Kittitas County Central Labor Council Records, 1939-1998

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Kittitas County Central Labor Council
Title
Kittitas County Central Labor Council Records
Dates
1939-1998 (inclusive)
Quantity
5.25 cubic feet, (6 letter size document cases; 2 letter half sized document cases; 1 legal half sized document case; 1 oversized box and 4 index card cases)  :  Good condition
Collection Number
MS006-07-04
Summary
This collection consists of correspondence relating to the Kittitas County Central Labor Council of Washington State and its predecessor, the Central Labor Council of Ellensburg from 1937 to 1998.
Repository
Central Washington University, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Central Washington University
400 E University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Telephone: 509-963-1023
Fax: 509-963-3684
archive@cwu.edu
Access Restrictions

Open to the public for educational research.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Kittitas County Central Labor Council was organized as the Central Labor Council of Ellensburg in 1937, but was better known as the Ellensburg Central Labor Council. The name of the organization was changed to the Kittitas County Central Labor Council on November 18, 1957, when the assets of the Ellensburg Central Labor Council were turned over to the AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations). The organization was incorporated on July 21, 1962, by the State of Washington as the Kittitas County Labor Temple Association. The purpose of the Association was to provide, maintain and operate a building to be used for the benefit of the labor unions in Kittitas County for fraternal and social meeting. The labor council building was located at 213 West Third Street in Ellensburg, WA. Dwindling membership in the 1990s led to the merger of the Kittitas County Central Labor Council with the Yakima County Labor Council on January 23, 1998. The records found in this collection were located in the attic of the labor council building on West Third Street.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection consists of correspondence relating to the Kittitas County Central Labor Council of Washington State and its predecessor, the Central Labor Council of Ellensburg from 1937 to 1998. Included in the collection are union records from the local, state, and national levels; meeting minutes; financial receipts; bank statements; deposit records; labor publications; miscellaneous notes; member registers; membership cards; delegate information; and the organization’s seal press.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Name of document or photograph number]. MS006-07-04, Kittitas County Central Labor Council Records. Archives and Special Collections, Brooks Library, Central Washington University.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically; labor union publications and are organized by size.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Tax Papers, 1960-1984Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 1-1

Insurance Papers, 1961-1989Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 1-2

Articles of Incorporation, 1962Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 1-3

Legal Papers, 1962-1984Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 1-4

L.P.I.W. Local 2739 Checks, 1973-1976Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 1-5

Matching Funds Information, 1974-1976Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 1-6

Second Biennial Convention, 1976Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 1-7

Labor Publications, 1976-1977Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 1-8

Container(s) Description Dates
The Proposed Plan for a 1976 Action Program for Consideration by the Second Biennial Convention of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Seattle, Washington, August 16-20, 1976
Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Reports, August 26, 1976, Vol. 12, no. 25
Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Reports, September 9, 1976, Vol. 12, no. 26
Firstbank Independent Employees’ Association, Bulletin #77-6

Candidate and Election Information, 1976-1978Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 1-9

Meeting Schedules, 1977Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 1-10

Washington State Labor Council Executive Board Meeting Minutes, 1980Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 1-11

Correspondence, 1954-1956Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 2-1

Correspondence, 1961-1969Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 2-2

Correspondence, 1973-1975Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 2-3

Correspondence, 1976Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 2-4

Correspondence, 1977Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 2-5

Correspondence, 1978Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 2-6

Correspondence, 1979Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 2-7

Correspondence, 1980Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 2-8

Correspondence, 1981Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 2-9

Correspondence, 1982Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 2-10

Correspondence, 1983Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 2-11

Correspondence, 1984-1986Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 2-12

CorrespondenceReturn to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 2-13

Meeting Minutes, 1955Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 2-14

Meeting Minutes, 1956Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 2-15

Meeting Minutes, 1957Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 2-16

Meeting Minutes, 1958Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 2-17

Meeting Minutes, 1959Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 2-18

Meeting Minutes, 1960Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 2-19

Meeting Minutes, 1961Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 2-20

Meeting Minutes, 1962Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 2-21

Meeting Minutes, 1963Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 2-22

Meeting Minutes, 1964Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 2-23

Meeting Minutes, 1965-1967Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 2-24

Meeting Minutes, 1973-1975Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 2-25

Meeting Minutes, 1976-1978Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 2-26

Meeting Minutes, 1979-1981Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 2-27

Meeting Minutes, 1982-1984Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 2-28

Meeting Minutes, 1961-1962Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 2-29

Bank Statements, 1961-1962Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 3-1

Bank Statements, 1964-1965Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 3-2

Bank Statements, 1967-1970Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 3-3

Bank Statements, 1984-1986Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 3-4

Bank Statements, 1987-1988Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 3-5

Bank Statements, 1989-1990Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 3-6

Cleared Checks, 1961-1969Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 3-7

Cleared Checks, 1989-1990Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 3-8

Deposit Book, 1962-1967Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 3-9

Deposit Slips, 1967-1970Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 3-10

Financial Receipts and Bills, 1954-1970Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 3-11

Financial Receipts and Bills, 1971-1984Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 3-12

Financial Papers, 1953-1992Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 4-1

Loan Repayment Book, 1962-1966Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 4-2

Bill Statements Sent to Locals, 1964-1968Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 4-3

Building Remodel Bills, 1988Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 4-4

Insurance Financing Arrangements, 1990-1992Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 4-5

“Do Not Patronize” List Correspondence, 1952-1957Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 4-6

“Do Not Patronize” List Correspondence, 1963-1983Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 4-7

Jurisdiction and Charter Correspondence, 1954-1956Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 4-8

Delegate Selection, 1954-1984Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 4-9

Card and Label Papers, 1955-1979Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 4-10

Member Register, 1961-1963Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 4-11

Public Assistance Papers, 1961-1981Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 4-12

Annual Reports, 1961-1983Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 4-13

Constitution Papers, 1964-1976Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 4-14

Official Mailing List of Officers, 1967-1983Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 4-15

Council Fact Sheet, 1975Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 4-16

Workshops, 1976-1977Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 4-17

Candidate Information and Correspondence, 1976-1980Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 4-18

Miscellaneous Notes, 1977-1980Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 4-19

News-clippings and Press Releases, 1977-1980Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 4-20

National AFL-CIO Correspondence, 1977-1980Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 5-1

National AFL-CIO Departmental Correspondence, 1977-1979Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 5-2

Correspondence from National Organizations, 1977-1981Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 5-3

National AFL-CIO Press Conference Transcripts, 1979-1981Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 5-4

National AFL-CIO Correspondence, 1981Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 5-5

AFL-CIO Call to the Centennial Convention, 1981Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 5-6

Education Kit, 1965-1977Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 5-7

Pacific Northwest Labor Association Conference at CWSC, 1977Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 5-8

Initiative #61, The Returnable Beverage Container Act Information, 1978Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 5-9

Dr. Charles Statsny Controversy, 1977Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 5-10

Minutes of the Industrial Union Section, Washington State Labor Council, August 26-27, 1978Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 5-11

Oil Decontrol Report, 1979Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 5-12

Pacific Northwest Labor College, 1979Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 5-13

Minimum Wage, 1980Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 5-14

Northwest Financial Officers Association Meeting, 1980Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 5-15

Position Papers, 1981Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 5-16

“Three-Way” Workers’ Compensation Bill, House Bill 31, Labor Report, 1981Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 5-17

Washington State Labor Council Labor History Calendar, 1981Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 5-18

Washington State Union Label and Service Trades Council, 1981Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 5-19

Solidarity Day, 1981Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 5-20

Organizing For an Election GuidelinesReturn to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 5-21

Labor Publications, SerialsReturn to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 6-1

Container(s) Description
AFL-CIO Free Trade Union News, Department of International Affairs, AFL-CIO, Vol. 34, no. 6, June 1979
AFL-CIO Free Trade Union News, Department of International Affairs, AFL-CIO, Vol. 34, no. 7, July 1979
AFL-CIO Free Trade Union News, Department of International Affairs, AFL-CIO, Vol. 34, no. 9, September 26, 1979
AFL-CIO Free Trade Union News, Department of International Affairs, AFL-CIO, Vol. 34, no. 9s, September 26, 1979
AFL-CIO Free Trade Union News, Department of International Affairs, AFL-CIO, Vol. 34, no. 11, November 1979
AFL-CIO Free Trade Union News, Department of International Affairs, AFL-CIO, Vol. 35, no. 1-2, Jan.-Feb. 1980
AFL-CIO Free Trade Union News, Department of International Affairs, AFL-CIO, Vol. 35, no. 12, December 1980
AFL-CIO Free Trade Union News, Department of International Affairs, AFL-CIO, Vol. 36, no. 5, May 1981
AFL-CIO Free Trade Union News, Department of International Affairs, AFL-CIO, Vol. 36, no. 8, August 1981
The Builders, Building & Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO, Vol. 3, no. 3, Jan. 26, 1981
The Builders, Building & Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO, Vol. 3, no. 3, Feb. 2, 1981
Education Update, Department of Education, AFL-CIO, Vol. 4, no. 3, May 1981
Education Update, Department of Education, AFL-CIO, Vol. 4, no. 4, July 1981
Environmental Recap, Environmental Information Service, April 1979, Special Report
Environmental Recap, Environmental Information Service, June 1979
People Count Too! Financial Institution Employees of American, Local 1182 Vol. 1, no. 19, February 1981
ULLICO Bulletin, The Union Labor Life Insurance Company, Vol. XXXII, no. 1, January-February 1977
Union Teacher, Washington Federation of Teachers, April 1977
Western Aluminum News, Western Aluminum Producers, Vol. 5, no. 8, October 1978
Work, Histadrut General Federation of Labour in Israel, Vol. XVII, no. 46, November 1966
Work, Histadrut General Federation of Labour in Israel, Vol. XVII, no. 47, January 1967
Work, Histadrut General Federation of Labour in Israel, Vol. XVIII, no. 48, May 1967
Work, Histadrut General Federation of Labour in Israel, Vol. XVIII, no. 49, July 1967

Labor Publications, Large Brochures, 1978-1982Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 6-2

Container(s) Description Dates
“Aluminum in the Pacific Northwest: A Regional Analysis of an Industry: Summary of a Study by Arthur D. Little, Inc.,” 1978
“Ants, Roaches and Added Costs…: Oregon Grocers Struggle Under Bottle Bill Regulations,” Reprinted from Washington Food Dealer Magazine, July 1979
“Beer & Soft Drink Retail Prices, Survey #2”, Washington, D.C.: Can Manufacturers Institute and Glass Packaging Institute.
“Bottle Bill Under Fire,” Reprinted from Washington Food Dealer Magazine, June 1979
“Brief Synopsis of Labor Law Reform,” Washington, D.C.: AFL-CIO Task Force on Labor Law Reform
George Meany Center for Labor Studies, 1979-1980 Catalogue of Courses, Silver Spring, MD: George Meany Center for Labor Studies, Inc.
George Meany Center for Labor Studies, 1981-1982 Catalogue, Silver Spring, MD: George Meany Center for Labor Studies, Inc.
George Meany: The Making of a Freedom Fighter, by Gus Tyler, New York: 85th Birthday Tribute to George Meany Committee, National Trade Union Council for Human Rights of the Jewish Labor Committee, 1979
“Memorandum of Understanding between the American Red Cross and the AFL-CIO Department of Community Services,” ARC 3600, July 1979
“New Challenges for Women Workers,” by Carolyn J. Jacobson, Reprinted from the AFL-CIO American Federationist, April 1980
“Recycling in the State of Washington: It Works Because People Care,” Seattle, WA: Committee for Litter Control and Recycling
Secretary-Treasurer’s Financial Report for the Quarter Ending December 31, 1980, Washington, D.C.: AFL-CIO, 1981
“Your New Social Security and Medicare Fact Sheet,” Washington, D.C.: The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., 1976

Labor Publications, Large BookletsReturn to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 6-3

Container(s) Description
1980 Election Financing Fact Book, Washington State Public Disclosure Commission, Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Printing, 1981
Citizens for Tax Justice, 1980: Round Two, The Tax Revolt, Washington, D.C.: Citizens for Tax Justice, 1980
Consumers’ Directory for the 1980s, Washington, D.C.: Union Label & Service Trades Dept., AFL-CIO, 1980
Leadership Training Manual, Washington, D.C.: AFL-CIO Department of Education
Little Davis-Bacon Acts: State of the States, Washington, D.C.: Center to Protect Worker’s Rights, 1979

Labor Publications, Small Brochures, 1968-1980Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 7-1

Container(s) Description Dates
Birds of Prey: A Handbook on Labor Papers That Aren’t – and the People Who Run Them, Washington, D.C.: International Labor Press Association
CETA & Organized Labor, Washington, D.C.: The U.S. Department of Labor and the AFL-CIO Human Resources Development Institute
Energy, Employment and the Economy: The View from 1980, International Inn, Washington, D.C., May 12-13, 1980, Washington, D.C.: Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO
Opening Doors for the Disabled…to Good Union Jobs, Washington, D.C.: AFL-CIO Human Resources Development Institute, Handicapped Placement Program
The Time is Now: A Guide for Trade Union Leaders Work in the War on Poverty, Amherst, MA: OEO-Trade Union Leadership Training Program for New England, Labor Relations & Research Center, University of Massachusetts
Vocational Education Programs in Washington Community Colleges, State Board for Community College Education
When You Write Your Legislator, Washington, D.C.: AFL-CIO

Labor Publications, Small Booklets, 1958-1981Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 7-2

Container(s) Description Dates
Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of The Seattle Labor Temple Association, Adopted 1901, Revised 1911, 1927, 1951
Constitution of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, as Amended by the Thirteenth Constitutional Convention of the AFL-CIO, November 15-20, 1979
Labor Looks at Congress, 1978: An AFL-CIO Legislative Report, Washington, D.C.: AFL-CIO Department of Legislation, 1979
List of Organizations Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Washington, D.C.: AFL-CIO Building, 1981

Labor Publications, Medium Booklets, 1965-1981Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 7-3

Container(s) Description Dates
Financial Quarterly Report of the International Hod Carriers’, Building and Common Laborers’ Union of America for April, May and June 1965, Washington, D.C.
Financial Quarterly Report of the International Union of North America for July, August and September 1965, Washington, D.C.
Financial Quarterly Report of the International Union of North America for October, November and December 1965, Washington, D.C.
Labor’s Case for the ERA, Richmond, VA: Labor for Equal Rights Now (LERN)
Statements and Reports Adopted by the AFL-CIO Executive Council, 1978-1981
United Against Disaster, Department of Emergency Services, State of Washington, March, 1980

Money Receipt Book, 1962-1963Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 8-1

Record of Local Payments, 1940-1957Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 8-2

Minutes of the Central Labor Council, 1948-1954Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 8-3

Minutes of the Central Labor Council, 1954Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 8-4

Roll Call Book, Officer Lists, 1937-1958Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 8-5

Roll Call of Officers, 1958-1959Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 8-6

Roll Call of Officers, 1962-1967Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 8-7

Kittitas County Central Labor Council Stamp PressReturn to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 9-1

Membership index cardsReturn to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 10-1

Membership index cardsReturn to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 11-1

Membership index cardsReturn to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 12-1

Membership index cardsReturn to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 13-1

Constitution and By Laws, 1988-1991Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 14-1

Financial Records, 1986-1992Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 14-2

Meeting minutes, 1994-1997Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 14-3

Treasurer’s Reports, 1994-1996Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 14-4

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Labor unions--United States--20th century

Corporate Names

  • AFL-CIO
  • Yakima County Labor Council

Geographical Names

  • Ellensburg (Wash.)
  • Kittitas County (Wash.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Correspondence

Occupations

  • Employees

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • Kittitas County Central Labor Council (creator)