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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 3 issues we have from 1919 (Volumes 2 and 3), 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 2 and 3
- Date
- 1919
- Rights
- Published in 1919 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
24 pp. · PDF, 1.7 MB
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April
28 pp. · PDF, 2.0 MB
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July
24 pp. · PDF, 1.6 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.
Dust, Disease & Safety
- Missouri Workmen's Compensation Act (Secretary-Treasurer's report) Apr. 1919, p. 10
Editorials & Essays
- Page of shipbuilding records and wage news (Aberdeen ship, Ford wages) Jan. 1919, p. 6
- Editorial page Jan. 1919, p. 7
- Returning soldiers and prohibition Apr. 1919, p. 8
- Editorial page Apr. 1919, p. 9
- The art of handling men that work for you July 1919, p. 8
- Editorial page July 1919, p. 9
Employers, Contractors & Agreements
Labor Movement & Legislation
- A. F. of L. reconstruction plan Jan. 1919, p. 2
- Labor items: Schwab on unions, labor parties Jan. 1919, p. 10
- Gompers and the labor mission's national reception Jan. 1919, p. 19
- Proposed national board for jurisdictional awards in the building industry Apr. 1919, p. 2
- American Federation of Labor news: Gompers injured in collision; A. F. of L. commission completes its work at the peace conference; building trades strike Apr. 1919, p. 20
- American Federation of Labor news: brick layers' wage increase, "one big union" constitution July 1919, p. 16
- A. F. of L. appeal on the Willys-Overland Company lockout, Toledo July 1919, p. 19
- "Thou shalt not": the A. F. of L. and the labor provisions of the Constitution July 1919, p. 21
Local Unions & Correspondence
Members
- Roll of honor: members who have joined the army or navy Jan. 1919, p. 8
- New members Jan. 1919, p. 12
- Traveling cards issued; dues books lost and duplicates issued Jan. 1919, p. 14
- In Memoriam: William T. Brine (Local 6), William Toulster (Local 8), Robert Boon (Local 39), John Campbell (Local 2), C. Keaney (Local 16), Thomas Foley (Local 1) Jan. 1919, p. 16
- Hugh O. Byrne, Local 22, Houston, died of wounds in France; had been an asbestos worker for the Johns-Manville Company Jan. 1919, p. 21
- New members (including Fore River and Squantum shipyard men) Apr. 1919, p. 11
- Members reinstated; traveling cards Apr. 1919, p. 17
- In Memoriam: T. Bedingfield and M. Rittenhouse (Local 14, who "gave his life for his country"), Joseph Kennedy (Local 17), W. J. Rogers (Local 15) Apr. 1919, p. 18
- New members; expelled; changes in rating; traveling cards July 1919, p. 12
- In Memoriam: William Nurnberg (Local 3) July 1919, p. 20
The Trade & Its Work
Union Business
- General President's report, by Joseph A. Mullaney Jan. 1919, p. 3
- Secretary-Treasurer's report, by Thomas J. McNamara Jan. 1919, p. 11
- General and local officers (directory) Jan. 1919, p. 22
- General President's report, by Joseph A. Mullaney: Fore River and Squantum shipyard locals, Federal Asbestos Co. at Milwaukee, Standard Asbestos Co., Cincinnati agreement Apr. 1919, p. 5
- Secretary-Treasurer's report, by Thomas J. McNamara Apr. 1919, p. 9
- General and local officers (directory) Apr. 1919, p. 26
- Convention call: the Eleventh Convention, Detroit, October 6 July 1919, p. 2
- General President's report, by Joseph A. Mullaney: Cincinnati strike, Building Trades Department convention at Atlantic City July 1919, p. 3
- Credentials received to date for the Eleventh Convention July 1919, p. 7
- Secretary-Treasurer's report, by Thomas J. McNamara July 1919, p. 9
- Visits (Secretary-Treasurer's trip to Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Atlantic City) July 1919, p. 11
- General and local officers (directory) July 1919, p. 22
In the Library
Pages on this site about the products and companies these issues name:
- Asbestos Rogue’s Gallery Johns-Manville: Hugh O. Byrne, Local 22, Houston, died of wounds in France; had been an asbestos worker for the Johns-Manville Company (Jan. 1919, p. 21)
Cited on this site
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