TWIN CITIES COALITION OF LABOR UNION WOMEN:

The collection includes charter and background information (1974-1975); minutes (1974-1983); membership information (1974-1978, 1984, 1991-1992); financial data (1974-1976); correspondence (1974-1984); press releases (1974-1975); printed materials (1974-1987); newspaper clippings (1972-1977); and conference files (1974-1975) documenting the activities of a Twin Cities chapter of the Coalition of Labor Union Women. The chapter was organized in 1974, three months after the formation of the national coalition, to strengthen women's participation and leadership within labor unions, to encourage the organization of unorganized women workers, to promote affirmative action in the workplace, and to support feminist legislation.

Also included are correspondence, minutes, resolutions, and similar records detailing the chapter's participation in CLUW conferences and conventions (1974-1986), in workshops hosted by the Midwest School for Women Workers (1980, 1981), and on the Comparable Worth Task Force of the Minnesota Council on the Economic Status of Women (1981-1982). Other activities documented by the chapter's records include a "Jobs for All" rally held at the State Capitol (1975), a conference on gender divisions in labor (1983); and the Working Women's Awareness Week sponsored by CLUW (1986). Also included is information regarding affirmative action at the University of Minnesota (1972-1976).

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item here]. Twin Cities Coalition of Labor Union Women (Minn.). Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 13,074; 13,129; 14,240; 15340

Processing Information:

Processed by: Monica Manny Ralston, March 2000

Catalog ID number: 990017362610104294

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The Chapter's newsletters are available in the Minnesota Historical Society serials collection.

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:

Labor movement -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.

Labor union locals -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.

Women labor union members -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.

Women -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. -- Employment.

Pay equity -- Minnesota.

Affirmative action programs -- Minnesota.

Feminism -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.

Organizations:

Coalition of Labor Union Women (U.S.). Twin Cities Chapter (Minn.).

Coalition of Labor Union Women (U.S.).

Midwest School for Women Workers.

Minnesota. Council on the Economic Status of Women. Task Force on Pay Equity.

University of Minnesota -- Employees.

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