Scrapbooks of Robert Jurich, 1981-1990
- Repository
- ULS Archives & Special Collections
- Title
- Robert Jurich Scrapbooks
- Creator
- Jurich, Robert
- Collection Number
- AIS.1990.15
- Extent
- 2.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
- Date
- 1981-1990
- Abstract
- Robert "Joe" Jurich was a member of UE Local 610 at Westinghouse Airbrake Company's Airbrake Division in Wilmerding, Pa., and the Denomination Ministry Strategy (DMS). This collection is comprised of scrapbooks regarding the strike at Westinghouse Airbrake from 1981 to 1982, as well as protests of the DMS and deindustrialization in the Pittsburgh area.
- Language
- English .
- Publisher
- ULS Archives & Special Collections
- Address
- University of Pittsburgh Library System
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Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Robert Jurich in June 1990.
Biography
Robert "Joe" Jurich was born in Wilmerding, Pennsylvania, in 1929. He was at one time the Chief Steward of United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) Local 610 at Westinghouse Airbrake Company's Airbrake Division in Wilmerding. On November 1, 1981, approximately 3,700 UE members voted by a majority to walk off the job in protest of the company's contract proposals during collective bargaining. Local 610 settled on a contract with Westinghouse in May 1982, gaining modest wage increases and other benefits at a time when other unions agreed to concessions during negotiations. Jurich also became a member of the Denominational Ministry Strategy, which was a Pittsburgh-based group that targeted banking and manufacturing corporations within Pittsburgh as the primary reason behind the region's deindustrialization.
Copyright
The University of Pittsburgh holds the property rights to the material in this collection, but the copyright may still be held by the original creator/author. Researchers are therefore advised to follow the regulations set forth in the U.S. Copyright Code when publishing, quoting, or reproducing material from this collection without the consent of the creator/author or that go beyond what is allowed by fair use.
Previous Citation
Robert Jurich Scrapbooks, 1981-1990, AIS.1990.15, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
Preferred Citation
Robert Jurich Scrapbooks, 1981-1990, AIS.1990.15, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Zachary Brodt in April 2010.
Related Material
UE Local 610 Records, 1937-1990, UE.16.610, University Archives, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Charles J. McCollester Collection on the 1981-82 Electrical Workers Strike at Westinghouse Airbrake Company (Wilmerding, Pa. and Swissvale, Pa.), 1981-1983, AIS.1988.18, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Denominational Ministry Strategy Collection, 1973-1995, AIS.1989.07, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Scope and Content Notes
This collection is comprised of scrapbooks of clippings that are mainly from Pittsburgh and McKeesport daily newspapers. The scrapbooks document the progress of the UE Local 610 Airbrake Strike that took place between 1981 and 1982. Two other scrapbooks include clippings regarding the Denominational Ministry Strategy. The rest of the scrapbooks are concerned with regional labor, and some national and international labor topics, from 1982 to 1990.
Subjects
- Denominational Ministry Strategy
- Westinghouse Air Brake Company
- United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America. Local 610 (Wilmerding, Pa.)
- Jurich, Robert
- Clippings (Information artifacts)
- Scrapbooks
- Strikes and lockouts -- Electric industry -- Pennsylvania -- Wilmerding
- Labor
- Deindustrialization -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh Region
- Labor -- United States
- Labor disputes -- United States
- Electric industry workers -- Labor unions -- Pennsylvania -- Wilmerding
- Personal papers