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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 4 issues we have from 1916 (Volumes 1 and 2), 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, Volumes 1 and 2
- Date
- 1916
- Rights
- Published in 1916 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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January
30 pp. · PDF, 1.5 MB
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April
30 pp. · PDF, 1.4 MB
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July
26 pp. · PDF, 1.2 MB
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October
42 pp. · PDF, 2.3 MB
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
- Our knockers and fault-finders Jan. 1916, p. 3
- Editorial page; cornerstone of the A. F. of L. building laid Jan. 1916, p. 11
- Things you ought to remember Jan. 1916, p. 22
- Organization Is the Thing, by John R. Lawson Apr. 1916, p. 10
- Editorial page, with short editorial paragraphs Apr. 1916, p. 11
- Unionism and the open shop Apr. 1916, p. 19
- Punctuality Apr. 1916, p. 25
- Editorial page: Official Journal masthead, Convention and union notes July 1916, p. 7
- Editorials: Toilers, now's your time July 1916, p. 19
- Labor Day July 1916, p. 21
- Shall human rights be arbitrated? (editorial page) Oct. 1916, p. 25
Labor Movement & Legislation
- Emigration to the United States from Europe, and other labor news Jan. 1916, p. 4
- A. F. of L. circular on the Building Trades Department and jurisdiction; resolution on the six-hour day Jan. 1916, p. 9
- Building permits of the U. S. in January Jan. 1916, p. 12
- American Federation of Labor news (workmen on government boards, cornerstone, steel strike, dues) Jan. 1916, p. 18
- The shorter workday (A. F. of L. circular) Jan. 1916, p. 23
- American Federation of Labor news (painters, plumbers, wage settlements) Apr. 1916, p. 18
- Legislative achievements of the American Federation of Labor Apr. 1916, p. 21
- Child labor bill passed by Senate, and other labor news July 1916, p. 14
- Agitation beats down old forms and customs July 1916, p. 15
- American Federation of Labor news (strike settlements, Stetson hat workers, plumbers' record) July 1916, p. 16
- American Federation of Labor news (iron workers, Joplin injunction, bricklayers chartered, President Wilson) Oct. 1916, p. 28
Local Unions & Correspondence
- Correspondence: Chicago (Local 17), Buffalo (Charles C. Rice), Indianapolis (Local 18), and others Apr. 1916, p. 7
- Monthly reports: trade conditions by local Apr. 1916, p. 17
- Correspondence: Cleveland (new trade agreement), and others July 1916, p. 8
- Monthly reports: trade conditions by local July 1916, p. 9
- Correspondence: new trade agreement signed (F. W. Baetzel, Local 12), and others Oct. 1916, p. 27
- Monthly reports: trade conditions by local Oct. 1916, p. 36
Members
Special Features
- Joseph A. Mullaney, re-elected President (portrait) Oct. 1916, p. 2
- Delegates to the Tenth Convention (group photograph) Oct. 1916, p. 26
- The newly elected General Executive Board (photograph) Oct. 1916, p. 31
The Trade & Its Work
Union Business
- General President's report (A. F. of L. convention, jurisdictional decisions, trade agreements, Boston asbestos manufacturers) Jan. 1916, p. 5
- Initiation fee, wages and hours of each local Jan. 1916, p. 13
- Secretary-Treasurer's report (Indianapolis and Cincinnati cases; dispute with the Johns-Manville Co. at Cincinnati) Jan. 1916, p. 14
- Members transferred, withdrawn and expelled; lost cards Jan. 1916, p. 16
- General and local officers; directory of locals Jan. 1916, p. 26
- General President's report Apr. 1916, p. 6
- Report of the Secretary-Treasurer Apr. 1916, p. 12
- Members suspended, transferred, expelled; new members registered Apr. 1916, p. 14
- General and local officers; directory of locals Apr. 1916, p. 26
- Convention call: Tenth Convention, Philadelphia, October 2, 1916 July 1916, p. 3
- General President's report (Detroit jurisdictional issue over slab cork insulation, Toledo, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Minneapolis) July 1916, p. 4
- Report of the Secretary-Treasurer July 1916, p. 10
- Members suspended and expelled; books lost; registered members by year; change in rating; withdrawal cards July 1916, p. 11
- General and local officers; directory of locals July 1916, p. 22
- Tenth Biennial Convention, Philadelphia, October 1916: opening session, addresses of welcome, credentials Oct. 1916, p. 3
- Convention proceedings, October 3: committees appointed, President's report begins Oct. 1916, p. 5
- President's report to the Convention: employers' associations, local law enforcement, initiation fees, transfers, organization Oct. 1916, p. 7
- Secretary-Treasurer's report to the Convention Oct. 1916, p. 10
- Secretary-Treasurer's report: finances, and a proposed death benefit of $50 Oct. 1916, p. 11
- Convention proceedings, October 4: committee reports on the Secretary-Treasurer's and the President's reports Oct. 1916, p. 13
- Convention committee on grievances and appeals Oct. 1916, p. 14
- Convention resolutions: dues, state federations, old-age pensions for workers, union-label paper, Pacific Coast locals, triennial conventions Oct. 1916, p. 15
- Committee on constitution and by-laws: changes to the Constitution Oct. 1916, p. 19
- Convention committee on finance Oct. 1916, p. 23
- General President's report: Building Trades Department conference with the painters over lead and oil paint used by Local 18; triennial conventions Oct. 1916, p. 31
- New members registered Oct. 1916, p. 35
- General and local officers; directory of locals Oct. 1916, p. 38
In the Library
Pages on this site about the products and companies these issues name:
- Asbestos Rogue’s Gallery Johns-Manville: Secretary-Treasurer's report (Indianapolis and Cincinnati cases; dispute with the Johns-Manville Co. at Cincinnati) (Jan. 1916, p. 14)
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