Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title Charles McCollester Papers Creator
McCollester, Charles J.
Collection Number AIS.2015.12 Extent
11.25 Linear Feet
(9 boxes)
Date 1978-2009 Abstract Charlie McCollester worked at the Union Switch and Signal and became involved in the United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America (UE) Local 610 where he served as Chief Steward. He helped organize the Tri-State Conference on the Impact of Steel and the Steel Valley Authority (SVA) in an effort to save the steel industry the Pittsburgh region. This collection contains meeting minutes, articles and publications of Tri-State and SVA documenting their efforts to save the steel industry. There are also materials included that pertain to McCollester's work as Chief Steward of UE Local 610. Materials also include reports and research on MAGLEV, automation and other topics. Language
English
. Author Kallie Sheets. Publisher ULS Archives & Special Collections Address University of Pittsburgh Library Systemhttp://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections Scope and Content Notes The files in this collection show the work Charles McCollester has done pertaining to the Pittsburgh area steel industry, as well as the field of labor. There are records of his time as a machinist at Union Switch and Signal and Cheif Steward of United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) Local 610 that span from 1978 to 1986, including news articles and reports of events. This collection also includes records from the Tri-State Conference on the Impact of Steel and the Stell Valley Authority (SVA), such as meeting minutes and newspaper articles on the work of these two organizations in response to the deindustrialization of the region. There are also research and reports on modern technologies that include MAGLEV and advances in automation.
Biography/History
Charles McCollester was born on June 24, 1943, and he has worked as a social activist most of his life. He earned a PhD in philosophy from the University of Leuvain in Belgium and he has traveled extensively throughout the United States, Europe and Northern Africa before settling in Pittsburgh where married his wife, Linda. McCollester worked a variety of jobs before becoming a machinist at Union Switch and Signal in 1978. There he became heavily involved in United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) Local 610 and campaigned to become the Chief Steward of the local. He was involved in the Westinghouse Airbrake Company (WABCO) strike that spanned from November 1981 until May 1982, which left many people out of work during that time, himself included. McCollester also became involved in the creation of the Tri-State Conference on the Impact of Steel and the Steel Valley Authority (SVA), which worked to save the steel industry in the Pittsburgh area as mills began to shut down.
McCollester also taught at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) where he was the director of the Pennsylvania Center for the Study of Labor Relations. He has remained a labor activist and is currently the president of the Battle of Homestead Foundation in Pittsburgh.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
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.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Charles McCollester in July 2015.
Arrangement
This collection has been arranged into seven series as follows:
Series I. Tri-State Conference on the Impact of Steel
Series II. Tri-State Conference on the Impact of Steel Projects
Series III. Steel Valley Authority
Series IV. Interviews
Series V. UE Local 610
Series VI. MAGLEV
Series VII. Subject Files
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Kallie Sheets in July 2015.
Previous Citation
Charles McCollester Papers, 1978-2009, AIS.2015.12, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
Preferred Citation
Charles McCollester Papers, 1978-2009, AIS.2015.12, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Related Material
UE Local 610 Records, 1937-1990, UE.16.610, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Tri-State Conference on Manufacturing Records, 1982-1993, AIS.1993.10, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Subjects Corporate Names United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America Save Our Switch Coalition Steel Valley Authority of the Mon Valley Tri-State Conference on Manufacturing Tri-State Conference on Steel Other Subjects Labor unions -- Pennsylvania -- Officials and employees Labor unions -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 20th century Business and Industry Social action Labor Steel industry and trade -- Pennsylvania Steel industry and trade -- West Virginia Steel industry and trade -- Ohio Manufacturing industries -- West Virginia Manufacturing industries -- Pennsylvania Manufacturing industries -- Ohio Electric industry workers -- Labor unions -- Pennsylvania -- History Labor union meetings -- Pennsylvania Container List Series I. Tri-State Conference on the Impact of Steel Scope and Content Notes The Tri-State Conference on the Impact of Steel is an organization created to fight the deindustrialization of the Pittsburgh region. It was started by McCollester and others in 1979 to fight mill shutdowns in Youngstown. There are many types of documents in this collection including newspaper articles and organizational records, which include meeting minutes and funding applications. Documents also detail Tri- State's efforts to save steelmaking facilities, like the campaigns to save Mesta and the Dorothy 6 blast furnace, as well as their efforts to help laid off workers. There are also flyers for rallies and conferences that were held by the Tri- State Conference and studies on how to save the local industry.
Closing Youngstown Steel , 1979-1980 Containers box 1 , folder 1 John Metzgar on Johnstown Plant Closings Containers box 1 , folder 2 Tri-state Organization and By-laws , 1979-1981 Containers box 1 , folder 3 Tri-state Conference Founding , March 27, 1979 Containers box 1 , folder 4 Membership Lists Containers box 1 , folder 5 Tri-State Address Lists Containers box 1 , folder 6 Consent Decree , 1979 Containers box 1 , folder 7 Meeting Minutes , 1979 Containers box 1 , folder 8 Conneaut Mill Opening , 1979 Containers box 1 , folder 9-10 Activities and Publications , 1979 Containers box 1 , folder 11 "Thoughts on Long-Range Goals" Containers box 1 , folder 12 "Father K" The Play , 1980 Containers box 1 , folder 13 Synfuels, Greene County, PA , 1980 Containers box 1 , folder 14 Articles and Publications , 1980 Containers box 1 , folder 15-16 Fun For Aid of Neighbors in Need (FANN) Grant , 1981 Containers box 1 , folder 17 Campaign for Human Development (CHD) Grant , 1981 Containers box 1 , folder 18 Finance Reports , 1981 Containers box 1 , folder 19 Staughton Lynd- Eminent Domain , 1981 Containers box 1 , folder 20 Research Committee , 1981 Containers box 1 , folder 21 "Save the Mon Valley, Keep Steel in Pittsburgh" Slideshow , 1981 Containers box 1 , folder 22 Religious Sponsors , 1981 Containers box 1 , folder 23 U.S. Steel Stockholders Meeting Demonstration , May 4, 1981 Containers box 1 , folder 24 Solidarnosc Articles Containers box 1 , folder 25 Activities and Publications , 1981 Containers box 1 , folder 26 Newsletters , 1981 Containers box 1 , folder 27 Campaign for Human Development (CHD) Grant , 1982 Containers box 1 , folder 28 Foodbank Guide , 1982 Containers box 1 , folder 29 Mon Valley Conference on Steel and Industrial Jobs , May 15, 1982 Containers box 1 , folder 30 Proposal on Program , 1982 Containers box 1 , folder 31 Borough Council Resolutions , 1982 Containers box 1 , folder 32 Crucible Mill Closing, Midland, PA , 1982 Containers box 1 , folder 33 Property Tax , 1982 Containers box 1 , folder 34 Correspondence , 1982 Containers box 1 , folder 35 Articles and Publications , 1982 Containers box 1 , folder 36-37 Newsletters , 1982 Containers box 1 , folder 38 Thomas Merton Award Presentation , 1982 Containers box 1 , folder 39 Steel Revitalization Conference , October 29, 1983 Containers box 1 , folder 40 Mellon Bank Campaign , 1983 Containers box 1 , folder 41 Save Mesta Campaign , Spring-Summer 1983 Containers box 1 , folder 42 Articles and Publications , 1983 Containers box 1 , folder 43 Newsletters , 1983 Containers box 1 , folder 44 "The Tri-State Program to Revitalizing and Restructuring the Pittsburgh Steel Industry" , 1983 Containers box 1 , folder 45 Campaign for Human Development (CHD) Grant , 1983-1984 Containers box 1 , folder 46 Feasibility Study to Rebuild Local Industry , November- December 1984 Containers box 2 , folder 1 Using Eminent Domain , 1984 Containers box 2 , folder 2 Creating A Steel Valley Authority , 1984 Containers box 2 , folder 3 Duquesne Works: Save Dorothy Campaign , 1984-1985 Containers box 2 , folder 4-6 Reindustrialization From Below Containers box 2 , folder 7 "Rebuild Steel" , 1984 Containers box 2 , folder 8 Valley Council of Governments , September 1984 Containers box 2 , folder 9 Meeting and Budgets , 1984 Containers box 2 , folder 10 Articles and Publications , 1984 Containers box 2 , folder 11-12 Resumes for Reagan , 1984 Containers box 2 , folder 13 Campaign for Human Development (CHD) Grant , 1985 Containers box 2 , folder 14 Articles and Publications , 1985 Containers box 2 , folder 15 Locker/Albrect Feasibility Report and U.S. Steel Response , 1985 Containers box 2 , folder 16 Feasibility Study of the Duquesne Works , 1985 Containers box 2 , folder 17 Duquesne History Project , 1985 Containers box 2 , folder 18 Regional Reindustrialization Project , 1985 Containers box 2 , folder 19 Stand up/Victory Benifit Concert , October-November 1985 Containers box 2 , folder 20 Mission Statement , 1985 Containers box 2 , folder 21 Pittsburgh/Allegheny Economic Development Strategy: Strategy 21 , 1985 Containers box 2 , folder 22 Aliquippa Works Shutdown , 1985 Containers box 2 , folder 23 General Notes , 1985 Containers box 2 , folder 24 Board, Staff, and Financial Reports , 1985-1986 Containers box 2 , folder 25-26 News Bulletins , 1985-1986 Containers box 2 , folder 27 Jim Benn: Ohio Tri-State Activities , 1986-1987 Containers box 2 , folder 28 Press Reports , 1987-1989 Containers box 2 , folder 29 Board, Staff, and Financial Reports , 1987 Containers box 2 , folder 30 Committee Reports , 1987 Containers box 2 , folder 31 Amsteel Response , 1987 Containers box 2 , folder 32 Mon Valley Summit Conference II , 1987 Containers box 2 , folder 33 Board, Staff, and Financial Reports , 1988 Containers box 2 , folder 34 Committee 2 Report , 1988 Containers box 2 , folder 35 Personnel Committee , 1989 Containers box 2 , folder 36 Publications on Tri-State , 1988-1989 Containers box 2 , folder 37 Southbank Industry Association , 1988-1989 Containers box 2 , folder 38-39 "Ten Years of a Labor Community Alliance" , 1989 Containers box 2 , folder 40 Meeting Minutes , 1989 Containers box 3 , folder 1 Staff Reports , 1989 Containers box 3 , folder 2-3 Long Range Planning Workshop , December 9, 1989 Containers box 3 , folder 4 Committee Meeting Minutes , 1988-1989 Containers box 3 , folder 5 Meeting Minutes , 1990 Containers box 3 , folder 6 Activities , 1990 Containers box 3 , folder 7 Staff Descriptions, Meetings, and Evaluations , 1990 Containers box 3 , folder 8 Articles , 1991 Containers box 3 , folder 9 Tri-State and Steel Valley Authority Joint Planning , 1991-1992 Containers box 3 , folder 10 Tri-State and Steel Valley Authority Strategic Pan , 1991 Containers box 3 , folder 11 General Documents , 1992 Containers box 3 , folder 12 "Steel Industry" by Bob Erikson Containers box 3 , folder 13 Mike Stout State Representative Campaign Containers box 3 , folder 14 Articles by Mike Stout Containers box 3 , folder 15 "Reindustrialization" by Staughton Lynd Containers box 3 , folder 16 Series II. Tri-State Conference on the Impact of Steel Projects Scope and Content Notes This series contains information on Tr-State's efforts to keep the steel industry alive in the Pittsburgh region. Included are papers on regional reindustrialization and also information on conferences hosted by the organization. It also includes documents regarding the LTV Corporation and the Tri-State committees to save the jobs of those who worked there after the company filed for bankruptcy; the Industrial Capital fund; and records concerning the creation of the Metals Retention Study, including advisory board meeting materials.
Regional Reindustrialization Project , 1986 Containers box 3 , folder 17 Eastern Industrial Valley's Community of Faith (EIVOCF) , 1986-1988 Containers box 3 , folder 18 Regional Reindustrialization Project (RRP)/ Federation for Industrial Retention and Renewal (FIRR) , 1988-1989 Containers box 3 , folder 19 Industrial Renaissance Conference , September 14-15, 1989 Containers box 3 , folder 20 Displaced Worker Survey , 1989 Containers box 3 , folder 21 MAGLEV Organization , 1989 Containers box 3 , folder 22 LTV: Electric Furnace Committee , 1988-1989 Containers box 3 , folder 23 LTV: Technical Advisory Committee , 1988 Containers box 3 , folder 24 LTV: Southside Electrics , 1990-1992 Containers box 3 , folder 25 LTV: Amsteel- A Positive Response to LTV Bankrupty , 1987 Containers box 3 , folder 26 LTV: Bankruptcy , 1986-1987 Containers box 3 , folder 27 LTV: Shutdown in Youngstown , 1986 Containers box 3 , folder 28 LTV: Position Paper on LTV Bankruptcy , 1986-1987 Containers box 3 , folder 29 LTV: City Council Hearing , November 1986 Containers box 3 , folder 30 LTV: Dukakis-Jackson Presidential Debate , April 23, 1988 Containers box 3 , folder 31 LTV: Tom Dawson Exhibit , August 1988 Containers box 3 , folder 32 LTV: Rebuilding the Mon Valley Symposium , 1989 Containers box 3 , folder 33 LTV: Anne Markusen Discussion , 1988 Containers box 3 , folder 34 LTV: Midwest Center for Labor Research (MCLR) Reports , 1986 Containers box 3 , folder 35 LTV: Solidarity U.S.A. Youngstown , 1987 Containers box 3 , folder 36 Industrial Capital: Caravan and Industrial Capital Fund , 1986 Containers box 3 , folder 37 Industrial Capital: Naugatuck Valley Project , 1986 Containers box 3 , folder 38 Industrial Capital: Community Reinvestment Act , 1986 Containers box 3 , folder 39 Industrial Capital: Kolter- Steel Nationalization Bill , 1985 Containers box 3 , folder 40 Industrial Capital: "Genesis of Community Right" by Staughton Lynd Containers box 3 , folder 41 Metals Retention: Metals Retention Study , 1986-1987 Containers box 3 , folder 42 Metals Retention: Metals Retention Study , 1987 Containers box 3 , folder 43 Metals Retention: Meeting with Mayor Richard Caliguiri Containers box 3 , folder 44 Metals Retention: Steel Retention Study , 1988 Containers box 3 , folder 45 Metals Retention: Advisory Board , 1987 Containers box 3 , folder 46 Metals Retention: Meeting with Lynn Williams , February 1987 Containers box 3 , folder 47 Metals Retention: Regional Urban Design Assistance Team (R/UDAT) and Prince Charles , 1988 Containers box 3 , folder 48 Metals Retention: National Article on Tri-State , 1986 Containers box 3 , folder 49 Metals Retention: Improving Rankin/Swissvale , 1988 Containers box 3 , folder 50 Series III. Steel Valley Authority Scope and Content Notes Members of Pittsburgh area communities created the Steel Valley Authority (SVA) in an effort to stop steel mill closings and the loss of jobs in the region. The founding meeting was in 1986, and the SVA still active today. This series includes meeting minutes and committee and staff reports. It also documents the activities and the publications of the SVA. There are also records on the effort to save South Side Electrics, including reports and information on the committees that were created to help save the electric furnace and newspaper clippings.
Documents on City Pride Bakery, previously the Braun Bakery, are also present. City Pride was a worker-operated company created in 1989 after Braun Bakery was closed. Included is information on the City Pride business plan, operation and eventual closure in 1994.
By-Laws and Incorporation , 1985-1986 Containers box 4 , folder 1 Pittsburgh City Council Meeting , May 30, 1985 Containers box 4 , folder 2 Organization and Meetings , 1985 Containers box 4 , folder 3 Articles and Publications , 1985 Containers box 4 , folder 4 Founding Meeting , February 18, 1986 Containers box 4 , folder 5 Meetings and Correspondance , 1986 Containers box 4 , folder 6 United States Steel Corporation and the Steel Valley Authority , 1986 Containers box 4 , folder 7 Industrial Capital Fund Organization and Meetings , 1986 Containers box 4 , folder 8 LTV Shutdown , 1986-1987 Containers box 4 , folder 9 Dislocated Workers Survey , 1986-1987 Containers box 4 , folder 10 Carrie Furnace Project , 1986-1988 Containers box 4 , folder 11 Meetings and Organization , 1987 Containers box 4 , folder 12 Staughton Lynd Correspondance , 1987 Containers box 4 , folder 13 Articles and Activites , 1987 Containers box 4 , folder 14 Electric Furnace Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)/Ownership Structure , 1987 Containers box 4 , folder 15 Edgewater/Kirkwood Article , 1987 Containers box 4 , folder 16 "The Steel Valley Authority" by Joseph Hornack and Staughton Lynd , 1987 Containers box 4 , folder 17 A View From the Valley , 1987 Containers box 4 , folder 18 Park Corporation/WHEMCO Tour and Articles , 1987-1988 Containers box 4 , folder 19 Duquesne Light/Public Utility Commission (PUC) , 1987-1988 Containers box 4 , folder 20 Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) Committee , 1988-1989 Containers box 4 , folder 21 Holmberg-Len Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) Survey , 1987 Containers box 4 , folder 22 Reclaiming the Industrial Heartland Containers box 4 , folder 23 Allegheny County Metal Working Industrial Technology Institute Study Containers box 4 , folder 24 Tom Croft Papers , 1988 Containers box 4 , folder 25 Steel Valley Recycling Project , 1988 Containers box 4 , folder 26 Steel Retention Study , 1988 Containers box 4 , folder 27 Meetings and Organization , 1988 Containers box 4 , folder 28 The Pittsburgh Foundation: Option Order Refund , 1988 Containers box 4 , folder 29 Selling Homestead Works by USX Corpration , 1988 Containers box 4 , folder 30 Westinghouse Electrical Corporation Project , 1988 Containers box 4 , folder 31 Steel Valley Authority Final Report , 1989 Containers box 4 , folder 32 Meetings and Organization , 1990-1992 Containers box 4 , folder 33 Staff Reports , 1991-1992 Containers box 4 , folder 34 Hays Army Ammunitions Plant to Sound Stage Containers box 4 , folder 35 Organizational , 1993 Containers box 4 , folder 36 Federation for Industrial Retention and Renewal (FIRR) and other Articles Containers box 4 , folder 37 Board of Directors, Staff and Consultants , 1995 Containers box 4 , folder 38 Staff Negotiations , 1995 Containers box 4 , folder 39 Industrial Valleys Investment Corporation , 1995 Containers box 4 , folder 40 Organizational , 1994-January 1995 Containers box 4 , folder 41 Organizational , February 1995 Containers box 4 , folder 42 Organizational , March 1995 Containers box 4 , folder 43 Organizational , April 1995 Containers box 4 , folder 44 Organizational , June 1995 Containers box 4 , folder 45 Reports , July 1995 Containers box 4 , folder 46 Organizational , August 1995 Containers box 4 , folder 47 Organizational , September 1995 Containers box 4 , folder 48 Organizational , October 1995 Containers box 4 , folder 49 Reports and Staff Evaluations , December 1995 Containers box 4 , folder 50 "The Steel Valley Authority: Its Origin and Purpose" Containers box 4 , folder 51 Organizational , 1996 Containers box 5 , folder 1 Organizational , 1997 Containers box 5 , folder 2 Organizational , 1998 Containers box 5 , folder 3 Mike Stout on SVA Containers box 5 , folder 4 Southside Electrics: Proposal for Providing Business Planning for LTV Southside Electric , 1988 Containers box 5 , folder 5 Southside Electrics: Lazard-Feres and Company Reports , 1988 Containers box 5 , folder 6 Southside Electrics: Electric Furnace Buyout Committee , 1988 Containers box 5 , folder 7 Southside Electrics: Electric Furnace Buyout Committee , 1989 Containers box 5 , folder 8 Southside Electrics: Electric Furnace Articles Containers box 5 , folder 9 Southside Electrics: River Boat Gambling- LTV Southside Electric Site , 1994 Containers box 5 , folder 10 Southside Electrics: Recharge Southside Steel Logo Containers box 5 , folder 11 City Pride Bakery: Opening and Business Plan , 1989 Containers box 5 , folder 12 City Pride Bakery: Labor/Management , 1993 Containers box 5 , folder 13 City Pride Bakery: Labor/Management , 1993 Containers box 5 , folder 14 City Pride Bakery: Closing , February 17, 1994 Containers box 5 , folder 15 Series IV. Interviews Scope and Content Notes This series includes transcribed interviews with those who played a major role within the labor movement in the Pittsburgh region.
Chuck Manz: UFCW 325- Heinz Plant Containers box 5 , folder 16 Greg Mowry Interview by Brett Reigh Containers box 5 , folder 17 Amy Newell - United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Containers box 5 , folder 18 Chuck Brush Interview by Kent Buchholz , 1985 Containers box 5 , folder 19 Pittsburgh Labor Video Transcripts Containers box 5 , folder 20-21 UE Interviews: Margaret Darin, Ted Wright, and Bob Bulbly , 1987-1991 Containers box 5 , folder 22 Rosemary Trump - Service Employees International Union , 1987 Containers box 5 , folder 23 Tom Fagan , 1988 Containers box 5 , folder 24 Union Switch and Signal: Frank Colonello , 1989 Containers box 5 , folder 25 Mike Evkovich , 1990 Containers box 5 , folder 26 Barney Oursler , 1990 Containers box 5 , folder 27 Tom Quinn - United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America , 1990 Containers box 5 , folder 28 Jim Van Dreele , 1990 Containers box 5 , folder 29 Dick Grace , 1991 Containers box 5 , folder 30 Tom Tomko , 1991 Containers box 5 , folder 31 Mike Stout , November 18, 1993 Containers box 5 , folder 32 Dennis Seese , 1995 Containers box 5 , folder 33 Elvina Cushion , 1995 Containers box 5 , folder 34 Ed Dubbs , 1995 Containers box 5 , folder 35 Father Charles O. Rice , 1996 Containers box 5 , folder 36 Staughton Lynd Interview by Brett Reigh , 1996 Containers box 5 , folder 37 John Ingersell Interview by Brett Reigh , 1996 Containers box 5 , folder 38 Oliver Montgomery. , 2006 Containers box 5 , folder 39 Student Papers: "UE 610" by Evren Damar [RESTRICTED] , 1997 Containers box 5 , folder 40 Series V. UE Local 610 Scope and Content Notes This series includes a history of UE Local 610 and the previous contracts of the union. It documents the time before, during, and after the WABCO strike of 1981 to 1982,as well as the union's 1985 contract negotiations. McCollester's activities as the chief steward are higlighted, including steward elections, the eventual closing of the Switch and Signal, and the efforts to save the plant through the Save the Switch and Signal Coalition.
History Containers box 6 , folder 1 Union Swtich and Signal History and Organization Containers box 6 , folder 2 Constitutions and Agreements Containers box 6 , folder 3 Switch and Signal , 1978-1980 Containers box 6 , folder 4 Union Election Candidates , 1974-1980 Containers box 6 , folder 5 Union Election , 1980 Containers box 6 , folder 6 City of Macon: Movement from Switch , 1981 Containers box 6 , folder 7 Contract Negotiations , 1981 Containers box 6 , folder 8 Pre WABCO Strike , 1981 Containers box 6 , folder 9 WABCO Strike , October-November 1981 Containers box 6 , folder 10 WABCO Strike , December 1981 Containers box 6 , folder 11 WABCO Strike , January-February 1982 Containers box 6 , folder 12 WABCO Strike , March-April 1982 Containers box 6 , folder 13 WABCO Strike , May 1982 Containers box 6 , folder 14 Post Strike , 1982 Containers box 6 , folder 15 M.H. Sluis Pre and Strike Correspondance , 1981-1982 Containers box 6 , folder 16 Chief Steward Campaign/UE Elections , 1982 Containers box 6 , folder 17 Post Union Election , October-December 1982 Containers box 6 , folder 18 Layoffs , 1983 Containers box 6 , folder 19 Employee Lists , 1983 Containers box 6 , folder 20 Stewards Lists , 1983-1984 Containers box 6 , folder 21 General Switch and Signal , 1983 Containers box 6 , folder 22 Save Our Switch Campaign , 1983 Containers box 6 , folder 23 Seniority Lists , 1984 Containers box 6 , folder 24 Chief Stewards Election , 1984 Containers box 6 , folder 25 Saving the Brake and Switch , 1984-1985 Containers box 6 , folder 26 Contract Negotiations: Pre Contract Preparations , 1985 Containers box 6 , folder 27 Contract Negotiations: Union Proposals , 1985 Containers box 6 , folder 28 Contract Negotiations: Company Proposals , 1985 Containers box 6 , folder 29 Contract Negotiations: Continuous Operations , 1985 Containers box 6 , folder 30 Contract Negotiations: Medical Benefits , 1985 Containers box 6 , folder 31 Contract Negotiations: American Standard Information , 1985 Containers box 6 , folder 32 Contract Negotaitions: Negotiation Bulletins , 1985 Containers box 6 , folder 33 Negotiation Notes , 1985 Containers box 6 , folder 34 Saving the Switch Activities and Publications , 1985-1986 Containers box 6 , folder 35 Save the Brake and Switch Coalition , 1986 Containers box 6 , folder 36 Switch and WABCO Legal Documents , 1986 Containers box 6 , folder 37 Business Retention Study , 1986 Containers box 7 , folder 1 Tri-State, WABCO, and Switch Coalition , 1986 Containers box 7 , folder 2 Fund For Aid of Neighbors in Need (FANN) Proposal , 1986 Containers box 7 , folder 3 Manufacturing Facility Proposal by J.R. Phelan , 1986 Containers box 7 , folder 4 Switch and Brake Closing: Social Impact Study , 1986 Containers box 7 , folder 5 Eastern Industrial Valleys of Faith (EIVCOF) Religious Support , 1986-1989 Containers box 7 , folder 6 Brake and Switch Closing , 1987 Containers box 7 , folder 7 Switch Seniority Arbitration , 1987 Containers box 7 , folder 8 Switch: Aftermath of Closing Containers box 7 , folder 9 Steel Valley Authority Statement on Radice Settlement Containers box 7 , folder 10 Switch Seniority , 1989 Containers box 7 , folder 11 Steel Valley Authority Multi-State Convocation , 1994 Containers box 7 , folder 12 Pay Awards Containers box 7 , folder 13 Electrical Workers and the Switch , 1991 Containers box 7 , folder 14 Charles McCollester Steward Notebooks , 1970s-1980s Series VI. MAGLEV Scope and Content Notes This series contains reports and testimonies regarding the MAGLEV system in Pittsburgh.
MAGLEV Draft Final Report: Introduction , December 1993 Containers box 7 , folder 15 MAGLEV Draft Final Report: Need For High Speed Ground Transportation , December 1993 Containers box 7 , folder 16 MAGLEV Draft Final Report: High Speed Ground Transportataion (HSGT) Technologies , December 1993 Containers box 7 , folder 17 MAGLEV Draft Final Report: Domestic Market Potential For HSGT , December 1993 Containers box 7 , folder 18 MAGLEV Draft Final Report: Mid-Atlantic Regional System , December 1993 Containers box 7 , folder 19 MAGLEV Draft Final Report: Economic and FInancial Analysis , December 1993 Containers box 7 , folder 20 MAGLEV Draft Final Report: Pittsburgh Demonstration System , December 1993 Containers box 7 , folder 21 MAGLEV Draft Final Report: Financing Plan , December 1993 Containers box 7 , folder 22 MAGLEV Draft Final Report: Summary , December 1993 Containers box 7 , folder 23 Board of Directors Meeting , September 12, 2008 Containers box 7 , folder 24 Testimonies , 2009 Containers box 7 , folder 25 Series VII. Subject Files Scope and Content Notes This series contains papers on Pittsburgh industry and records of various labor union conferences. It also contains research material and articles on new technologies, automation, deindustrialization and railway systems.
"A Fair Globalization: Creating Opportunities for All" , 2004 Containers box 7 , folder 26 "The Value of Union Construction" Containers box 7 , folder 27 Mill Hunk Herald 1983, 1988 Containers box 7 , folder 28 Articles on the Decline of Industry , 1983-1988 Containers box 7 , folder 29 "Reorganized Labor" by Dan Hopey and Janet Williams , 1985 Containers box 7 , folder 30 Aliquippa Hospital Workers Strike: Local 1199 , 1987 Containers box 7 , folder 31 "Evolution of Unemployed Council of Southwestern Pennsylvania" , 1989 Containers box 7 , folder 32 Mon Valley Unemployed Committee Reporter 1991-1992 Containers box 7 , folder 33 Homestead Centennial by David Mongomery , 1992 Containers box 7 , folder 34 Homestead Centennial Organization , 1992 Containers box 7 , folder 35 "Lockout! A Centennial Look at the Homestead Strike" , June 1992 Containers box 7 , folder 36 UE 59th National Convention: Officers Report , 1994 Containers box 7 , folder 37 United Steelworkers of America: Industrial Heartland Labor Investment Forum , 1996 Containers box 7 , folder 38 Industrial Decline Papers by Sabina Deitrick , 1998 Containers box 7 , folder 39 "Pittsburgh and the Ruhr Area" by Thorsten Gresser , 2001 Containers box 7 , folder 40 "Twelve Smoke Stacks in a Strip Mall" by Lori Ann Delale , 2002 Containers box 7 , folder 41 Mellon Bank Campaign , 1983 Containers box 7 , folder 42 Pat Transit Contract at Union Switch and Signal , 1984 Containers box 7 , folder 43 Article on Frank Schneider , 1985 Containers box 7 , folder 44 Business Week Article on Allegheny International1986 Containers box 7 , folder 45 Allegheny Ludlum Corporation , 1987 Containers box 7 , folder 46 Zinc Corporation of America Containers box 7 , folder 47 Steel Valley Area Regional Development Plan: Preliminary Report Containers box 7 , folder 48 Regional Reindustrialization Research Containers box 7 , folder 49 American Steel Industry Containers box 8 , folder 1 Continuous Casting Technology Containers box 8 , folder 2 Advanced Steel Technology Containers box 8 , folder 3 High Speed Rail Research Containers box 8 , folder 4 "The Last Pullman Car" Containers box 8 , folder 5 Mass Transit Rail System Containers box 8 , folder 6 Rail Systems Impact Containers box 8 , folder 7 Union Switch and Signal Fight to Keep PAT Contract Containers box 8 , folder 8 Articles on "High-Tech" Containers box 8 , folder 9 "Burning Trash: How it Could Work" Article Containers box 8 , folder 10 Poland Conference , June 1991 Containers box 8 , folder 11 "Labor and the Future of Pittsburgh" Containers box 8 , folder 12 "The Future of Pennsylvania Coal" , June 1992 Containers box 8 , folder 13 Shifting Battleground , July 1992 Containers box 8 , folder 14 "Economic Revitalization and Pittsburgh Labor" , October 1992 Containers box 8 , folder 15 University and College Labor Education Association Meeting in Pittsburgh , 1992 Containers box 8 , folder 16 "Implications of a Comprehensive Pennsylvania Coal Policy" , 1993 Containers box 8 , folder 17 "Culture, Gender, Race" Review , 1994 Containers box 8 , folder 18 "Employee Involvement in Safety and Health" Presentation to National Safety Council , 1994 Containers box 8 , folder 19 Articles on Automation Containers box 8 , folder 20 Chapters on Automation Containers box 8 , folder 21 "Why Computers May Never Think Like People" , 1986 Containers box 8 , folder 22 Harley Shaiken Articles Containers box 8 , folder 23 UE and Automation Containers box 8 , folder 24 Articles on Robots Containers box 8 , folder 25 New Technology Conference in Lynn, MA , June 18, 1983 Containers box 8 , folder 26 "A Machinist's Semi-Automated Life" Containers box 8 , folder 27 Articles on Productivity Containers box 8 , folder 28 