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Labor

Collected by: University of Maryland

Archived since: Jun, 2015

Description:

This collection represents websites of labor organizations in the United States, including organizations whose records arestewarded by Special Collections and University Archives at the University of Maryland. Our labor collections are comprised of AFL-CIO Department records, trade department records, international union records, union programs, union organizations with allied or affiliate relationships with the AFL-CIO, and personal papers of union leaders. We also have extensive photo documentation of labor union activities from the 1940s to the present in the photographic negative and digital collections. Additionally, collections of graphic images, over 10,000 audio tapes, several hundred films and videotapes, and over 2,000 artifacts are available for research and study. The University of Maryland emphasizes the collecting of archival resources and other collections that document the history of the labor movement in North America and the Washington, DC/Maryland region. These materials help researchers better understand pivotal social movements in this country, including those to gain rights for women, children and minorities.

Subject:   Society & Culture Politics & Elections

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Title: Metal Trades Department, AFL-CIO

URL: https://metaltrades.org/

Description: Archived website of the Metal Trades Department, AFL-CIO (MTD), a trade department of the AFL-CIO that represents seventeen affiliated unions and more than 100,000 workers and was chartered in 1908 "to coordinate negotiating, organizing and legislative efforts of affiliated metalworking and related crafts and trade unions" ("The Metal Trades," https://metaltrades.org/about-us/, accessed June 13, 2018). The MTD website includes information about its history, governance, policies, leadership, staff, affiliates, councils, news, publications, Congressional letters, photo gallery, and videos.

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Subject:   AFL-CIO. Metal Trades Department -- Web archives Labor unions -- Web archives Labor -- United States -- Web archives

Title: National Day Laborer Organizing Network

URL: https://ndlon.org/

Description: Archived English-language website of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON), a national alliance of 36 day laborer organizations based in Los Angeles, California, and founded in July 2001. Its stated mission is "to unify and strengthen its member organizations to be more strategic and effective in their efforts to develop leadership, site mobilize, and organize day laborers in order to protect and expand their civil, labor and human rights." The NDLON website includes information about its mission, vision, principles, values, history, leadership, staff, employment opportunities, annual reports, program areas, events, actions, news, press releases, press kit, publications, research, documentary footage, educational resources, legislative resources, litigation resources, trainings, best practices, visual arts material, membership, online store, and social media. The NDLON website also hosts a blog.

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Subject:   National Day Laborer Organizing Network -- Web archives Labor -- United States -- Web archives

Title: National Day Laborer Organizing Network

URL: https://ndlon.org/es/

Description: Archived Spanish-language website of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON), a national alliance of 36 day laborer organizations based in Los Angeles, California, and founded in July 2001. Its stated mission is "to unify and strengthen its member organizations to be more strategic and effective in their efforts to develop leadership, site mobilize, and organize day laborers in order to protect and expand their civil, labor and human rights." The NDLON website includes information about its mission, vision, principles, values, history, leadership, staff, employment opportunities, annual reports, program areas, events, actions, news, press releases, press kit, publications, research, documentary footage, educational resources, legislative resources, litigation resources, trainings, best practices, visual arts material, membership, online store, and social media. The NDLON website also hosts a blog.

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Subject:   National Day Laborer Organizing Network -- Web archives Labor -- United States -- Web archives

Title: Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO

URL: https://www.maritimetrades.org/

Description: Archived website of the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO, a constitutionally mandated department chartered in 1946. ("A Short History of the Maritime Trades Department, http://maritimetrades.org/about-us/history/, accessed June 4, 2018). Its stated mission is "preserving a strong U.S. maritime industry by promoting a comprehensive legislative agenda and in educating Congress, the administration, the international community and the American public about the benefits of this vitally important industry" ("Mission," http://maritimetrades.org/about-us/mission/, accessed June 4, 2018). The Maritime Trades Department website includes information about its mission, history, leadership, governance, membership, issues, and actions.

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Subject:   AFL-CIO. Maritime Trades Department -- Web archives Labor unions -- Web archives Labor -- United States -- Web archives

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