United Steelworkers of America Local Union 1307 records, 1951-80

Finding Aid

Prepared by James K. Stimpert, April 30, 1981; Prepared for the Web by Shauntya Jones, July 28, 1999; Updated September 2023
4 boxes plus 3 volumes, 4 cubic feet, Storage

This collection is housed in a climate-controlled environment off site and requires at least up to three weeks for retrieval. Please call or email the department with requests for this material prior to planning your visit.

Items marked "shelf" remain on-site in Special Collections and Archives.

NOTE: THIS IS AN ADDITION TO THE RECORDS OF LOCAL 1307. RESEARCHERS SHOULD ALSO CONSULT INVENTORY UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA LOCAL UNION 1307, RECORDS 1943-80, DATED JULY 22, 1980.

Historical Note

Through the efforts of David Gray, Ohio Labor History Project, and MaryAnn Kohler, a representative of Local 1307, United Steelworkers of America (USWA), these records arrived on September 26, 1980, at the American History Research Center, Kent State University.

Scope and Content

The major categories in this collection are grievance materials concerning the years 1959 through 1980, and correspondence files. These materials have been placed in chronological order, as have agreements and arbitration hearing materials. The grievance files have been retained in their original sequential order. There are also three bound minute books, covering the years 1976 through 1980. In addition to these materials, there are subject files, which have been placed in alphabetical order. They contain in several folders of records on union elections held from 1958 through 1979.

Of special interest are the court proceedings from the lawsuit that Representative Lyle Williams, 19th Congressional District, instituted on behalf of several USWA Locals in the Youngstown area against the United States Steel Corporation. It was filed in December, 1979, with the purpose of keeping open and modernizing the steel mills that United States Steel had scheduled to close. This request was ultimately denied as was a later appeal. A copy of the original suit as well as related materials may be found in folder five of box two.

At the end of the collection are two certificates memorializing labor leader Philip Murray, and five photographs of various USWA gatherings in the 1950s. The certificates can be found in the horizontal file (filed in map case), while the photographs can be located in the audio-visual collection (av).

Researchers should find that this addition and the first installment of Local 1307 records complement each other. Taken in their totality, these records will prove of value to researchers interested in the steel industry of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley. Researchers should also consult the records of USWA Locals 1375, 1617, 2243, and 6529, all in the Mahoning-Trumbull County area, for additional information on the USWA or the steel industry in general.

Union officials of Local 1307 have kindly donated property and literary rights, as they posses in these records, to Kent State University.

SHELF

1. Minutes: United Steelworkers of America (USWA), Local 1307: March, 1975-August, 1976
2. Minutes: USWA, Local 1307: September, 1976-January, 1978
3. Minutes: USWA, Local 1307: February, 1978-July, 1980

Box 1
Folder -- Contents

1. Constitution: United Steelworkers of America (USWA): September, 1978
2. Bylaws: USWA, Local 1307: April, 1965
3. Amendments bylaws, USWA, Local 1307: June, 1971-March, 1977
4. Correspondence: General: March, 1951-November, 1967
5. Correspondence: General: January, 1968, December, 1969
6. Correspondence: General: January, 1970-December, 1971
7. Correspondence: General: January-November, 1972
8. Correspondence: General: January, 1973-August, 1974
9. Correspondence: General: October, 1974-June, 1976
10. Correspondence: General: July-December, 1976
11. Correspondence: General: January-May, 1977
12. Correspondence: General: June-August, 1977
13. Correspondence: General: September-December, 1977
14. Correspondence: General: January-March, 1978
15. Correspondence: General: April-June, 1978
16. Correspondence: General: July, 1978-February, 1979
17. Correspondence: General: March, 1979-July, 1980
18. Correspondence: General: undated
19. Correspondence: USWA International headquarters: October, 1964-December, 1969
20. Correspondence: USWA International headquarters: January, 1970-December, 1976
21. Correspondence: USWA International headquarters: January, 1977-February, 1980
22. Correspondence: USWA District 26: March, 1966-December, 1969
23. Correspondence: USWA District 26: April, 1970-December, 1974
24. Correspondence: USWA District 26: January, 1975-June, 1977
25. Correspondence: USWA District 26: August, 1977-December, 1978
26. Correspondence: USWA District 26: April, 1979-June, 1980; and undated
27. Subject file: Basic Steel Conference: December, 1979-January, 1980.
28. Subject file: Building Committee: June, 1953-November, 1973; and undated
29. Subject file: Civil Rights Committee: December, 1965-March, 1978; and undated
30. Subject file: Consent Decree Agreement: April, 1974-May, 1979; and undated
31. Subject file: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: May, 1977-June, 1980
32. Subject file: Experimental Negotiating Agreement: March, 1968-November, 1975
33. Subject file: Plant-Union Committee: March, 1968-November, 1975
34. Subject file: Safety Committee records: January, 1972-May, 1977
35. Subject file: Safety Committee records: June, 1977-February, 1980; and undated

Box 2
Folder -- Contents

1. Subject file: Scholarship program: June, 1969-January, 1976
2. Subject file: Senior Citizens Clubs: August, 1970-June, 1980; and undated
3. Subject file: Strike Defense Fund Rules: May, 1969-November, 1977; and undated
4. Subject file: Wage Policy Statements: March, 1971; October, 1973-January, 1974; November, 1979
5. Subject file: Congress Lyle Williams vs United States Steel Cooperation, court proceedings: December, 1979-February, 1980; and undated
6. Agreements: United States Steel Corporation and USWA: 1963; 1965
7. Agreements: Coordinating Committee Steel Companies and USWA: 1968
8. Agreements: Coordinating Committee Steel Companies and USWA: 1971; 1974
9. Agreements: Local 1307: April, 1946-April, 1959
10. Agreements: Local 1307: June, 1960-October, 1969
11. Agreements: Local 1307: February, 1971-June, 1979
12. Agreements: Local 1307: July, 1979-March, 1980; and undated
13. Arbitration hearings: Local 1307: January, 1953-August, 1969
14. Arbitration hearings: Local 1307: November, 1970-November, 1974
15. Arbitration hearings: Local 1307: July, 1975-October, 1977
16. Arbitration hearings: Local 1307: November, 1977-June, 1978
17. Arbitration hearings: Local 1307: July, 1978-July, 1979
18. Arbitration hearings: Local 1307: August, 1979-February, 1980; and undated
19. Grievances: Second Step: February, 1975-April, 1977
20. Grievances: Second Step: May-August, 1977
21. Grievances: Third Step: January, 1959-November, 1966

Box 3
Folder -- Contents

1. Grievances: Third Step: January, 1967-August, 1968
2. Grievances: Third Step: November, 1968-May, 1969
3. Grievances: Third Step: July, 1969-June, 1970
4. Grievances: Third Step: September, 1970-November, 1971
5. Grievances: Third Step: December, 1971-March, 1973
6. Grievances: Third Step: May, 1973-May, 1974
7. Grievances: Third Step: June-October, 1974
8. Grievances: Third Step: November, 1974-May, 1975
9. Grievances: Third Step: June-November, 1975
10. Grievances: Third Step: December, 1975-March, 1976
11. Grievances: Third Step: April-December, 1976
12. Grievances: Third Step: January-July, 1977
13. Grievances: Third Step: August-October, 1977
14. Grievances: Third Step: November, 1977-January, 1978
15. Grievances: Third Step: February-March, 1978
16. Grievances: Third Step: April-May, 1978
17. Grievances: Third Step: June-November, 1978
18. Grievances: Third Step: December, 1978-February, 1979
19. Grievances: Third Step: March, 1979-July, 1980; and undated
20. Grievances: Fourth Step: August-December, 1961
21. Grievances: Fourth Step: January, 1962-March, 1967
22. Grievances: Fourth Step: May, 1967-June, 1969
23. Grievances: Fourth Step: July, 1969-December, 1970
24. Grievances: Fourth Step: January, 1971-August, 1973
25. Grievances: Fourth Step: September, 1973-December, 1974

Box 4
Folder -- Contents

1. Grievances: Fourth Step: January-December, 1975
2. Grievances: Fourth Step: January-October, 1976
3. Grievances: Fourth Step: November, 1976-June, 1977
4. Grievances: Fourth Step: July-October, 1977
5. Grievances: Fourth Step: November, 1977-March, 1978
6. Grievances: Fourth Step: April-June, 1978
7. Grievances: Fourth Step: July-October, 1978
8. Grievances: Fourth Step: November, 1978-February, 1979
9. Grievances: Fourth Step: March, 1979-June, 1980; and undated
10. Grievances: Cases appealed to Board of Arbitration: July, 1969-March, 1978
11. Grievances: Cases appealed to Board of Arbitration: April, 1978-September, 1979
12. Grievances: Cases withdrawn: March, 1970-October, 1973
13. Grievances: Cases withdrawn: November, 1973-February, 1974
14. Grievances: Filed jointly by Grievance Committee: November, 1973-November, 1977; and undated
15. Grievances: Miscellaneous items: October, 1967-February, 1979; and undated
16. Union elections: June, 1958-October, 1962; and undated
17. Union elections: May, 1964-February, 1969; and undated
18. Union elections: March, 1970-August, 1973; and undated
19. Union elections: January, 1976-December, 1977; and undated
20. Union elections: January-May, 1979; and undated
21. Miscellaneous items: March, 1950-February, 1980
22. Miscellaneous items: Undated
23. Certificate memorializing Philip Murray, USWA: November, 1952 (filed in map case)
24. Certificate memorializing Philip Murray, Congress of Industrial Organizations: December, 1952 (filed in map case)
25. Photograph: Third Annual Steelworkers Institute, Ohio State University: July, 1951 (filed in map case)
26. Photograph: Compensation School, Ohio CIO Council, Seneca Hotel, Columbus, Ohio: October 17-19, 1951 (filed in map case)
27. Photograph: United Steelworkers of America International Convention: May 13-17, 1952 (oversized; filed with collection)
28. Photograph: Steelworkers- CIO School, Ohio State University: July 27, 1953
29. Photograph: Three unidentified men in front of an Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America display: undated