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Series 1: Union and Community Organizing 1973-2001, Undated
Series 2: Energy and Labor 1962-1996, Undated
Series 3: Latin American Labor Organizing 1980-1994, Undated
FRED PFEIFFER PAPERS, (APAP-139) 1937-2001
Descriptive Summary |
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| Title: | Fred Pfeiffer Papers |
| Date: | 1937-2001 |
| Physical Characteristics: | 4.29 cubic ft. |
| Abstract: | The Fred Pfeiffer Papers document Pfeiffer's work with labor unions and activist organizations in the Albany, NY, area from the mid-1970s to 2001. |
| Storage: | The materials are located onsite in the department. |
| Language: | The materials in the collection are in English. |
| Repository: | M. E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University at Albany, SUNY |
Biographical Sketch
Fred Pfeiffer has been involved in organized labor in the Albany, NY Capital District since the 1970s. He was a machinist at GE in Schenectady. He has worked with the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers (IUE), American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), AFL-CIO, Solidarity Committee of the Capital District, Labor Committee for Safe Energy, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the Campaign for a Livable Minimum Wage, and other national and local organizations. As a bargaining advisor, he helped to organize hospital workers, Capital District Off-Track Betting (OTB) workers, Albany Public Library employees, janitors in Albany, and others. He has also worked on behalf of various causes, notably NL Industries and the impact of nuclear power during the 1980s, and Latin American labor organizing and refugee programs, especially El Salvador, during the 1980s and early 1990s. Pfeiffer served as coordinator at the Capital District Worker Center for the Building Skills Project in the 2000s. Pfeiffer remains a lively local activist, most recently demonstrating with the Occupy Movement.
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Scope and Content Information
The Fred Pfeiffer Papers contain records resulting from his work with various unions and activist organizations in the Albany, NY area, as well as a collection of union-related materials such as contracts, newsletters, and publications that have historical significance. While all of the series include material directly related to Pfeiffer's work, Series 1 and 2 consist of the most substantial amount of Pfeiffer-related papers. In particular, please see the CSEA and SEIU folders in series 1 and in the Labor Committee for Safe Energy folder in series 2. Series 2 contains information on nuclear energy activism and organized labor's engagement with energy issues, mostly during the 1980s. Series 3 relates to labor organizing in Latin America during the 1980s and 1990s. Series 4 is a diverse set of published documents and artifacts (mostly buttons and pins) related to labor organizations, conventions, government reports, protests and marches.
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Arrangement of the Collection
The collection is organized into the following series:
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Restrictions
Access
Access to this record group is unrestricted.
Copyright
The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Whenever possible, the M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives will provide information about copyright owners and other restrictions, but the legal determination ultimately rests with the researcher. Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
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Related Material
Archivists transfered a monograph An Organizer's Notebook on Public Utilities and Energy, to the book division of Special Collections. The catalogue record for the monograph will be included in Minerva, the University Library Catalog.
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Subject Headings
Corporate Bodies
Subjects
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Genres and Forms
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Fred Pfeiffer Papers 1937-2001 (APAP-139). M. E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Pfeiffer Papers).
Acquisition Information
Fred Pfeiffer donated the papers to the M.E. Grenander Special Collections and Archives department.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: Ben Himmelfarb
Date: 2013 By the University at Albany, SUNY. All rights reserved.
Revision history:
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Container List
| Series 1: Union and Community Organizing, 1973-2001, Undated 1.43 cubic ft. | |||||||||||
| Arranged chronologically. | |||||||||||
| This series is composed of meeting minutes, personal notes, correspondence, newsletters, event plans, agendas, and other materials related to organizing efforts or union business. Fred Pfeiffer worked with CSEA, SEIU, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, the Solidarity Committee of the Capital District, and the Campaign for a Livable Minimum Wage. The largest amount of material is from his experiences with AFSCME, CSEA and SEIU. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | CSEA Local 445, Eleanor Roosevelt Developmental Services, Meeting Minutes, 1973-1977 | |||||||||
| 2 | CSEA Local 445, ERDS, Newsletter, 1976-1977 | ||||||||||
| 3 | CSEA Local 445, ERDS, By-Laws and Budget, 1976-1979 Undated | ||||||||||
| 4 | CSEA Local 445, ERDS, Disciplinary Hearing, 1977 | ||||||||||
| 5-6 | ENYCOSH and Silkwood Project, 1977-1983 Undated | ||||||||||
| 7 | Glass Bottle Blower Association, 1979 Undated | ||||||||||
| Oversized | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Solidarity Committee of the Capital District, Workers in Unions Film Series Posters, 1984 Undated | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Solidarity Committee of the Capital District, 1984 1986 1991 1994-1998 | |||||||||
| 9 | IUE, Brushworker, 1985-1986 Undated | ||||||||||
| 10 | SEIU, Local 200D, 1986-2000 Undated | ||||||||||
| 11 | SEIU, D Connect Newsletter, 1987-1989 1995 1998-2000 Undated | ||||||||||
| Oversized | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | AFSCME, Council 66 News, 1991-1994 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 12 | AFSCME, General Electric Taxes in Schenectady (1 of 2), 1991-1994 Undated | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | AFSCME, General Electric Taxes in Schenectady (2 of 2), 1991-1994 Undated | |||||||||
| 2 | AFSCME, Council 66, 1991-1994 Undated | ||||||||||
| 3 | AFSCME, Regional Reports, 1992-1993 Undated | ||||||||||
| 4 | Albany Public Library Workers, 1993-1994 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Capital District Off-Track Betting Workers, 1993-1994 | ||||||||||
| 6-7 | Campaign for a Livable Minimum Wage, 1994-1997 1999 Undated | ||||||||||
| 8 | Graduate Students, 1994 1996-1997 Undated | ||||||||||
| Oversized | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | AFL-CIO Poster about Governor Pataki's Budget, ca. 1996 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 9-10 | SEIU, Local 200-D, Minutes, Reports and Notes (2 folders of 3), 1998-2001 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | SEIU, Local 200-D, Minutes, Reports and Notes (3 of 3), 1998-2001 | |||||||||
| 2 | Fred Pfeiffer's Resume, Undated | ||||||||||
| Oversized | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | SEIU, Local 200-D, T-Shirts, Undated | |||||||||
| Series 2: Energy and Labor, 1962-1996, Undated 1.14 cu. ft. | |||||||||||
| Arranged chronologically. | |||||||||||
| This series' biggest concentration of materials spans the late 1970s to the mid-1980s and contains Fred Pfeiffer's founding and organizing work with the Labor Committee for Safe Energy. The clippings, notes, publications, pamphlets, reports, official government documents, and flyers related to NL Industries are extensive. The folders for the PSC/CUB and GE PEP include materials related to Pfeiffer's work with the International Union of Electrical Workers (IUE) Local 301. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Pro-Nuke Unionism, 1962 1977-1981 Undated | |||||||||
| 2 | Peace and Conversion, 1977-1993 Undated | ||||||||||
| 3-4 | Labor Committee for Safe Energy, 1978-1983 1986 Undated | ||||||||||
| 5-7 | NL Industries, 1978-1984 Undated | ||||||||||
| 9-12 | Capital District Anti-Nuclear Alliance (CDANA), 1979-1982 | ||||||||||
| Oversized | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 4 | KITE, 1980 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 13 | General Electric, PEP, IUE, 1980-1993 Undated | |||||||||
| Oversized | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | "Powerline", 1981 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Public Services Commission (PSC) and Citizens Utility Board (CUB), 1981-1996 Undated | |||||||||
| 15 | IUE, Fuel Adjustment Clause, PSC Case #27741, 1982-1983 Undated | ||||||||||
| Oversized | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 6 | Earthroots Newspaper, "Northern Rights Southern Light", 1991 | |||||||||
| 7 | "Three Mile Island: One Year Later, Undated | ||||||||||
| Series 3: Latin American Labor Organizing, 1980-1994, Undated .74 cu. ft. | |||||||||||
| Arranged chronologically. | |||||||||||
| This series contains materials related to labor organizing in Latin America, with a strong collection of correspondence, clippings, government documents, and organizing materials about El Salvador. The folder on Free Trade contains records on local organizing efforts. Pfeiffer was engaged with Latin American labor organizing through unions and activist organizations in the Albany area. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Cruzada Nacional de Alfabetizacion, Nicaragua Stickers, 1980 | |||||||||
| 2-5 | El Salvador, 1981 1988-1991 1993 Undated | ||||||||||
| 6 | Central American Briefing Book, 1984 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Guatemala, Coca-Cola Display, 1984 1986 1990-1991 1993 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Nicaragua, 1987 1991 Undated | ||||||||||
| 9 | Andean Focus, Labor Action, Newsletters, 1987-1994 Undated | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Puerto Rico, 1989-1991 1993-1994 | |||||||||
| Oversized | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 8 | AFL-CIO News, "Jobs Exported To Mexico", 1991 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 2-3 | Free Trade, 1991-1993 Undated | |||||||||
| 4 | Haiti, 1993-1994 | ||||||||||
| Oversized | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 9 | "Boycott Salvadoran Coffee" Poster, Undated | |||||||||
| Series 4: Subject Files, 1937-1996, Undated .98 cu. ft. | |||||||||||
| Arranged chronologically. | |||||||||||
| This series includes a box of pins and buttons related to political campaigns (including ones for Democratic U.S. Presidential candidates), union programs, protests and marches. Most of the buttons are undated, although some are stamped with the date of the election or related special event. There also is a collection of contracts and workers' agreements, historically significant publications from national AFL-CIO meetings, and U.S. Senate Reports related to organized labor. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Violations of Free Speech and Rights of Labor "Harlan County," U.S. Senate Report, 1937 | |||||||||
| 2 | Textile Workers Union of America, Agreement, Constitution, Ethical Practices, 1946 1953 1957-1958 1962 | ||||||||||
| 3 | New York State Industrial Union Council, 1950 | ||||||||||
| 4 | AFL, Proceedings of 74th Convention, 1955 | ||||||||||
| 5 | AFL-CIO, Draft Constitution, IUD Digest, 1955 1959 | ||||||||||
| Film | |||||||||||
| 1 | Hudson Valley Area Joint Board Sealy Mattress Strike by TWUA, Schenectady, Albany, Buffalo, 1960s | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Worker Alienation, U.S. Senate Report, 1972 | |||||||||
| 7 | International Association of Bridge, Structural, and Ornamental Iron Workers, Shopmens Local 534, Agreement, 1976 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Glass Bottle Blower's Association, Local By-Laws, Contract, Constitution, 1976-1977 | ||||||||||
| 9 | United Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers International Union, Agreement, 1978 | ||||||||||
| 10 | United Mine Workers Association, Bargaining Bulletin, 1981 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Public Employee Federation, Resolutions, Bulletin, 1981 1995 Undated | ||||||||||
| 12 | Brushworkers Union, Contract, 1982 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Report to Governor and Legislators on Garment Manufacturing Industry and Industrial Homework, 1982 | |||||||||
| 2 | A Report on the Plight of the Collective Bargaining System, NYS Assembly Report, 1984 | ||||||||||
| Artifact-Box | |||||||||||
| 1 | Pins and Buttons from various demonstrations, labor unions, and political campaigns, 1983-1996 Undated | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers International Union, Constitution, 1988 | |||||||||
| 4 | Green Island Plant, "65 Years of Pride", 1988 | ||||||||||
| 5 | IUE Local 318, Agreement, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 6 | James Joseph Roti, Award of Merit Dinner, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 7 | New York State Senator Franz S. Leichter, Reports on Corporate Welfare, 1991 1995 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | SENSES, Counterbudget, 1993-1994 | |||||||||
| 2 | American Postal Workers Union, "The Albany Post", 1998-2000 | ||||||||||
| 3 | AFSCEME Patch, Undated | ||||||||||
| 4 | AFSCEME Stickers Supporting Bill Clinton, Undated | ||||||||||
| 5 | Coalition for Public Higher Education Sticker Supporting SUNY, Undated | ||||||||||
| 6 | Lock Haven and the Dream Deferred, Undated | ||||||||||
| 7 | Stickers Protesting USA Today/Gannet Subsidiary, Undated | ||||||||||
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