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National Office, Public Relations Department [textual record]

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Date:

1964-1983.

Reference:

R5440-2052-6-E, MG28-I234

Type of material:

Textual material

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

127410

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Canadian Union of Public Employees fonds

National Office, Public Relations Department
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Series includes:

93 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1964-1983.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

4.1 m of textual records.

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, French

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Series consists of clippings, correspondence and press releases.

This series reflects the press coverage of CUPE, including lettters to the editor and editorial comment as well as news articles, during a period of significant labour militancy, unrest and strike action, 1971-1983, has substantial research value not only from the perspective of the role of unions in society but also as a lens through which to view the changing labour force, technological innovation in the workplace, gendered analyses of labour relations, and the deep socio-economic changes that Canadians have experienced in the last several decades. CUPE's public image has been entwined with that of other groups like the Canadian Labour Congress, the Canadian Federation of Labour, and the Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN), as well as smaller unions and organizations which shared its interests in promotion of social justice and social change. Topics which may be explored in this series include: the public image of a large public-sector labour union; Pro- and anti- union sentiment in Canada, 1970s-1980s; the 'Common Front' in Québec, 1972, and subsequent public debate; the relationship between public-sector union locals and community (ie. education, municipal workers, health care sector); anti-inflation, wage and price control activism; women in the workplace, women in unions; links between labour and political parties in Canada; large labour bodies (incl. the split CLC-CFL, 1981); the development of maternity/paternity and grandparents' leave; development of Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value policies; the development of Affirmative Action policies; development of awareness policies related to sexual harrassment; the debate around technology in the workplace, safety hasards, and change; biographical information, esp. on Grace Hartman, president of CUPE; Seniors' rights, senior lobby, administration of Homes for the Aged; strikes during this time period, and the public debate surrounding them; and alternative economic measures to strike action.

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The articles are mostly in English, occasionally in French, from newspapers across Canada.

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Private

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MG28-I234
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Textual records

[Consultation96 Restrictions vary]

Volume [MG28 I 234]

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

41--44;

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

46--48;

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

Volume [MG28 I 234] 45

[Consultation 90 Open]

Volume [R5440] 545--568

[Consultation 90 Open]

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