WESTERN HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS
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The St. Louis Coalition of Labor Union Women chapter of the National CLUW which was founded in Chicago in March 1974. Its main purpose is to help union women attain their rights as workers. In October 1974 the St. Louis CLUW was founded by Betty Finneran, a teacher at Roosevelt High School, accepted the chapter's charter as its first president. CLUW assisted families of air traffic controllers in the area during the 1981 nationwide PATCO strike. St. Louis CLUW opposed the closing of the Homer G. Phillips Hospital and supported the unsuccessful efforts to reopen it. Work by the organization helped defeat the "right to work" law in Missouri.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
financial reports and pamphlets.
FOLDER LIST
BOX 1, FOLDERS 1-8
1. Award, 1997
2. By Laws, 1975-1997
3. Correspondence, 1975-1988
4. Correspondence, 1989-1996
5. Dues, 1983-1996
6. Financial Report, 1987-1991
7. Journal, 1985
8. Local Membership, 1986-1991
BOX 2, FOLDERS 9-15
9. Minutes, 1983-1991
10. Membership List, 1993-1995
11. National Financial Report, 1985-1987
12. National Membership, 1981-1997
13. News clippings, 1973-1991
14. Pamphlets, 1984-2001
15. Receipts Financial, 1988-1995
INDEX
Women, f. 1,3,4,14
Labor, f. 3,4
WESTERN HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION
222 THOMAS JEFFERSON LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS
ONE UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD
ST. LOUIS, MO 63121
(314)516-5143
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