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Guide to the Utility Workers Union of America Local 102 Records, 1941-1965 AIS.1997.37
Metadata Details
- Title
- Utility Workers Union of America Local 102 records, 1941-1965, Records of Utility Workers Union of America Local 102, 1941-1965
- Subject
- Utility Workers Union of America. Local 102 (Springdale, Pa.), Utility Workers Union of America., West Penn Power Company., Collective labor agreements--Electric industries--Pennsylvania--Springdale, Electric industry workers--Labor unions--Pennsylvania--Springdale, Labor unions--Pennsylvania--Springdale
- Description
- This collection is comprised of photocopies of agreements between Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA), Local 102 and West Penn Power Company, dating from 1941 to 1965. Also included is a copy of the proceedings of the first Constitutional Conference of the UWUA's predecessor, the Utility Workers Organizing Committee (UWOC) in 1942., Utility Workers Union of America Local 102 Records, 1941-1965, AIS.1997.37, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh., Gift of Fred Ruker in 1997., Utility Workers Union of America, Local 102 began in 1942 when the Utility Workers Organizing Committee signed an agreement with West Penn Power Company in Springdale, Pennsylvania. As veterans came back to work following World War II, the union grew to encompass several shops and locations within the company and, subsequently gained power and leverage in collective bargaining negotiations. Union members gained company assistance for health care benefits and, during the 1963 negotiations, went on strike when the company tried to replace their insurance provider with an inferior plan. Eventually the local won the right to administer its own health plan. During the 1980s, Local 102 managed to negotiate wage increases and other benefits at a time when other companies and workers were struggling. Faced with potential layoffs by Allegheny Power in the 1990s, Local 102 cooperated with Local 331 to preserve existing jobs and eventually the two unions would combine to fight off a company merger that would have also put jobs at risk. Local 102 now represents workers of Allegheny Power in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia., Finding aid Available in repository and on Internet; Folder level control; http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/f/findaid/findaid-idx?type=simple;c=ascead;view=text;subview=outline;didno=US-PPiU-ais199737
- Contributor
- Utility Workers Union of America Local 102 (Springdale, Pa.)., University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
- Date
- 1941-1965
- Type
- Collection
- Format
- 0.42 (1
- Identifier
- oclc:ocn586138064, oclc:586138064, pitt:US-PPiU-ais199737
- Language
- eng
- Relation
- http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/f/findaid/findaid-idx?type=simple;c=ascead;view=text;subview=outline;didno=US-PPiU-ais199737
- Coverage
- Pennsylvania, Springdale, Pennsylvania, Springdale, Pennsylvania, Springdale, Springdale (Pa.)
- Rights
- Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use., http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
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