Communications Workers of America, District 1, New England Area Records

Call Number

WAG.312

Date

1960s-2000s (bulk, 1980s-2000s), inclusive

Creator

Communications Workers of America. District 1

Bouchard, Paul (Role: Donor)

Extent

45.5 Linear Feet (46 boxes)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English

Historical/Biographical Note

Starting in the 1980s, the Communications Workers of America (CWA), District 1, New England Area supported CWA locals throughout New England with organizing, negotiations, grievances, and arbitrations. Initially led by area director Ed McCann, the New England Area included CWA Representatives William J. McKelligan, Michael L. Grieco, and Paul Bouchard. After staff reductions in the 2000s, District 1 closed its remaining office in Boston and relocated the remainder of the staff in 2010.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into three series:
Series I: General Files, 1960s-2000s
Series II: Grievances, 1980s-2000s
Series III: Archived Website, 2009-ongoing

This collection is unprocessed.

Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of negotiations, agreements, arbitrations, and grievances from between telecommunications employers and CWA locals in Massachusetts and other parts of New England. Most of the files were created by CWA Representatives William J. McKelligan, Michael L. Grieco, and Paul Bouchard.

Grievances have been separated into Series II and are closed for fifty years after the resolution of the grievance.

Subjects

Organizations

Communications Workers of America. Local 1051; Communications Workers of America. Local 1250; NYNEX Corporation; Communications Workers of America. Local 1366; Communications Workers of America; Communications Workers of America. Local 1302 (Lynn, Mass.); Communications Workers of America. Local 1301 (Braintree, Mass.); Communications Workers of America. Local 1365; AT & T (Firm); Communications Workers of America. District 1

People

McKelligan, William J.; Bouchard, Paul; Grieco, Michael L.; Bouchard, Paul (Role: Donor)

Topics

Labor unions |x Telecommunication |z Massachusetts.; Collective labor agreements -- Telecommunication.

Donors

Bouchard, Paul

Conditions Governing Access

Series I: General Files is open for research without restrictions.

Series II: Grievances is closed for fifty years from the settlement of the grievance.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection, created by the Communications Workers of America, District 1, was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder.

Location of Materials

Materials are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please contact tamiment.wagner@nyu.edu at least two business days prior to research visit.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Paul Bouchard, 2010. The accession number associated with this gift is 2010.059.

Custodial History

The archived website was migrated from the California Digital Library's Web Archiving Service to the Internet Archive's Archive-It Service in November 2015. The link to California Digital Library was removed in October 2017.

Related Material at the Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

Communications Workers of America, District 1 Records (WAG 117)

Communications Workers of America, Local 1250 Records (WAG 258)

Communications Workers of America Records (WAG 124)

Communications Workers of America Records: Addendum (WAG 124.1)

Collection processed by

Daniel Michelson, 2011

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-20 16:40:56 -0400.

Using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Language: English

Processing Information

In 2014, the archived websites were added as Series III.

Repository

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

Series I: General Files, 1960s-2000s

Negotiations and Agreements, late 1980s-early 2000s, inclusive

Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Negotiations with AT&T, Bell Atlantic, Verizon, and Massachusetts Towns (Carlisle, Concord, Littleton, and Westford), Arbitrations, and Agreements, early 1980s-early 2000s, inclusive

Box: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Agreements and Arbitrations, early 1980s-early 2000s, inclusive

Box: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Agreement Booklets from Various Locals (mostly in the Northeastern U.S.), circa early 1960s-mid 2000s, inclusive

Box: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Negotiations, Agreements, and CWA National Meetings, 1992-1998, inclusive

Box: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Negotiations with Verizon, Correspondence, and Arbitrations, late 1980s-2003, inclusive

Box: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Local 1365 Agreements and Work Rules, early 1990s-early 2000s, inclusive

Box: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

AT&T: Strikes, Negotiations, and Arbitrations, 1983-mid 1990s, inclusive

Box: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Negotiations, Agreements, and Arbitrations, early 1980s-early 2000s, inclusive

Box: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Negotiations with AT&T, NYNEX, and Warner Cable, late 1980s-early 2000s, inclusive

Box: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Negotiations and Agreements (mostly with Bell Atlantic and NYNEX) and Arbitrations, 1986-early 2000s, inclusive

Box: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Arbitrations, Negotiations, and Agreements, early 1980s-2000, inclusive

Box: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Negotiations (mostly with AT&T), mid 1980s-early 2000s, inclusive

Box: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Negotiations, Agreements, Arbitrations, and Correspondence, mid 1980s-early 2000s, inclusive

Box: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Negotiations (mostly NYNEX), Agreements, and Arbitrations, 1964-late 1990s, inclusive

Box: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Negotiations (Locals 1301 and 1302), Agreements, and Arbitrations, 1968-1989, inclusive

Box: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Negotiations and Agreements (mostly with NYNEX and AT&T), mid 1980s-early 2000s, inclusive

Box: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Negotiations and Agreements (mostly AT&T), mid 1990s-late 1990s, inclusive

Box: 33 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Negotiations and Agreements (including between Bell Atlantic and Local 1301 and AT&T and Local 1366), 1989-2000, inclusive

Box: 34 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Local 1301 Negotiations and Correspondence and NYNEX Agreement with Local 1395, 1983-1986, inclusive

Box: 35 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Organizing, Negotiations, and Agreements, 2000s, inclusive

Box: 37 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Negotiations and Agreements with AT&T and CWA Water Bottle with Signatures, 1995-2003, inclusive

Box: 41 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Negotiations and National CWA Meeting, late 1990s-early 2000s, inclusive

Box: 45 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series II: Grievances (CLOSED for 50 years after settlement of grievance), 1980s-2000s

Conditions Governing Access

Grievance files are closed for fifty years after the resolution of the grievance.

Grievances (mostly Locals 1301 and 1365) [CLOSED until 2037-2053], late 1980s-early 2000s, inclusive

Box: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Grievances [CLOSED until 2033-2058], mid 1980s-2008, inclusive

Box: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Grievances [CLOSED until 2040-2053], early 1990s-early 2000s, inclusive

Box: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Grievances [CLOSED until 2037-2057], late 1980s-mid 2000s, inclusive

Box: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Locals 1365 and 1366 Grievances [CLOSED until 2040-2053], early 1990s-early 2000s, inclusive

Box: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Local 1301 Grievances [CLOSED until 2030-2039], 1980s, inclusive

Box: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Grievances [CLOSED until 2030-2053], early 1980s-early 2000s, inclusive

Box: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Local 1366 Grievances [CLOSED until 2037-2053], mid 1980s-early 2000s, inclusive

Box: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Grievances [CLOSED until 2040-2057], early 1990s-mid 2000s, inclusive

Box: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Grievances [CLOSED until 2049-2056], 1999-2006, inclusive

Box: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Locals 1302 and 1365 Grievances [CLOSED until 2040-2053], early 1990s-early 2000s, inclusive

Box: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Locals 1051, 1250, and 1365 Grievances [CLOSED until 2047-2057], late 1990s-mid 2000s, inclusive

Box: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Grievances [CLOSED until 2037-2053], late 1980s-early 2000s, inclusive

Box: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Locals 1301 and 1302 Grievances [CLOSED until 2040-2053], early 1990s-early 2000s, inclusive

Box: 31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Grievances (mostly Locals 1301 and 1302) [CLOSED until 2037-2053], late 1980s-early 2000s, inclusive

Box: 32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Grievances (mostly Local 1051) [CLOSED until 2030-2053], early 1980s-early 2000s, inclusive

Box: 36 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Locals 1301 and 1365 Grievances [CLOSED until 2030-2053], early 1980s-early 2000s, inclusive

Box: 38 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Locals 1051 and 1302 Grievances [CLOSED until 2043-2057], mid 1990s-mid 2000s, inclusive

Box: 39 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Locals 1301, 1302, and 1365 Grievances [CLOSED until 2040-2057], early 1990s-mid 2000s, inclusive

Box: 40 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Grievances [CLOSED until 2040-2057], early 1990s-mid 2000s, inclusive

Box: 42 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Grievances (mostly Local 1301) [CLOSED until 2033-2049], mid 1980s-late 1990s, inclusive

Box: 43 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Locals 1051, 1301, and 1302 Grievances [CLOSED until 2033-2049], mid 1980s-late 1990s, inclusive

Box: 44 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Grievances [CLOSED until 2040-2053], early 1990s-early 2000s, inclusive

Box: 46 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series III: Archived Website, Feb 26, 2009-ongoing

Scope and Content Note

District 1 of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) includes 327 CWA local unions in New York, New Jersey, New England, and eastern Canada. Members are employed in many different sectors of the economy including, telecommunications; health care; higher education; manufacturing; broadcast and cable television; commercial printing and newspapers; state, local, and country government. The website contains news listings, bargaining agreements, their political action committee, and event listings.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Due to technical or privacy issues, archived websites may not be exact copies of the original website at the time of the web crawl. Certain file types will not be captured dependent on how they are embedded in the site. Other parts of websites that the crawler has difficulty capturing includes Javascript, streaming content, database-driven content, and highly interactive content. Full-Text searches of archived websites are available at https://archive-it.org/organizations/567.

Externally hosted content

Communications Workers of America, District 1 Archived Website: September 2007-July 2021
https://wayback.archive-it.org/6349/*/http://district1.cwa-union.org/