Great Lakes Labor Documents collection

 Collection
Identifier: GLMS-0128

Collection Organization

The first portion of this collection consists mainly of agreements between maritime labor unions and steel production and shipping companies spanning 1914-1983, with most falling in the 1960s-1970s. Many large companies including Inland Steel, U.S. Steel, Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company, and American Shipbuilding Company are represented. Major unions featured include the National Maritime Union, Seafarer's International Union, Licensed Tugmen's Protective Association, and the United Steel Workers of America and their Great Lakes Local 5000.

The other segment of the collections is made up of runs of union newspapers, mainly from the 1960s, although a few issues from the 1940s and one from 1939 are also present. Titles included are The Pilot, The Seafarer's Log, and The Great Lakes Seafarer.

American Shipbuilding Company - Chicago yard, and Unions Affiliated with the AFL-CIO, 1979

 File – Box 1, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1979

American Shipbuilding Company - Lorain Yard, and Unions Affiliated with the AFL-CIO, 1979

 File – Box 1, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1979

American Shipbuilding Company - AmShip Division Management Rights booklet, n.d.

 File – Box 1, Folder: 3

American Shipbuilding Company - AmShip Division Rules and Regulations for Discipline (Lorain Yard), 1979

 File – Box 1, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1979

American Shipbuilding Company and Transportation, Technical, Warehouse, Industrial and Service Employees Union Affiliated with District 2, Marine Engineers beneficial Association, AFL-CIO, 1979

 File – Box 1, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1979

American Communications Association - Marine Division, and Shipowners' Association of the Pacific Coast, 1940-1942

 File – Box 1, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1940-1942

Bethlehem Steel Corporation and United Steelworkers of America, 1952-1977 (scattered dates)

 File – Box 1, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1952-1977 (scattered dates)

Bethlehem Transportation Corporation and National Maritime Union of America, 1944, 1956

 File – Box 1, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1944
Creation: 1956

General Safety Rules for Employees, Bethlehem Steel Corporation - Great Lakes Steamship Division, n.d.

 File – Box 1, Folder: 9

Buckeye Steamship Company and United Steelworkers of America, 1956

 File – Box 1, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1956

Chesapeake and Ohio Railway - Pere Marquette District, and the Lake Michigan Car Ferry Employees, 1949

 File – Box 1, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: 1949

Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company Program of Insurance Benefits for Unlicensed Seamen and Their Dependents, 1970-1971

 File – Box 1, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: 1970-1971

Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company - Marine Department Insurance Benefits Program for Mates, Engineers, and Stewards, 1970

 File – Box 1, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: 1970

Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company - Marine Department, and Associated Maritime Officers, 1971, 1977

 File – Box 1, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: 1971
Creation: 1977

Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company - Marine Division, and United Steelworkers of America, Local 5000, 1974, 1977

 File – Box 1, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: 1974
Creation: 1977

Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company - Marine Division, and the Lake Sailors Union, 1946-1959 (scattered dates)

 File – Box 1, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: 1946-1959 (scattered dates)

Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company Supplemental Unemployment Benefits Plan with the United Steelworkers of America, Local 5000, 1977

 File – Box 1, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: 1977

Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company Plan of Disability for Eligible Salaried Employees, 1969

 File – Box 1, Folder: 18
Dates
Creation: 1969

Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan for Employees of Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company, 1974

 File – Box 1, Folder: 19
Dates
Creation: 1974

Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, 1976

 File – Box 2, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1976

Earnings Protection Plan between Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company and United Steelworkers of America, Local 5000, 1974

 File – Box 2, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1974

Group Insurance Program for Unlicensed Seamen of Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company, 1960

 File – Box 2, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1960

Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company Marine Safety Booklet, 1972

 File – Box 2, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1972

Columbia Transportation Division - Oglebay Norton Company, and United Steelworkers of America, 1965, 1971, 1977

 File – Box 2, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1965
Creation: 1971
Creation: 1977

Columbia Transportation Division - Oglebay Norton Company, and Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, District 2, 1971

 File – Box 2, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1971

Pension Agreement between Columbia Transportation Division - Oglebay Norton Company, and United Steelworkers of America (unlicensed seamen), 1972

 File – Box 2, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1972

Esso Shipping Company and Esso Staff Officers Association, 1950

 File – Box 2, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1950

Esso Shipping Company and Esso Tanker Men's Association, 1950

 File – Box 2, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1950

Cleveland Tankers, Inc., and the National Maritime Union of America, 1944

 File – Box 2, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1944

General Agents for the War Shipping Administration and the National Maritime Union of America, 1944

 File – Box 2, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: 1944

Great Lakes Engineering Works - Rouge River Plant, and the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America, Local 46, 1946

 File – Box 2, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: 1946

Great Lakes' Tanker Companies and National Maritime Union, 1940-1941

 File – Box 2, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: 1940-1941

Hanna Mining Company and the Lake Sailors Union, 1948-1962 (scattered dates)

 File – Box 2, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: 1948-1962 (scattered dates)

Hanna Mining Company Group Insurance Benefits Plan for Hourly Employees on Vessel Crews, 1960

 File – Box 2, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: 1960

Hanna Mining Company Group Insurance Benefits Plans for Licensed Officers and Seamen, 1957-1975 (scattered dates)

 File – Box 2, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: 1957-1975 (scattered dates)

Hanna Mining Company Insurance Benefits Plan for Vessel Employees and Their Dependents, 1955

 File – Box 2, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: 1955

Hanna Mining Company and United Steelworkers of America - Local 5000, Labor Contracts, 1965-1983 (scattered dates)

 File – Box 2, Folder: 18
Dates
Creation: 1965-1983 (scattered dates)

Hanna Mining Company Pension Agreements with United Steelworkers of America, 1965-1980 (scattered dates)

 File – Box 2, Folder: 19
Dates
Creation: 1965-1980 (scattered dates)

Hanna Mining Company Marine Safety booklet, 1972

 File – Box 3, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1972

Hanna Mining Company Pension Agreements for Unlicensed Seamen and Their Dependents, 1967-1981 (scattered dates)

 File – Box 3, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1967-1981 (scattered dates)

Hanna Mining Company Pension Benefits for Licensed Officers and Stewards, 1969-1980 (scattered dates)

 File – Box 3, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1969-1980 (scattered dates)

Hanna Mining Company Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plans with United Steelworkers of America, Local 5000, 1969, 1974

 File – Box 3, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1969
Creation: 1974

Hanna Mining Company Summary Annual Report for Pension Plan for Licensed Officers and Stewards, 1983

 File – Box 3, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1983

Huron Portland Cement Company and Seafarers' International Union of North America, Great Lakes District, 1957

 File – Box 3, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1957

Huron Transportation Company and the Seafarers' International Union of North America, Great Lakes District, 1947-1955

 File – Box 3, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1947-1955

Memorandum of Agreement between Huron Transportation Company and the Licensed Tugmen's Protective Association, 1955

 File – Box 3, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1955

Inland Steel Company and National Maritime Union, CIO, 1946

 File – Box 3, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1946

Inland Steel Company and United Steelworkers of America, Local 5000, 1962, 1968

 File – Box 3, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1962
Creation: 1968

Inland Steel Company Basic Group Insurance Program for Wage Employees of the Company Fleet, 1963

 File – Box 3, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: 1963

Inland Steel Company and United Steelworkers of American on Behalf of Local Unions 1010 and 64, 1949

 File – Box 3, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: 1949

Interlake Steamship Company and United Steelworkers of America, Local 5000, 1980, 1983

 File – Box 3, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: 1980
Creation: 1983

International Harvester Company - Wisconsin Steel Works, and United Steelworkers of America, Local 5000, 1960

 File – Box 3, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: 1960

International Harvester Employee Hospital-Doctor Program, n.d.

 File – Box 3, Folder: 15

International Union Elections Manual, United Steelworkers of America, 1980

 File – Box 3, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: 1980

Freighter Agreements between Kinsman Marine Transit Company and the Seafarers' International Union, Great Lakes District, 1968-1977

 File – Box 3, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: 1968-1977

By-Laws of the Licensed Tugmen's Protective Association, 1918

 File – Box 3, Folder: 18
Dates
Creation: 1918

Licensed Tugmen's Protective Association, Local 14 (Sandusky) Annual Ball, 1958

 File – Box 3, Folder: 19
Dates
Creation: 1958

Ritual - Licensed Tugmen's Protective Association, 1949

 File – Box 3, Folder: 20
Dates
Creation: 1949

Licensed Tugmen's Protective Association and Great Lakes Towing Company, 1916-1919, 1954-1975

 File – Box 3, Folder: 21
Dates
Creation: 1916-1919
Creation: 1954-1975

Licensed Tugmen's Protective Association and Tug Firemen and Linemen's Protective Association with Great Lakes Towing Company, 1914, 1939

 File – Box 3, Folder: 22
Dates
Creation: 1914
Creation: 1939

Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, Associated Maritime Officers, and AFL-CIO, with Various Great Lakes Steamship Companies, 1971-1980

 File – Box 4, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1971-1980

Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, District 2, Pension Plan, 1966, 1970

 File – Box 4, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1966
Creation: 1970

Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, District 2, Pension Plan Progress Report, 1966

 File – Box 4, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1966

Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, District 2, Welfare, Dental and Major Medical Plan, 1950

 File – Box 4, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1950

Marine Engineers Beneficial Association - District 2 and Associated Maritime Officers Agreement with U.S. Steel, Bethlehem Steel, and Inland Steel, 1974

 File – Box 4, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1974

Marine Engineers Beneficial Association - "Know Your Rights", n.d.

 File – Box 4, Folder: 6

Marine Engineers Beneficial Association - District 2 - "Questions and Answers: Know Your Pension Plan", 1974?

 File – Box 4, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1974?

Marine Engineers Beneficial Association - District 2 Vacation Plan and Family Leave Program, circa 1975-1977

 File – Box 4, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: circa 1975-1977

Marine Engineers Beneficial Association - District 2, Associated Maritime Officers, AFL-CIO, Legal Aid Program, n.d.

 File – Box 4, Folder: 9

Minnesota-Atlantic Transit Company and the National Maritime Union, Great Lakes District, 1938

 File – Box 4, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1938

National Maritime Union Template for Collective Bargaining Agreements, 1939

 File – Box 4, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: 1939

Pittsburgh Steamship Division - United States Steel, and the United Steelworkers of America, 1956, 1960, 1962

 File – Box 4, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: 1956
Creation: 1960
Creation: 1962

Pittsburgh Steamship Division - United States Steel and the International Masters, Mates, and Pilots Association, Great Lakes Division, 1956

 File – Box 4, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: 1956

Pittsburgh Steamship Division - United States Steel and National Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, 1956

 File – Box 4, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: 1956

Republic Steel - Lake Fleet Division and the United Steelworkers of America, 1965, 1968

 File – Box 4, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: 1965
Creation: 1968

Seafarers International Union and S & E Shipping Corporation and Bay Shipping Corporation, 1978-1981

 File – Box 4, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: 1978-1981

Seafarers International Union and Great Lakes Association of Marine Operators, 1981-1984, n.d.

 File – Box 4, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: 1981-1984, n.d.

Standard Oil Company (New Jersey) - Marine Department, and the Esso Tanker Men's Association, 1947-1948

 File – Box 4, Folder: 18
Dates
Creation: 1947-1948

Standard Oil Company (N.J.) - Marine Department and the Esso Radio Officers Association, 1947

 File – Box 5, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1947

Standard Oil Company (N.J.) - Marine Department, and Jersey Standard Tanker Officers, 1947

 File – Box 5, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1947

Upper Lakes Shipping, Ltd., Island Shipping Limited, and the Canadian Maritime Union Local 401, 1974

 File – Box 5, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1974

"Representative Press Reports on the Great lakes Shipping Inquiry" Issued by Upper Lakes Shipping Limited, October 1962

 File – Box 5, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: October 1962

United States Steel Corporation and United Steelworkers of America - Unlicensed Seamen of the Pittsburgh Fleet, 1965, 1977

 File – Box 5, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1965
Creation: 1977

United States Steel Corporation and Master, Mates and Pilots - Great Lakes and River District covering Licensed Seamen, 1971

 File – Box 5, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1971

United States steel Corporation and United Steelworkers of America - Supplemental Unemployment Benefits Plan, 1962

 File – Box 5, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1962

Program of Insurance Benefits for United States Steel Corporation - Unlicensed Seamen, 1975

 File – Box 5, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1975

Wilson Marine Transit Company Group Insurance Benefits of Licensed and Unlicensed Employees, 1960

 File – Box 5, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1960

Wilson Marine Transit Company and the United Steelworkers of America, 1968

 File – Box 5, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1968

Wilson Marine Transit Company Retirement Income Plan, 1958

 File – Box 5, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: 1958

Agreements between Wyandotte Transportation Company and the Seafarer's International Union of North America, 1947-1950, 1956

 File – Box 5, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: 1947-1950
Creation: 1956

Memorandum of Agreement between Huron Transportation Company and the Seafarer's International Union, Great Lakes District, 1954

 File – Box 5, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: 1954

Seafarer's International Union vs. Huron Transportation Company - Final Decision of Arbitrator, March 11, 1955

 File – Box 5, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: March 11, 1955

National Maritime Board Year Book, 1960 - Summary of Agreements, 1960

 File – Box 5, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: 1960

"New Lows in Strike Conduct Set by MEBA Leadership" by Joseph Curran - Reprinted from The NMU Pilot, August 19, 1965

 File – Box 5, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: August 19, 1965

U.S. Commercial Vessels on the Great Lakes and Their Call Signs, 1975, 1978

 File – Box 5, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: 1975
Creation: 1978

"A Message to Seamen: A Call to the Sea and Seamanship" by the International Seamen's Union of America, 1917

 File – Box 5, Folder: 18
Dates
Creation: 1917

Masters, Mates & Pilots - Great Lakes District, Local 47 Bulletin, September 9, 1965

 File – Box 5, Folder: 19
Dates
Creation: September 9, 1965

"The Architects of AFL-CIO Maritime Policy", 1966?

 File – Box 5, Folder: 20
Dates
Creation: 1966?

"Maritime Labor at the Crossroads: An Address by [U.S.] Representative Herbert C. Bonner, Chairman of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, May 21, 1962

 File – Box 5, Folder: 21
Dates
Creation: May 21, 1962

Lake Carriers' Association Agreements for 1904, 1904

 File – Box 5, Folder: 22
Dates
Creation: 1904

National Maritime Union broadsides, circa 1942-1945

 File – Box 5, Folder: 23
Dates
Creation: circa 1942-1945

Issues of The Pilot, October 1945

 File – Box 6, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: October 1945

Issues of The Pilot, November 2, 1945

 File – Box 6, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: November 2, 1945

Issues of The Pilot, August 23, 1946, September 6, 1946

 File – Box 6, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: August 23, 1946
Creation: September 6, 1946

Issues of The Pilot, March 28, 1957, May 9, 1957

 File – Box 6, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: March 28, 1957
Creation: May 9, 1957

Issues of The Pilot, June 20, 1957, July 4, 1957

 File – Box 6, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: June 20, 1957
Creation: July 4, 1957

Issues of The Pilot, August 1, 1957, September 12, 1957

 File – Box 6, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: August 1, 1957
Creation: September 12, 1957

Issues of The Pilot, October 10, 1957, December 5, 1957

 File – Box 6, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: October 10, 1957
Creation: December 5, 1957

Issues of The Pilot, February 13, 1958, March 27, 1958

 File – Box 6, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: February 13, 1958
Creation: March 27, 1958

Issues of The Pilot, January 24, 1963, February 7, 1963

 File – Box 6, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: January 24, 1963
Creation: February 7, 1963

Issues of The Pilot, February 21, 1963, March 7, 1963

 File – Box 6, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: February 21, 1963
Creation: March 7, 1963

Issue of The Pilot, March 21, 1963

 File – Box 6, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: March 21, 1963

Issues of The Seafarer's Log, February 10, 1939, July 19 ,1946

 File – Box 6, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: February 10, 1939
Creation: July 19 ,1946

Issues of The Seafarer's Log, February 1947

 File – Box 6, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: February 1947

Issues of The Seafarer's Log, April 25, 1947, May 16, 1947

 File – Box 6, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: April 25, 1947
Creation: May 16, 1947

Issues of The Seafarer's Log, March 25, 1960, October 1960

 File – Box 6, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: March 25, 1960
Creation: October 1960

Issues of The Seafarer's Log, March 11, 1960, October 1961

 File – Box 6, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: March 11, 1960
Creation: October 1961

Issues of The Seafarer's Log, September 1961, November 1961

 File – Box 7, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: September 1961
Creation: November 1961

Issues of The Seafarer's Log, February 1962, May 1962

 File – Box 7, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: February 1962
Creation: May 1962

Issues of The Seafarer's Log, June-July 1962

 File – Box 7, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: June-July 1962

Issues of The Seafarer's Log, September-October 1962

 File – Box 7, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: September-October 1962

Issues of The Seafarer's Log, January 25 ,1963, February 8, 1963

 File – Box 7, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: January 25 ,1963
Creation: February 8, 1963

Issues of The Seafarer's Log, February 22, 1963, March 8, 1963

 File – Box 7, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: February 22, 1963
Creation: March 8, 1963

Issues of The Seafarer's Log, April 5, 1963, May 3, 1963

 File – Box 7, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: April 5, 1963
Creation: May 3, 1963

Issues of The Seafarer's Log, May 31, 1963, November 12, 1963

 File – Box 7, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: May 31, 1963
Creation: November 12, 1963

Issues of The Seafarer's Log, May 29, 1964, June 12, 1964

 File – Box 7, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: May 29, 1964
Creation: June 12, 1964

Issues of The Seafarer's Log, July 1964

 File – Box 7, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: July 1964

Issues of The Seafarer's Log, June 25, 1965, July 9, 1965

 File – Box 7, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: June 25, 1965
Creation: July 9, 1965

Issues of The Seafarer's Log, July 23, 1965, August 6, 1965

 File – Box 7, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: July 23, 1965
Creation: August 6, 1965

Issues of The Seafarer's Log, August 20, 1965, September 3, 1965

 File – Box 7, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: August 20, 1965
Creation: September 3, 1965

Issues of The Seafarer's Log, September 17, 1965, October 1, 1965

 File – Box 8, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: September 17, 1965
Creation: October 1, 1965

Issues of The Seafarer's Log, October 1965

 File – Box 8, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: October 1965

Issues of The Seafarer's Log, November 26, 1965, December 10, 1965

 File – Box 8, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: November 26, 1965
Creation: December 10, 1965

Issues of The Seafarer's Log, April-May 1966

 File – Box 8, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: April-May 1966

Issues of The Seafarer's Log, June-July 1966

 File – Box 8, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: June-July 1966

Issues of The Seafarer's Log, August-September 1966

 File – Box 8, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: August-September 1966

Issues of The Seafarer's Log, December 23, 1966, January 6, 1967

 File – Box 8, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: December 23, 1966
Creation: January 6, 1967

Issues of The Seafarer's Log, January-March 1967

 File – Box 8, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: January-March 1967

Issues of The Seafarer's Log, April-May 1967

 File – Box 8, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: April-May 1967

Issues of The Seafarer's Log, June-July1967

 File – Box 8, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: June-July1967

Issues of The Seafarer's Log, September-October 1967

 File – Box 8, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: September-October 1967

Issues of The Seafarer's Log, November-December 1967

 File – Box 8, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: November-December 1967

Issues of The Great Lakes Seafarer, April 1954-November 1960 (scattered dates)

 File – Box 8, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: April 1954-November 1960 (scattered dates)

Issues of The Great Lakes Seafarer, April 1961-February 1962 (scattered dates)

 File – Box 9, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: April 1961-February 1962 (scattered dates)

Issues of The Great Lakes Seafarer, February 1962-December 1963 (scattered dates)

 File – Box 9, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: February 1962-December 1963 (scattered dates)

Complete Text of the Great Lakes Seamen's Job Security Plan and Great Lakes Seamen's Shipping Rules, n.d.

 File – Box 9, Folder: 3