour Congress, provincial federations of labour, Canadian and United Auto Workers, Canadian Air Line Employees' Association, Canada Employment Immigration Union, the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, the Committee for Cleaners' Rights, International Ladies Garment Workers Union, Metro Labour Council, Union of Provincial Government Employees, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation, Public Service Alliance of Canada, United Steelworkers of Canada, Registered Nurses Association of Ontario, and the Windsor Hospital Clerical Workers Union of Canada. The collection deals with equity in collective bargaining units, including issues of sisterhood and solidarity, education, human rights, anti-racism, aboriginal issues, affirmative action, violence against women, and the impact of technological change. The documents are arranged into files by organization, and they reflect the equity initiatives undertaken by unions to transform organizational practice and culture in order to ensure fairness and representation for women and members of other equity-seeking groups.

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          George Butt fonds
          CA ON00334 F263 · Fonds · 1927-2003

          Volumes relating to the Reybestos automotive company with a connection to the Ford motor company in the USA.Collection includes information from staff meetings, Union agreements, manufacturing, and specifications.

          The papers consist of several series.

          Series A - Parts Specifications (1927-1946) (Files 1-22)
          Series B - Staff and Union Meetings Correspondence Union Agreements (1950-1968) (Files 23-41)
          Series C - Rubber Group Meeting Material (1958-1968), Product Steering Committee (1971-1975), Additional reports and financial planning (1964-1982) (Files 42-73)
          Series D - Blueprints and plans (1956-1975) (Files 74-88)
          Series E - Materials related to Brake Block transfers and Wheelabrators (1972-1982) (Files 89-111)
          Series F - Materials related to the effect of asbestos on health (1967-1984) (Files 112-161, 252, 266, 290-297, 301, 303-318)
          Series G - Raybestos and Raytech Annual Reports (1961-1993) (Files 162-184, 286)
          Series H - Catalogues, manuals and guides relating to products at Raybestos (1938-1983) (Files 185-224, 236-241, 243-251, 253-254, 263, 268, 289)
          Series I - Newsletters (Files 225-235, 264, 274, 276-277, 279)
          Series J - Correspondence and Photographs (Files 242, 255-256, 275)
          Series K - Union Agreements and Information United Steelworkers of America Local 8100 (Files 257-258, 261-262, 267, 273, 278, 281-284)

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          CA ON00210 75 · Fonds · 1947-2006

          Fonds consists of records documenting the activities, programs, finances, operation and history of the Jewish Vocational Services. Included are meeting minutes, photographs, correspondence, surveys, reports, financial statements, certificates, bulletins, newsletters, newsclippings, press releases, anniversary books, and one DVD.

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          CA ON00210 8 · Fonds · [190-?]-1961

          The fonds consists of textual and graphic material documenting the activities and membership of the Toronto Cloakmakers Union and International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. Included are I.L.G.W.U. membership dues and strike cards issued to Sara Clodman; letters and cards announcing I.L.G.W.U. meetings, celebrations, and other matters; an invitation to a dinner honouring A. Magerman's 25 years in the Cloakmaker's Union; copies of the Golden Jubilee Souvenir Journal and the 40th Jubilee Celebration book; a photocopy of the Constitution of the I.L.G.W.U.; Toronto Cloakmakers' Union Local 14 Minute Book in Yiddish; and five black and white photographs of union members, events, and committees.

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