Cook County College Teachers Union, Local 1600 Records
Collection
Identifier: LR002098
Scope and Content
This collection represents a comprehensive record of the CCCTU’s administrative operations, its meetings, strikes, and publications. Also included in the collection are news clippings, photos, videos, and
various memorabilia from the CCCTU’s history. Personal and official correspondence from the CCCTU’s longtime president, Norman G. Swenson, can be found in the collection as well. This includes letters of support sent to him and his family when he was jailed during the CCCTU’s 1975 strike. There is a complete record of the collective bargaining agreements between the Board of CCC District No. 508 and the CCCTU in the collection.
Important Subjects: American Federation of Teachers Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act, 1984 Illinois Labor Relations Board Labor unions – Chicago – United States National Education Association Strikes and lockouts
Important Names: Baker, Martin Benca, Otta Buckley, Perry J. Hanchett, Paul Hill, Enid James, Howard A. Kaufman, Mike McArdle, Bernie Novar, Leon Schloss, Bert P. Shabat, Oscar E. Swenson, Norman Vesecky, Ralph Weil, Oscar
Series Description: Series I: Meeting Materials, 1966-2005 Series II: Administrative Records, 1966-2003 Series III: Strikes and Negotiations, 1966-2008 Series IV: Publications, Clippings, and Personal Correspondence, 1966-2009
Important Subjects: American Federation of Teachers Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act, 1984 Illinois Labor Relations Board Labor unions – Chicago – United States National Education Association Strikes and lockouts
Important Names: Baker, Martin Benca, Otta Buckley, Perry J. Hanchett, Paul Hill, Enid James, Howard A. Kaufman, Mike McArdle, Bernie Novar, Leon Schloss, Bert P. Shabat, Oscar E. Swenson, Norman Vesecky, Ralph Weil, Oscar
Series Description: Series I: Meeting Materials, 1966-2005 Series II: Administrative Records, 1966-2003 Series III: Strikes and Negotiations, 1966-2008 Series IV: Publications, Clippings, and Personal Correspondence, 1966-2009
Dates
- 1966 - 2009
Creator
- Cook County College Teachers Union. Local 1600 (Organization)
Language of Materials
Material entirely in English.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Use
Refer to the Walter P. Reuther Library
Rules for Use of Archival Materials.Restrictions: Researchers may encounter records of a sensitive nature – personnel files, case records and those involving investigations, legal and other private matters. Privacy laws and restrictions imposed by the Library prohibit the use of names and other personal information which might identify an individual, except with written permission from the Director and/or the donor.
History
The Cook County College Teachers Union, AFT Local 1600, began to organize the faculty of the City Colleges of Chicago in 1965 and won official recognition in 1966.
Extent
8 Linear Feet (8 SB)
Abstract
The Cook County College Teachers Union, AFT Local 1600, began to organize the faculty of the City Colleges of Chicago in 1965 and won official recognition in 1966. This collection represents a comprehensive record of the CCCTU’s administrative operations, its meetings, strikes, and publications. Also included in the collection are news clippings, photos, videos, and various memorabilia from the CCCTU’s history. Personal and official correspondence from the CCCTU’s longtime president, Norman G. Swenson, can be found in the collection as well. This includes letters of support sent to him and his family when he was jailed during the CCCTU’s 1975 strike. There is a complete record of the collective bargaining agreements between the Board of CCC District No. 508 and the CCCTU in the collection.
Arrangement
Arranged in 4 series - Series 1 (Boxes 1-3), Series 2 (Boxes 3-5), Series 3 (Boxes 5-8), and Series 4 (Box 8). Folders in each series are simply listed by their location within each box. They are not arranged, so any given subject may be dispersed throughout several boxes within each series.
Acquisition
The Cook County College Teachers Union Records were first deposited at the Reuther Library in 2009. The Reuther Library serves as the official depository for the CCCTU’s records.
Transfers
Material deposited in library:
Newspapers/Newsletters:
College Union Voice, June 1966-Dec. 1978
College Union Voice, Feb. 1973-May 1984
Illinois Union Teacher, Oct.-Nov. 1971-Feb. 1974
The Challenger, June 1996
Higher Education Leader, Oct. 1998
College Union Voice, July 1984-Fall 2009
Videos: UPI, Celebrating 20 Years of Collective Bargaining Belle Zeller Memorial Local 1600: A Proud and Powerful Union, 2003, 15 min. A Tribute to Israel Kugler, 6/2/1999, 8 min. 48 sec. 60th Anniversary Video, Illinois Federation of Teachers, 1997, 20 min. Irwin Polishook: A Life of Service Struggle in the Heartland, Chicago Staley Workers Solidarity Committee
Miscellaneous material: Five (5) CCCTU buttons One (1) Strike placard One (1) “SCAB” bumper sticker
Videos: UPI, Celebrating 20 Years of Collective Bargaining Belle Zeller Memorial Local 1600: A Proud and Powerful Union, 2003, 15 min. A Tribute to Israel Kugler, 6/2/1999, 8 min. 48 sec. 60th Anniversary Video, Illinois Federation of Teachers, 1997, 20 min. Irwin Polishook: A Life of Service Struggle in the Heartland, Chicago Staley Workers Solidarity Committee
Miscellaneous material: Five (5) CCCTU buttons One (1) Strike placard One (1) “SCAB” bumper sticker
Processing History
Processed and finding aid written by Jared Natzke on April 6, 2012.
Creator
- Cook County College Teachers Union. Local 1600 (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Cook County College Teachers Union, Local 1600 Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Jared Natzke.
- Date
- 2012-04-06
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Walter P. Reuther Library Repository
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