Communications Workers of America, District 1, New England Area Records: Communications Workers of America, District 1, New England Area Records: NYU Special Collections Finding Aids

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