Laborers' International Union of North America, Local 83 records
Scope and Content
The Laborers' International Union of North America, Local 83 records contain minutes of the regular meetings, correspondence, agreements, constitutions and bylaws, financial reports, mileage and expense reports, payroll deductions, unemployment and compensation records, NIRB cases, IRS statements, and publications from various affiliate organizations.
The minutes of the meetings are extensive, covering from 1940 to 1947 completely, then sporadic dates in 1959, 1960, 1964, and 1971 to 1973.
The correspondence file is large, extending from 1944-1972, and is arranged chronologically from the national level to the local level. Because correspondence of 1944-1948 is not extensive, it has been placed in one file. The correspondence from affiliate organizations has been placed in the General Business file unless large enough to warrant a separate folder.
The agreements, constitutions, and bylaws have likewise been arranged chronologically in descending order from the national to local level. The financial records are extensive and contain cash receipts summaries from 1954-1959 as well as quarterly financial reports from 1953-1972, in addition to monthly reports from 1957-1972.
Charges brought against local union officials have been arranged chronologically as have been the NLRB cases for hiring malpractice files against the union.
Dates
- Creation: 1940-1947
Creator
- Laborers' International Union of North America. Local 83 (Organization)
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Ohio University Libraries.
Conditions Governing Use
Ohio University retains all property rights to the collection.
Ohio University retains all copyrights unless retained by the donor, other correspondents, or other artists.
History of Laborers' International Union of North America, Local 83
The Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA), Local 83, located in Portsmouth, Ohio, is a union of construction workers. Originally called the International Hod Carriers' Building and Common Laborers' Union of America, the LIUNA has been affiliated with AFL-CIO, the Laborers' District Council, the Ohio State Building and Construction Trades Council, the South Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, and the Laborers' Home Association.
Extent
8 cubic feet
Abstract
The Laborers' International Union of North America, Local 83 records contain minutes of the regular meetings, correspondence, agreements, constitutions and bylaws, financial reports, mileage and expense reports, payroll deductions, unemployment and compensation records, NIRB cases, IRS statements, and publications from various affiliate organizations.
Statement of Arrangement
These records are organized into the following series:
- Series I: Union Guidelines
- Series II: Agreements
- Series II: 1 National
- Series II: 2 State
- Series II: 3 Local
- Series II: 4 Acceptance of Agreement
- Series II: 5 Miscellaneous
- Series III: Correspondence
- Series IV: Minutes
- Series V: Financial Records
- Series VI: Union Proceedings
- Series VII: Printed Matter and Publications
- Series VIII: Oversize
Acquisition Information
The Ohio University Archives received the collection as a donation from Ralph Cole, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 83, in March 1980. It was acquired as part of the Ohio Labor History Project.
Existence and Location of Copies
Ohio University will entertain requests to photocopy reasonable amounts of material from the collection for the convenience of individual researchers.
Description Note
Original, legacy collection inventories may contain inaccuracies or be incomplete. Collection descriptions may change or be updated as they are verified. Please contact Mahn Center staff if you note any errors or discrepancies.
Subject
- Laborers' International Union of North America (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for the Laborers' International Union of North America, Local 83 records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Elona Lucas in October 1980
- Date
- 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- The finding aid was converted into EAD with funding support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Revision Statements
- 5 January 2024: Subjects and other notes added from ALICE MARC records and Mahn Center Microsoft Office finding aids by Ohio University Libraries Metadata Services Department Python scripts.
Repository Details
Part of the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections Repository
