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Overview of the Collection

History

Arrangement

Restrictions

Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Detailed Description

Series I: Administrative Records, undated, 1945-1983

Series II: Contracts and Negotiations, undated, 1946-1982

Series III: Financial Records, 1943-1979

Series IV: Membership Material, 1957-1980

Series V: Employee Information, undated, 1962-1980

Series VI: Job Descriptions, ca. 1952-1980

Series VII: Printed Material and Memorabilia, undated, 1955-1980

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Industrial Aircraft Lodge 1746 Records

History

The International Aircraft Lodge 1746 was chartered on 1 November 1945. The local represents production workers at United Technologies Corporation's Pratt and Whitney plant in East Hartford, Connecticut. The workers make jet engines and other components for commercial and military aircraft. Lodge 1746 is a member of IAMAW District 91.

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Arrangement

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Industrial Aircraft Lodge 1746 records are arranged in the following series:

Series I: Administrative Records (undated, 1945-1983) is arranged in seven sub-series. By-Laws includes the by-laws of IAMAW Lodge 1746 and the Machinists Club from 1946 to 1980. Minutes includes the minutes of Executive Board meetings from 1955 to 1961, of Membership meetings from 1955 to 1961 and 1969 to 1970, of the Meriden Plant from 1960 to 1961, and announcements of local meetings from 1960 to 1979. Correspondence includes incoming and outgoing correspondence of the president from 1953 to 1954, 1971 to 1972, 1976 to 1977, and 1981; general correspondence from 1950 to 1979; and correspondence from other lodges from 1961 to 1979. Election material includes rules and ballots from 1968 to 1978, results from 1961 to 1976, officers rosters from 1945 to 1979, and letters of acceptance from 1970 to 1978. Subject Files includes correspondence financial records and reports of the Lodge 1746 Building Association, of District 91, and of the Grand Lodge; and correspondence with the Connecticut State Council of Machinists, the Connecticut State Labor Council, the Greater Hartford Labor Council, and Pratt & Whitney. This material is arranged alphabetically by name. Conference Materials includes proceedings of the Guided Missile Conference from 1957 to 1959, the Aircraft Missile and Related Electronics Conference of 1961, and the IAM Aerospace Conference from 1974 to 1975; and correspondence, minutes and proceedings of the New England Conference of the International Association of Machinists from 1958 to 1975. 1960 Strike Records includes general information pertaining to the participation of IAMAW Lodge 1746 in the 1960 strike with Pratt & Whitney.

Series II: Contracts and Negotiations (1946-1982) is arranged in two sub-series. Negotiations includes correspondence pertaining to contract negotiations from 1950 to 1966 and minutes of the negotiating committee for 1960. Contracts includes contracts between Pratt & Whitney and the local unions for plants in East Hartford, Meriden, Portland, Rockville, and Manchester from 1952 to 1982. These materials are arranged chronologically.

Series III: Financial Records (1943-1979) contains financial reports and correspondence of the Finance Committee, arranged alphabetically by type.

Series IV: Membership Material (1957-1980) contains check-off lists from 1960 to 1979 (with gaps); minutes of the membership committee from 1957 to 1965; records of per-capita payments to District 91 from 1975 to 1980; and membership reports from 1958 to 1961 and 1975 to 1977. These materials are arranged alphabetically by type except for the membership reports, which are located at the end because of their size.

Series V: Employee Information (undated, 1962-1980) is arranged in two sub-series. General Employee Information includes statistical data on employee distribution and wages and information on lay-offs, seniority, and transfers, all arranged alphabetically by type. Employee Service Records includes employee information from 1964-1980, arranged chronologically. The employee service records are computer-printed listings of active employees, provided monthly by the company to the union as stipulated by the union contract. They are listed alphabetically by name of employee, by clock number, or by department number. The records provide important data on the production workforce, including race, sex, employment and promotion dates, pay grades, etc. The more recent years also note union membership. Archives staff took a one month sample per year. Officers of Lodge 1746 requested that the Archives take a June sample, as it represented average union membership (their contract provides for a “drop-out” period in late fall, when employees may remove themselves from union membership). Use of materials in Series V.B Employee Service Records is partially restricted. Researchers may access the information in the series for statistical, trends and similarly broad purposes but no personally identifiable data provided in these files is to be associated with any findings.

Series VI: Job Descriptions (ca. 1952-1980) contains standard forms describing machinist job qualifications and responsibilities at the Pratt & Whitney plant, and general information and correspondence pertaining to job evaluations and job presentations.

Series VII: Printed Material and Memorabilia (undated, 1955-1980) is arranged in two sub-series. Printed Material includes publications of the AFL-CIOIAMAW Grand Lodge 1746, Machinists Non-Partisan Political League, and Pratt & Whitney. Material is arranged alphabetically by creating body except for the IAMAW Lodge 1746 flyers, which are boxed separately because of their size. Memorabilia includes buttons, ribbons, photographs, and certificates pertaining to the activities of Lodge 1746.

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

Restrictions on all materials has expired with the exception of grievance, arbitration and case files. These files are restricted from use by all researchers except with permission of the President of the local.

Use of materials in Series V.B Employee Service Records is partially restricted. Researchers may access the information in the series for statistical, trends and similarly broad purposes but no personally identifiable data provided in these files is to be associated with any findings.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.

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Related Material

Archives & Special Collections has a substantial collection of materials pertaining to Connecticut labor, and the IAMAW in particular. For detailed information on these collections please contact the curator or ask at the reference desk.

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Index Terms

This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item description, #:#], International Association of Machinists And Aerospace Workers, Industrial Aircraft Lodge 1746 Records. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries.

Acquisition Information

The records were deposited by William Rudis, President of the local, 22 November 1983.

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Detailed Description