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      Records, 1885-1941. 1 1/2 ft.

   In addition to containing the minutes of general meetings of the Newark Typographical Union, No. 103 from 1885-1941 and minutes of the executive committee of NTU, No. 103, 1909-1920, this collection houses the minutes of general meetings, 1897-1911, of the Rahway Typographical Union, No. 235 and a roll and account book, 1915-1924, of the Dover Typographical Union, No. 433, as well as descriptive accounts of the Union's national conventions in 1898 and 1901 and of the 16th Annual Convention of the New Jersey State Federation of Labor in 1938.  Local No. 103 actively worked to achieve a nine-hour day in the 1890s and fought fiercely for an eight-hour day in 1905.  The union used strikes and walkouts to achieve their ends.  Material in this collection relates to agreements between the Newark Typographical Union and the Newark Star Ledger and the Newark Evening News.  Inventory available.      

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