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EXTENSIVE maritime Union Archive!

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EXTENSIVE maritime Union Archive!
This Union archive is from James Mullen, member and representative of the C.I.O. ( Committee For Industrial Organization) and the Seamen's Union. James Mullen was an active union organizer for the C.I.O., when the Union was fighting with the Ship Owners, in the Great Lakes district, he was a lake Carriers Associate member since 1933. Worked as an Able Seaman from Fairport, member of the International Seamen's Union, and took part in the strike from November, 30 - January, 1937. Mr. Mullen worked his way up in the C.I.O. into a possible, Legislative Committee member and was admitted to the visitors and reserved gallery of the U.S. Senate Chamber of the 75th Congress of March 23, 1937. He was privileged to have been given access to many Documents, Statements, Press Releases and Union Agreements, that pertained to the Maritime Industry, including the Maritime Council of New York. There are two letters one dated Aug.28, 1940, inviting Mr. Mullen to a Cocktail and Dinner Party thrown by a friend of Henry Ford, at the New York Worlds Fair. A partial list of the items here include, a photo of the C.I.O. Convention of 1937, Lake Carrier's Membership, House Of Reps. Members Pass, United States Senate Chamber Pass, signed by Dodge, I.S.U. strike card, Passport?, Misc.. documents including the speech given by J. Warren Madden in 1937, Misc. booklets, Letters, and Union Books from 1937-1941. City: County: State:
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