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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.

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Title: Union Label and Service Trades Department, AFL-CIO

URL: https://unionlabel.org/

Description: Archived website of the Union Label and Service Trades Department, AFL-CIO, founded in 1909 "to promote the products and services produced in America by union members — especially those products and services identified by a union label, shop card, store card and service button" ("About Us," http://wp.unionlabel.org/about-us/, accessed June 13, 2018). The Union Label website includes information about its mission, board, affiliates, Don't Buy and Do Buy lists, news, product search and directory, and newsletters.

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Subject:   AFL-CIO. Union Label and Service Trades Department -- Web archives Labor unions -- Web archives Labor -- United States -- Web archives

Title: Labor Heritage Foundation

URL: https://www.laborheritage.org/

Description: Archived website of the Labor Heritage Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based cultural heritage organization founded in 1983 by organizers of the Great Labor Arts Exchange (GLAE). Its stated mission is "to strengthen the labor movement through the use of music and arts" ("About Us," http://www.laborheritage.org/lhf/, accessed June 5, 2018). The Labor Heritage Foundation website includes information about its mission, staff, leadership, history, shop, publications, and the GLAE.

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Subject:   Labor Heritage Foundation -- Web archives Labor -- United States -- Web archives

Title: Pride At Work, AFL-CIO

URL: https://www.prideatwork.org/

Description: Archived website of Pride At Work, AFL-CIO, a Washington, D.C.-based constituency group of the AFL-CIO founded in 1994 and representing LGBTQ workers through 20 national chapters ("Pride@Work AFL-CIO," http://www.prideatwork.org/, accessed June 5, 2018; "For Liberty, Justice, and Equality: Unions Making History in America," online exhibit in Labor and Workplace Studies of Special Collections and University Archives, University of Maryland Libraries, https://www.lib.umd.edu/unions/social/lgbtq-rights, accessed June 5, 2018). Its stated mission is: "We seek full equality for LGBTQ Workers in our workplaces and unions. We work towards creating a Labor Movement that cherishes diversity, encourages openness, and ensures safety & dignity. We aim to educate the LGBTQ Community about the benefits of a union contract for LGBTQ working people, and to build support and solidarity for the union movement in the LGBTQ community" ("Our Mission," http://www.prideatwork.org/about-us/our-mission/, accessed June 5, 2018). The Pride At Work website includes information about its mission, leadership, resolutions, membership, chapters, issues, media, actions, events, and store. The site also hosts a blog.

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Subject:   Pride at Work (Organization) -- Web archives Labor unions -- Web archives Labor -- United States -- Web archives

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