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SEIU Communications Department Records

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Identifier: LR001885

Abstract The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) was founded in 1921 as a union of flat janitors. Over the years it has grown in size and scope, and now comprises three divisions: healthcare, property services, and public services. The records of SEIU’s Communications Department document the International’s mass mailings from 1974 through 1987. Included in the collection are (predominately) monthly summaries listing all the mass mailings sent by the International (with the exceptions of June...

Dates: 1976 - 1987; Majority of material found within 1978 - 1987

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

SEIU Executive Office: John Sweeney Records

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Identifier: LR001542

Abstract For many, John Sweeney is known as the now former head of the AFL-CIO, a position from which he retired in 2009 after 14 years of service. For most of the previous 35 years, though, he was a member turned officer of the Service Employees International Union, having served 15 of those years as its President. The SEIU Executive Office: John Sweeney Records document his tenure during these 15 years, although portions of these records predate his tenure in that office. The records...

Dates: 1921 - 1995

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

SEIU Healthcare Division Records

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Identifier: LR001889

Abstract The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) was founded in 1921 as a union of flat janitors. Over the years it has grown in size and scope, now comprising three divisions: healthcare, property services, and public services. The Healthcare Division Records primarily detail various aspects of Hospital and Healthcare Workers Union Local 250’s trusteeship and transition back to self-governance from 1986 through 1989. Additional subjects covered are the 1986 Healthcare Division Conference, and...

Dates: 1986 - 1989

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

SEIU International Affairs Records

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Identifier: LR001871

Abstract The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) was founded in 1921 as a union of flat janitors. Over the years it has grown in size and scope, now comprising three divisions: healthcare, property services, and public services. While most of SEIU’s members reside in the United States, the SEIU is an international union with members and affiliates in countries all over the world. The records of SEIU’s International Affairs Department document the SEIU’s relationships with companies, unions,...

Dates: 1985 - 2002; Majority of material found within 1992 - 1998

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

SEIU Organizing Department Records

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Identifier: LR001888

Abstract The 1980s was a difficult time for American Labor. The American economy was in recession and national politics were not hospitable to organized labor. Yet, SEIU grew by 500,000 members. By 1992, SEIU reached the million-member mark. The membership achievements of SEIU can be largely credited to the efforts of its Organizing Department. The primary responsibility of the SEIU Organizing Department was to organize the unorganized. The SEIU Organizing Department sought to gain new membership for...

Dates: 1970 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1985 - 1992

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

SEIU Secretary-Treasurer's Office: Richard Cordtz Records

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Identifier: LR001887

Abstract Richard Cordtz’s affiliation with SEIU spanned nearly 50 years, beginning in the late 1940s as a member of Local 102 while he worked at the Del Mar Racetrack, and ending in 1996 as President of the International. During his journey from member to president, Cordtz held a variety of positions within SEIU including union organizer, Local 79 President, Joint Council 35 President, Central States Conference President, and Secretary-Treasurer of the International. Cordtz was also active in the...

Dates: 1920 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1980 - 1992

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

SEIU Secretary-Treasurer's Office: Subject File Records

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Identifier: LR001542_Subj

Abstract The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) was founded in 1921 as a union of flat janitors. Over the years it has grown in size and scope, now comprising three divisions: healthcare, property services, and public services. SEIU’s Secretary-Treasurer’s Office: Subject File Records document the everyday dealings of the Secretary Treasurer’s Office, including interactions with the United States and Canadian governments, unions, federations (particularly the AFL-CIO), and internal SEIU...

Dates: 1943 - 1985; Majority of material found within 1975 - 1984

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Walter P. Reuther Library Vertical Files Collection

Collection

Identifier: LR002617

Abstract The Vertical Files Collection is comprised of newspaper clippings, articles, pamphlets, public relations materials, and other ephemera related to the Reuther Library’s urban affairs and labor collections.

Dates: 1920 - 2011; Majority of material found within 1960 - 2000

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

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