Central Washington University Archives
Guide to the Kittitas County Central Labor Council Records
Listed by: Dieter C. Ullrich
Date: August 22, 2007
Date Span: 1939-1998 (bulk 1955-1984) Size: 5.25 cubic feet. Number of Boxes: 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. Type of material: Correspondence, financial records, organizational minutes, publications, seal press, member register, delegate information and membership cards. Physical condition: Good. Arrangement: Arranged chronologically; labor union publications and are organized by size. Historical or Biographical Sketch: 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 A.F.L. / C. I.O. 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. 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. Scope and Content Note: The 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. Research Note: Open to the public for educational research.
Inventory List:
Box 1 (Oversize)
1. Tax Papers, 1960-1984
2. Insurance Papers, 1961-1989
3. Articles of Incorporation, 1962
4. Legal Papers, 1962-1984
5. L.P.I.W. Local 2739 Checks, 1973-1976
6. Matching Funds Information, 1974-1976
7. Second Biennial Convention, 1976
8. Labor Publications, 1976-1977
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
- September 9, 1976, Vol. 12, no. 26
Firstbank Independent Employees’ Association, Bulletin #77-6
9. Candidate and Election Information, 1976-1978
10. Meeting Schedules, 1977
11. Washington State Labor Council Executive Board Meeting Minutes, 1980
Box 2
1. Correspondence, 1954-1956
2. Correspondence, 1961-1969
3. Correspondence, 1973-1975
4. Correspondence, 1976
5. Correspondence, 1977
6. Correspondence, 1978
7. Correspondence, 1979
8. Correspondence, 1980
9. Correspondence, 1981
10. Correspondence, 1982
11. Correspondence, 1983
12. Correspondence, 1984-1986
13. Correspondence, undated
14. Meeting Minutes, 1955
15. Meeting Minutes, 1956
16. Meeting Minutes, 1957
17. Meeting Minutes, 1958
18. Meeting Minutes, 1959
19. Meeting Minutes, 1960
20. Meeting Minutes, 1961
21. Meeting Minutes, 1962
22. Meeting Minutes, 1963
23. Meeting Minutes, 1964
24. Meeting Minutes, 1965-1967
25. Meeting Minutes, 1973-1975
26. Meeting Minutes, 1976-1978
27. Meeting Minutes, 1979-1981
28. Meeting Minutes, 1982-1984
29. Meeting Minutes, undated
Box 3
1. Bank Statements, 1961-1962
2. Bank Statements, 1964-1965
3. Bank Statements, 1967-1970
4. Bank Statements, 1984-1986
5. Bank Statements, 1987-1988
6. Bank Statements, 1989-1990
7. Cleared Checks, 1961-1969
8. Cleared Checks, 1989-1990
9. Deposit Book, 1962-1967
10. Deposit Slips, 1967-1970
11. Financial Receipts and Bills, 1954-1970
12. Financial Receipts and Bills, 1971-1984
Box 4
1. Financial Papers, 1953-1992
2. Loan Repayment Book, 1962-1966
3. Bill Statements Sent to Locals, 1964-1968
4. Building Remodel Bills, 1988
5. Insurance Financing Arrangements, 1990-1992
6. “Do Not Patronize” List Correspondence, 1952-1957
7. “Do Not Patronize” List Correspondence, 1963-1983
8. Jurisdiction and Charter Correspondence, 1954-1956
9. Delegate Selection, 1954-1984
10. Card and Label Papers, 1955-1979
11. Member Register, 1961-1963
12. Public Assistance Papers, 1961-1981
13. Annual Reports, 1961-1983
14. Constitution Papers, 1964-1976
15. Official Mailing List of Officers, 1967-1983
16. Council Fact Sheet, 1975
17. Workshops, 1976-1977
18. Candidate Information and Correspondence, 1976-1980
19. Miscellaneous Notes, 1977-1980
20. News-clippings and Press Releases, 1977-1980
Box 5
1. National AFL-CIO Correspondence, 1977-1980
2. National AFL-CIO Departmental Correspondence, 1977-1979
3. Correspondence from National Organizations, 1977-1981
4. National AFL-CIO Press Conference Transcripts, 1979-1981
5. National AFL-CIO Correspondence, 1981
6. AFL-CIO Call to the Centennial Convention, 1981
7. Education Kit, 1965-1977
8. Pacific Northwest Labor Association Conference at CWSC, 1977
9. Initiative #61, The Returnable Beverage Container Act Information, 1978
10. Dr. Charles Statsny Controversy, 1977
11. Minutes of the Industrial Union Section, Washington State Labor Council, August 26-27, 1978
12. Oil Decontrol Report, 1979
13. Pacific Northwest Labor College, 1979
14. Minimum Wage, 1980
15. Northwest Financial Officers Association Meeting, 1980
16. Position Papers, 1981
17. “Three-Way” Workers’ Compensation Bill, House Bill 31, Labor Report, 1981
18. Washington State Labor Council Labor History Calendar, 1981
19. Washington State Union Label and Service Trades Council, 1981
20. Solidarity Day, 1981
21. Organizing For an Election Guidelines, undated
Box 6
1. Labor Publications, Serials
AFL-CIO Free Trade Union News, Department of International Affairs, AFL-CIO
- Vol. 34, no. 6, June 1979
- Vol. 34, no. 7, July 1979
- Vol. 34, no. 9, September 26, 1979
- Vol. 34, no. 9s, September 26, 1979
- Vol. 34, no. 11, November 1979
- Vol. 35, no. 1-2, Jan.-Feb. 1980
- Vol. 35, no. 12, December 1980
- Vol. 36, no. 5, May 1981
- Vol. 36, no. 8, August 1981
The Builders, Building & Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO
- Vol. 3, no. 3, Jan. 26, 1981
- Vol. 3, no. 3, Feb. 2, 1981
Education Update, Department of Education, AFL-CIO
- Vol. 4, no. 3, May 1981
- Vol. 4, no. 4, July 1981
Environmental Recap, Environmental Information Service
- April 1979, Special Report
- 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
- Vol. XVII, no. 47, January 1967
- Vol. XVIII, no. 48, May 1967
- Vol. XVIII, no. 49, July 1967
2. Labor Publications, Large Brochures, 1978-1982
- “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.
3. Labor Publications, Large Booklets
- 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.
Box 7
1. Labor Publications, Small Brochures, 1968-1980
- 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.
2. Labor Publications, Small Booklets, 1958-1981
- 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
3. Labor Publications, Medium Booklets, 1965-1981
- 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.
Box 8
1. Money Receipt Book, 1962-1963
2. Record of Local Payments, 1940-1957
3. Minutes of the Central Labor Council, 1948-1954
4. Minutes of the Central Labor Council, 1954
5. Roll Call Book, Officer Lists, 1937-1958
6. Roll Call of Officers, 1958-1959
7. Roll Call of Officers, 1962-1967
Box 9
1. Kittitas County Central Labor Council Stamp Press
Boxes 10-13
1. Membership index cards
Box 14 (added August 29, 2007)
1. Constitution and By Laws, 1988-1991
2. Financial Records, 1986-1992
3. Meeting minutes, 1994-1997
4. Treasurer’s Reports, 1994-1996