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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 1917 (Volume 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, Volume 2
- Date
- 1917
- Rights
- Published in 1917 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
27 pp. · PDF, 2.0 MB
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April
28 pp. · PDF, 2.1 MB
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July
27 pp. · PDF, 1.7 MB
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October
28 pp. · PDF, 1.8 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
- Editorial page: Official Journal masthead and editorial paragraphs Jan. 1917, p. 11
- Why you should join the union Jan. 1917, p. 22
- Duty of members to see the financial secretary; The open shop Jan. 1917, p. 25
- War (editorial on the nation's entry into the war) Apr. 1917, p. 8
- Editorial page, with short editorial paragraphs Apr. 1917, p. 9
- The Scab Apr. 1917, p. 25
- Why We Are At War July 1917, p. 4
- Editorial page: short paragraphs for the trade (including "get all the fresh air you can") July 1917, p. 9
- Tips to "floaters" July 1917, p. 11
- Business agents who make good, by the Rev. Charles Stelzle July 1917, p. 19
- Editorial page, with a quotation from Frank P. Walsh on industrial justice Oct. 1917, p. 9
- Trimmers Oct. 1917, p. 22
- When One Man Stops the Game, by the Rev. Charles Stelzle Oct. 1917, p. 24
- On the business agent Oct. 1917, p. 25
Employers, Contractors & Agreements
- Report of Vice-President Ed. Brinker: Johns-Manville Co. and a cork job at Toledo; Executive Board meeting Jan. 1917, p. 21
- Secretary-Treasurer's report (shortage of material; Kansas City dispute with the Standard Asbestos Company; Executive Board) July 1917, p. 12
- Strikes: Winnipeg, Kansas City (Standard Asbestos Company), Syracuse July 1917, p. 14
- General Executive Board: Local 27 and the Standard Asbestos Company of Kansas City; slab cork insulation policy Oct. 1917, p. 4
Labor Movement & Legislation
- The Yoke Will Not Be Worn, by Samuel Gompers Jan. 1917, p. 3
- Workmen's compensation bill before the Missouri legislature (in the General President's report) Jan. 1917, p. 9
- Members of labor unions in the 49th General Assembly of Missouri (photographs, including Thomas J. McNamara, Asbestos Worker) Jan. 1917, p. 12
- American Federation of Labor news (electrical workers' injunction, court decisions) Jan. 1917, p. 16
- Golden anniversary: President Gompers' fifty years of service Jan. 1917, p. 19
- $2,000,000,000 United States Government Liberty Loan Bonds Apr. 1917, p. 3
- Low-wage employers; President Gompers on strikes in war time Apr. 1917, p. 7
- Building Trades Department Resolution No. 22 on jurisdictional strikes Apr. 1917, p. 15
- American Federation of Labor news (anti-injunction law in Minnesota, Mooney case) Apr. 1917, p. 18
- What unions are for; St. Louis one of few cities to gain in building (scarcity and high cost of materials and labor) Apr. 1917, p. 19
- American Federation of Labor news (peace conference, war measures) July 1917, p. 16
- Building Trades Department, American Federation of Labor: letter on building trades councils July 1917, p. 24
- President Wilson addresses the American Federation of Labor convention, Buffalo, November 12 Oct. 1917, p. 2
- American Federation of Labor news (unionism and the war, occupational diseases remark) Oct. 1917, p. 14
- Income tax law includes workers Oct. 1917, p. 15
Local Unions & Correspondence
- Correspondence: Cincinnati (Local 8), and others Jan. 1917, p. 20
- Monthly reports: trade conditions by local Jan. 1917, p. 23
- Correspondence: American Federation of Labor letter on overtime and the eight-hour day in war work, and others Apr. 1917, p. 20
- Monthly reports: trade conditions by local Apr. 1917, p. 24
- Monthly reports: trade conditions by local July 1917, p. 20
- Correspondence: Detroit (Local 25 agreement), and others July 1917, p. 21
- Correspondence: Buffalo (Charles C. Rice), Niagara frontier business agents, and others Oct. 1917, p. 20
Members
- In Memoriam: William Weiss (Local 1), Julius Johanson (Local 6) Jan. 1917, p. 24
- In Memoriam: S. Davis, Wm. Cole (Local 14) Apr. 1917, p. 22
- In Memoriam: Albert Mattson (Local 6) July 1917, p. 18
- Roll of honor: members who have joined the army or navy Oct. 1917, p. 10
- In Memoriam: G. Ryan (Local 25) Oct. 1917, p. 23
Special Features
- Thomas J. McNamara, re-elected Secretary-Treasurer (portrait) Jan. 1917, p. 5
- The American Federation of Labor building, Washington, D. C. (photograph) Jan. 1917, p. 18
- Baseball team of Pittsburgh Local No. 2 (photograph) Oct. 1917, p. 16
The Trade & Its Work
- Work done by Herman Weiss, with Armstrong Cork Co. material (photograph of insulated piping) Apr. 1917, p. 15
- The Job That Went in a Hole (an estimating and pricing story) Apr. 1917, p. 16
- Painters' resolution on tacking muslin and canvas over hair cloth installed for sound deadening; Cork cloth, a French fabric of cork sheets Oct. 1917, p. 19
Union Business
- General President's report (Building Trades Department convention, trade agreements, Boston Asbestos Manufacturers Association, slab cork, Stoneboro charter application) Jan. 1917, p. 6
- Secretary-Treasurer's report Jan. 1917, p. 13
- Members lapsed, withdrawal cards issued; payments from locals Jan. 1917, p. 14
- General and local officers; directory of locals Jan. 1917, p. 26
- General President's report (Almirall Company, Building Trades Department, Labor Congress on the war, Council of National Defense committee, lockout at Cleveland, Youngstown and Syracuse wages) Apr. 1917, p. 4
- Triennial conventions of other unions; labor items Apr. 1917, p. 10
- Secretary-Treasurer's report (trade conditions, shortage of materials, Executive Board, Building Trades Department meeting at Indianapolis) Apr. 1917, p. 11
- Members registered, transferred and traveling cards issued Apr. 1917, p. 13
- Wages and hours of the various locals Apr. 1917, p. 23
- General and local officers; directory of locals Apr. 1917, p. 26
- Notice: General Executive Board meeting, St. Louis, October 1, 1917 July 1917, p. 3
- General President's report (Erie, Detroit, Syracuse trade agreements; hearing before the New York State Industrial Commission; Prison Commission operations) July 1917, p. 6
- Members registered; withdrawal cards, lapsed members, members who have joined the army, traveling cards July 1917, p. 13
- Wages and hours of the various locals July 1917, p. 22
- General and local officers; directory of locals July 1917, p. 26
- General Executive Board: minutes of the annual "between convention" sessions, St. Louis, October 1-4, 1917 Oct. 1917, p. 3
- General Executive Board: appeals, delinquency claims, radius encroachments, afternoon sessions Oct. 1917, p. 4
- General President's report Oct. 1917, p. 11
- Secretary-Treasurer's report: new members, transfers Oct. 1917, p. 17
- General and local officers; directory of locals Oct. 1917, p. 26
In the Library
Pages on this site about the products and companies these issues name:
- Asbestos Rogue’s Gallery Johns-Manville: Report of Vice-President Ed. Brinker: Johns-Manville Co. and a cork job at Toledo; Executive Board meeting (Jan. 1917, p. 21)
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