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Summary Information
International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Technical, Salaried & Machine Workers, AFL-CIO. Local 1131: Records
1938-2000 (bulk 1979-1999)
- International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Technical, Salaried & Machine Workers, AFL-CIO. Local 1131 (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Milwaukee Mss 181; PH Milwaukee Mss 181; Audio 1414A
16.2 c.f. (44 archives boxes and 2 oversize folders), 275 photographs and 9 transparencies (in 2 archives boxes), and 1 audio recording
UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Records, mainly 1979-1999, of the International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Technical, Salaried & Machine Workers (AFL-CIO) Local 1131, a Milwaukee union formed in 1937 that represented the industrial employees of the Louis Allis Company. These records primarily document the last 20 years of the Local's existence, and highlight many of the labor issues prevalent at the time such as the loss of local ownership and management and the de-industrialization of Milwaukee. Additionally, records from a number of other local unions demonstrate the keen interest that the Local took in outside union activity and document the union's role as member of the local labor community. There is also extensive background information on the mishandling of its pension funds by Magnetek and the Executive Life Insurance Company during the “junk bond” era. Finally, the collection documents the bankruptcy and final closing of the Louis Allis plant in Milwaukee, detailing how union members dealt with sudden unemployment and the loss of their benefits. Photographs document the era of the Allis family ownership. Also includes an audio recording relating to the plant closing in 1998.
Access to parts of this collection is restricted; for details, see the Restriction/Administrative Information portion of this finding aid.
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