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SEIU Education Department Records
Collection
Identifier: LR001930
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 Department of Education generates training materials for its members on topics including workplace training (for all three divisions), internal staff professional development, collective bargaining, organizing, and political campaigns. Document formats found...
Dates:
1980 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1992 - 2002
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
SEIU Secretary-Treasurer's Office: Richard Cordtz Records
Collection
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
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