Julia Jorge Papers
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Abstract
Julia Jorge is a longtime labor activist and union leader. From 1974 to 1989, Jorge served as Executive Vice President of the Social Service Employees Union (SSEU) Local 371, District Council (DC) 37, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). In 1989, She was appointed to the New York State Workers' Compensation board by Governor Mario Cuomo. The Julia Jorge Papers dated 1957-2007, the bulk of the materials dated from 1970-1989, document Jorge's work on the Executive Committee of the SSEU Local 37, and as delegate of DC 37. The collection consists of meeting minutes and agendas, bulletins and newsletters, correspondence, AFSCME judicial panel documents, legal documents, articles and clippings, reports, fliers, pamphlets, and a union campaign election button.
Biographical Note
Julia Rosario Jorge (1935﹣) is a Bronx-born longtime labor activist and union organizer of Dutch Caribbean and Puerto Rican descent. She has been active in various unions and committees for several decades, including the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, of which she is a founding member, and the Hispanic Labor Committee. From 1976 to 1989, Jorge served as the Executive Vice President of the Social Service Employees Union (SSEU) Local 371 of DC 37, AFSCME. In 1989, New York State Governor Mario Cuomo appointed Jorge to Commissioner of the New York State Workers' Compensation Board, a position she retained until her retirement in 1999. She is the first person of Latin American descent to serve on the board. In 2003, Jorge was elected Vice President of Inter-union Relations for the DC 37 Retiree Association, a position she currently retains.
Sources:
"The Clara Lemlich Social Activist Awards: Julia Rosario Jorge." LaborArts, http://www.laborarts.org/lemlichawards/jorge.
"Julia Rosario Jorge Interview, Tape 1." Voces Digital Audio Archive, http://voces.prattsi.org/items/show/73.
Arrangement
The materials are arranged in the order in which they were found in the repository. There was minimal arrangement due to the separation of the oversized materials.
Scope and Contents
The Julia Jorge Papers dated 1957-2007, the bulk of the materials dated from 1970-1989, document Jorge's work on the Executive Committee of the SSEU Local 37, and as delegate of DC 37. The collection consists of meeting minutes and agendas, bulletins and newsletters, correspondence, AFSCME judicial panel documents, legal documents, articles and clippings, reports, fliers, pamphlets, and a union campaign election button. AFSCME Judicial Panel and legal documents comprise a significant portion of the collection and relate to various internal union disputes, including a major dispute concerning allegations of the misuse of union funds by the President and Secretary-Treasurer of SSEU Local 371. The other materials reflect various union committee activities, particularly the Executive Committee, and relate to union contracts, resolutions, finances, elections, and events. There is a substantial grouping of The Unionist, the official publication of SSEU Local 371. A small number of materials relate to union organizing and worker issues more generally.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives has no information about copyright ownership for this collection and is not authorized to grant permission to publish or reproduce materials from it. Materials in this collection, which were created circa 1957-2007, are expected to enter the public domain in 2127.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Julia Jorge Papers; WAG 291; box number; folder number or item identifier; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials found in collection; there is no documentation concerning the provenance of these materials. The accession number associated with this collection is 1950.275.
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Processing Information
Decisions regarding arrangement, description, and physical interventions for this collection prior to 2019 are unknown. In 2019, materials were placed in new acid-free folders and boxes. The original folder information was retained, with any enhanced description written in brackets, and date ranges were added.
