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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: National Guestworker Alliance

URL: http://www.guestworkeralliance.org/

Description: Archived website of the National Guestworker Alliance (NGA), a membership organization of guestworkers, founded in 2006 (as the Alliance of Guestworkers) and based in New Orleans, Louisiana ("About NGA," http://www.guestworkeralliance.org/about-nga/, accessed June 13, 2018). Its stated mission is "to ensure that: Guestworkers have the power to transform their workplaces from exploitative to dignified—and have the consciousness and organization to do this in partnership with local workers locked out of employment. Guestworkers have the power to transform the terms of migration, so that workers can arrive to the United States on a path to first-class citizenship. Guestworkers are protagonists in a vibrant social movement to expand the right to organize for all excluded workers, reversing a long legacy of retaliation against workers of color who organize to win dignity and freedom" ("The NGA Vision," http://www.guestworkeralliance.org/about-nga/vision/, accessed June 13, 2018). The NGA website includes information about its press statements and coverage, campaign, and resources for H-2B policy, J-1 visas, and litigation. The site also includes information about the Alianza de Trabajadores de Marisco y Pescado (ATMP) / Alliance of Seafood Workers, Costa del Golfo (Gulf Coast) and Nueva Inglaterra (New England).

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Subject:   National Guestworker Alliance -- Web archives Labor unions -- Web archives Labor -- United States -- Web archives

Title: Coalition of Black Trade Unionists

URL: https://cbtu.nationbuilder.com/

Description: Archived website of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU). First convened September 23-24, 1972, CBTU is an international membership organization with 42 chapters in the U.S. ("History," http://www.cbtu.org/history.php, accessed June 4, 2018). Its stated mission is to "Improve economic development and employment opportunities for black workers. Work within the framework of the trade union movement to provide a voice and vehicle for greater black and minority participation. Increase union involvement in voter registration, voter education and voter turnout projects. Organize unorganized workers. Actively support civil rights and civic groups working to improve living and working conditions in the black community. Increase effective political alliances between labor, churches and the general community" ("About CBTU: Mission Statement," http://www.cbtu.org/mission.php, accessed June 4, 2018). The CBTU website includes information on its leadership, chapters, history, mission, Bell-Ball-Reliford Scholarship program, membership, committees, conferences, and Community Action and Response Against Toxics (CARAT) Team program. The site also hosts a blog, "Taking a Stand."

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Subject:   Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (U.S.) -- Web archives Labor unions -- Web archives Labor -- United States -- Web archives

Title: Union Plus

URL: https://www.unionplus.org/

Description: Archived website of Union Plus. The nonprofit organization Union Privilege that administers the Union Plus consumer benefits program to current and retired union members and their families ("About Us," https://www.unionplus.org/page/about-us, accessed June 13, 2018). Union Privilege was founded by the AFL-CIO in 1986 and is based in Washington, D.C. The Union Plus website includes information about benefits, discounts, hardship help, news, credit cards, consumer tips, and union issues.

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Subject:   Union Privilege -- Web archives Labor -- United States -- Web archives

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