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Title
Interviews and conversations conducted at an IBEW Local 11 retirees picnic
Creator
Price, Vivian
Date Created and/or Issued
1991-08-13
Contributing Institution
California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections
Collection
California Revealed from California State University, Dominguez Hills
Rights Information
Copyrighted. Rights are owned by California State University, Dominguez Hills. Copyright Holder has given Institution permission to provide access to the digitized work online. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the Copyright Holder. In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Description
In these interviews and conversations documented during an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 11 retirees picnic, African American, Asian American, Jewish, Chicano, and white electricians, discuss their roles as activists fighting against racial discrimination in the trade, which had a history of predominately white and male membership with exclusion and segregation based on race and gender. This includes discriminatory hiring practices as well as discrimination on jobsites; and advocating for better safety and health conditions. Also included is footage taken at the picnic including group activities, and socializing.
tape one container label: 8/13/1991 retirees #1 picnic [Jimmie Cliff] tape two container label: retirees 8/13/91 #2 picnic tape three container label: retirees picnic #3 8/13/91
Type
moving image
Format
Original
Sound
Color
U-matic: S
Form/Genre
Oral histories
Extent
3 Tapes of 3
Identifier
spc.2018.004_b34_f6
cdhs_000054_t01; cdhs_000054_t02; cdhs_000054_t03
Language
English
Subject
Electricians--Labor unions
Race discrimination--United States
Discrimination in employment
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Place
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Relation
209945
Provenance
California State University, Dominguez Hills
California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

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