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The Asbestos Worker was the journal of the insulators' union, the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers, written for its members: the men who covered pipes and boilers with asbestos, magnesia and cork. These are the 8 issues we have from 1912 (Volume 1), free to read online or download. The index below lists their articles by topic; each entry opens the issue at its page.
- Series
- The Asbestos Worker, Volume 1
- Date
- 1912
- Rights
- Published in 1912 by the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers; in the public domain (published in the United States before 1931).
The issues
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March
14 pp. · PDF, 744 KB
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April
14 pp. · PDF, 696 KB
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May
14 pp. · PDF, 742 KB
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July
18 pp. · PDF, 1.1 MB
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August
7 pp. · PDF, 429 KB
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September
22 pp. · PDF, 1.3 MB
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October
16 pp. · PDF, 823 KB
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November
18 pp. · PDF, 932 KB
Index of articles
The journal printed no index of its own. AsbestosClaims.Law compiled this one from each issue's contents, under topic headings like those of our other magazine indexes. Page numbers are the printed ones; where a page carries none (the covers), it is counted from the cover.
No articles match.
Editorials & Essays
- Radicalism in the trades union movement and its cure, by the Rev. Charles Stelzle Apr. 1912, p. 6
- Essay on the non-union worker (urging him to join the union) May 1912, p. 8
- For the good of our cause: urging every craftsman to join the union July 1912, p. 11
- 'Man in Overalls Is Hope of Nation,' sermon by Rev. Dr. Henry M. Wharton July 1912, p. 13
Employers, Contractors & Agreements
- Boston jurisdiction trouble: I. A. and U. A. steamfitters, Geo. A. Fuller Company job May 1912, p. 4
- Cleveland Local No. 3 and the Johns-Manville shop: unfair-list letter, conference with superintendent Gillett, men return to work July 1912, p. 3
- President's report for the Milwaukee situation of June (brewery strike, wage and cork-job jurisdiction with the plasterers and bricklayers) July 1912, p. 4
- President's report: Cleveland Local No. 3 and the Johns-Manville shop (unfair-list letter, conference, men return to work) Sept. 1912, p. 7
- President's report: Philadelphia agreement with closed shop recognition and a fifteen-cent daily raise; question on improvers clause settled Oct. 1912, p. 6
- Local No. 2 Pittsburg: trouble with the Carey shop settled satisfactorily Nov. 1912, p. 11
Labor Movement & Legislation
- News letters from the A. F. of L. (injunction, retirement bills, Arizona statehood) Mar. 1912, p. 6
- Wisconsin's child labor law, by Fred Brockhausen Mar. 1912, p. 7
- Contempt of court case against Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison; indictment of labor officials Mar. 1912, p. 7
- Notice: stay away from Portland, Oregon Mar. 1912, p. 8
- Lawrence textile strike: Haywood's account and 'The Lawrence outrage' Mar. 1912, p. 9
- Court sustains McNulty: decision in electrical workers' controversy Apr. 1912, p. 7
- Warning to unions about unscrupulous advertising agents Apr. 1912, p. 7
- California State Federation of Labor: warning on false advertising of work in California Apr. 1912, p. 9
- American Federation of Labor news (electrical workers' locals; Gompers testimonial; hatters' decision) May 1912, p. 5
- Decision in steamfitters' case (A. F. of L. and the pipe fitting trade) May 1912, p. 7
- American Federation of Labor news (Providence, structural iron workers and others) July 1912, p. 10
- Eight-hour bill signed (brief history of the enactment of eight-hour law amendments) July 1912, p. 12
- Ohio unionists active (state constitutional convention) July 1912, p. 12
- Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison contempt case decision July 1912, p. 14
- Report of delegate to the St. Louis convention of the American Federation of Labor (Thirteenth Annual Convention, November 1910) Aug. 1912, p. 6
- Report of delegate to the Fourth Annual Convention of the Building Trades Department, A. F. of L., St. Louis (applications of machinists, boiler makers and others) Aug. 1912, p. 7
- Building Trades Department convention (St. Louis): Carpenters and Steam Fitters suspended; metal trim decision Sept. 1912, p. 2
- Report of the Thirty-first Annual Convention of the A. F. of L. Sept. 1912, p. 3
- A. F. of L. convention: dual organizations to be treated as non-union; settlement of jurisdiction disputes Sept. 1912, p. 5
- American Federation of Labor news (Fort Worth electricians' agreement and others) Sept. 1912, p. 15
- American Federation of Labor news (Boilermakers' convention; Gompers defense fund statement) Oct. 1912, p. 8
- Demand a workable initiative and referendum, by Judson King Oct. 1912, p. 10
- American Federation of Labor news (metal workers; compensation award in Wisconsin; steamfitters' amalgamation) Nov. 1912, p. 8
- Hatters' case, anti-trust law and organized labor's future Nov. 1912, p. 9
- Government pays out over $1,100,000 since compensation law in effect (federal employees' compensation act) Nov. 1912, p. 10
Local Unions & Correspondence
- Correspondence: Locals 1 (St. Louis, cork jurisdiction), 27 (Kansas City, Kewanee boilers) and a new local in Canada Apr. 1912, p. 9
- From the Local Unions: Chicago (work slack) and Winnipeg (bricklayers claim cork slab insulation) May 1912, p. 8
- Letters: transfer-card rules; Milwaukee Building Trades Council thanks the International July 1912, p. 6
- Monthly reports of the locals (Pittsburg trouble with the Carey shop settled; work good or dull by city) Nov. 1912, p. 11
Materials & Manufacturers
- Secretary's report: Kewanee Boiler Co. says brick-covered boilers save about 15 per cent; cork slab jurisdiction dispute with bricklayers and Armstrong Cork Co. Apr. 1912, p. 3
- Local 27 on Kewanee boilers: asbestos and magnesia products 'far superior to brick as an insulator' Apr. 1912, p. 9
- New local reports its shops: Philip Carey, the Canadian, H. W. Johns-Manville Covering Company and Hilton & Son Apr. 1912, p. 9
Members
- Death of Brother Klann, delegate of Local 18 Milwaukee (no cause given) Mar. 1912, p. 5
- M. F. McParland, President of Local No. 2, Pittsburg (portrait) July 1912, p. 8
- W. A. Perrett, Secretary-Treasurer of Local No. 2, Pittsburg (portrait) July 1912, p. 9
- Half million dollars paid in death benefits by the Hotel and Restaurant Employes' International Alliance July 1912, p. 12
- Thomas J. McNamara elected from St. Louis to the Legislature, first asbestos worker in the Hall of Legislature (congratulations) Nov. 1912, p. 6
Special Features
- John McCormack, Third Vice-President (biographical sketch with portrait) Mar. 1912, p. 2
- A. J. Kennedy, International President and Business Agent of Chicago Local No. 17 (portrait) Apr. 1912, p. 2
- Abe Olson, First Vice-President (portrait) Apr. 1912, p. 5
- Union Trading Company formed to sell union-label goods Sept. 1912, p. 14
- Digest of trade conditions (business, railroads and steel in the second half of 1912) Oct. 1912, p. 3
- Joseph A. Mullaney, General President (portrait) Oct. 1912, p. 5
- Abram Olson, re-elected First Vice-President (portrait) Nov. 1912, p. 5
The Trade & Its Work
- Secretary's report: agreement signed for several jobs on the cork slab work, St. Louis Mar. 1912, p. 5
- Building Trades Department decision on cork insulation at the Monumental Brewery, Baltimore (awarded to plasterers) Apr. 1912, p. 8
- Winnipeg correspondence: bricklayers claim cork slab insulation work in cold storage warehouses May 1912, p. 8
- Saving in pipe covering (question and answer, with a worked cost example) May 1912, p. 11
- Secretary's report: bricklayers seek an international agreement with manufacturers of cork slab; manufacturers say none arranged July 1912, p. 7
- Jurisdictional claim restated: insulators' work on steam and cold surfaces, cork plank, and 'magnesia, asbestos, hairfelt, woolfelt, cork, mineral wool, infusorial earth' and asbestos paper or mill board Sept. 1912, p. 3
- Secretary-Treasurer's report: cork slab jurisdiction with the bricklayers and plasterers, trade conditions, membership decline, proposed international agreement Sept. 1912, p. 12
Union Business
- Monthly Journal and its aims, special notice Mar. 1912, p. 3
- Report of Abe Olson on his trip to Providence, R. I. Mar. 1912, p. 3
- Secretary's report (new locals, agreements, executive board, finances) Mar. 1912, p. 4
- Financial statement and price list of supplies Mar. 1912, p. 10
- Directory of international officers and local secretaries Mar. 1912, p. 12
- Report of trip to Providence, by Abe Olson (agreement for Local 31); trip to Philadelphia and Boston fitters' strike Apr. 1912, p. 3
- Secretary's report for February (Kewanee Boiler Co., Building Trades Department decision, cork slab work, agreements) Apr. 1912, p. 3
- Financial statement and price list of supplies Apr. 1912, p. 11
- Directory of international officers and local secretaries Apr. 1912, p. 12
- How to get the Monthly Journal (subscription rules) May 1912, p. 2
- Executive Board report, Boston (visit to Philadelphia and Local No. 14) May 1912, p. 3
- From the Second Vice-President (Boston: steamfitters' jurisdiction dispute, bricklayers claiming cork insulation) May 1912, p. 4
- Secretary's report (jurisdiction disputes over cork insulation, call to the Eighth Convention, August 1912) May 1912, p. 5
- Financial statement (March 1912) and price list of supplies May 1912, p. 10
- Directory of international officers and local secretaries May 1912, p. 12
- How to get the Monthly Journal (subscription rules) July 1912, p. 2
- President's report for May and June (Indianapolis and Cleveland visit) July 1912, p. 3
- President's report: Milwaukee settlement, Boston Building Trades Council, Ehret Company two-year agreement July 1912, p. 5
- Secretary's report for June and July (cork board jurisdiction, Indianapolis, Cincinnati agreement, call to the Eighth Convention in New York) July 1912, p. 7
- Financial statement for May and June 1912 July 1912, p. 15
- Directory of international officers and local secretaries July 1912, p. 16
- How to get the Official Journal (subscription rules) Aug. 1912, p. 2
- Report of the proceedings of the Eighth Convention, New York City, August 5th and 6th, 1912 (credentials, committees, rules, audit, election of officers) Aug. 1912, p. 3
- Convention audit: receipts and expenses for 1911 and 1912, locals in arrears Aug. 1912, p. 4
- Convention: officers elected (Jos. A. Mullaney, President; Abram Olson, Albert H. Budd, John McCormick, Vice-Presidents; T. J. McNamara, Secretary-Treasurer) Aug. 1912, p. 5
- President's report, Milwaukee, August 1910 to February 1911 (Local No. 19 reorganized; Ehret Co. and K. & M. Co. sign agreement) Aug. 1912, p. 7
- Letter to the Building Trades Department: change of title to 'International Association Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers of America' Sept. 1912, p. 3
- President's report on the Milwaukee brewery strike of June 1912 Sept. 1912, p. 6
- President's report: Cleveland business agent and Local No. 3 meeting; delegate Neary on Boston and Providence Sept. 1912, p. 8
- Report to the Eighth Convention: Philadelphia, by Third Vice-President Sept. 1912, p. 9
- Report to the Convention: Boston (George A. Fuller Co. jobs; Local 6 and Local 12) and Boston Building Trades Council Sept. 1912, p. 10
- Report to the Convention: Providence, R. I.; start of the Secretary-Treasurer's report Sept. 1912, p. 11
- Secretary-Treasurer's report: finances for 1911-12 and the Monthly Journal Sept. 1912, p. 13
- Financial statement for August 1912 Sept. 1912, p. 16
- Directory of general and local officers Sept. 1912, p. 17
- Financial statement for September 1912 Sept. 1912, p. 20
- Directory of general and local officers (second listing) Sept. 1912, p. 21
- General President's report (Joseph A. Mullaney): Philadelphia Local 14 initiation fee and trade agreement, St. Louis General Office Oct. 1912, p. 6
- General Secretary-Treasurer's report (Pittsburg, Buffalo reorganized, Detroit, charters to Dallas and Indianapolis, New Haven charter revoked, initiation fees) Oct. 1912, p. 7
- Directory of local secretaries Oct. 1912, p. 14
- New members: demand for mechanics and the admission of incompetent men Nov. 1912, p. 3
- General President's report (A. F. of L. convention at Rochester; jurisdiction; local executive boards) Nov. 1912, p. 6
- General Secretary-Treasurer's report (new locals, Kansas City, Indianapolis, Neary commissioned General Organizer, finances) Nov. 1912, p. 7
- Financial statement for October 1912 and quarterly receipts and expenditures Nov. 1912, p. 13
- Directory of general and local officers Nov. 1912, p. 15
In the Library
Pages on this site about the products and companies these issues name:
- Asbestos Pipe Insulation and Block Insulation Exposure: Local 27 on Kewanee boilers: asbestos and magnesia products 'far superior to brick as an insulator' (Apr. 1912, p. 9)
- Asbestos Rogue’s Gallery Johns-Manville: New local reports its shops: Philip Carey, the Canadian, H. W. Johns-Manville Covering Company and Hilton & Son (Apr. 1912, p. 9)
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