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Guide to the Michael Tatham collection on the United Taxi Workers Organizing Committee
WAG.005
Descriptive Summary
| Creator:
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United Taxi Workers Organizing Committee |
| Creator:
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Tatham, Michael |
| Source
- dnr:
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Tatham, Michael |
| Title: |
Michael Tatham collection on the United Taxi Workers Organizing Committee |
| Dates [inclusive]: |
1978-1981 |
| Abstract: |
The United Taxi Workers Organizing Committee (UTWOC) was formed in 1979 in response
to a change in many Boston taxicab companies away from an employee-driver basis to
one of voluntary leasing. Dissatisfied with the actions of the two existing unions
- the Back Bay Taxi Drivers Association and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters,
Local 496 - a small group of dissidents concluded that their best hope lay in a new
organizing drive. Despite many difficulties, including a high turnover, a broad mix
of personal and ethnic backgrounds, and a lack of militant support, the union was
able to win recognition from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in November
1980. After a brief campaign the union was defeated in a general membership vote on
December 5, 1980. The collection contains leaflets relating to organizing and to union
elections as well as documents from the UTWOC's appeal to the NLRB for recognition.
An unpublished typescript on the history of the UTWOC by Michael Tatham, an organizer
for the union, is also included.
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| Quantity: |
0.25 Linear Feet (1 box) |
| Call Phrase: |
WAG.005 |
