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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 1920 (Volume 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, Volume 3
- Date
- 1920
- Rights
- Published in 1920 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
34 pp. · PDF, 2.5 MB
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April
30 pp. · PDF, 2.0 MB
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July
30 pp. · PDF, 1.9 MB
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October
30 pp. · PDF, 1.9 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
Editorials & Essays
- Editorial page Jan. 1920, p. 7
- The boy and the job Apr. 1920, p. 5
- Editorial page Apr. 1920, p. 7
- Editorial page July 1920, p. 7
- The psalm of labor Oct. 1920, p. 2
- Editorial page Oct. 1920, p. 11
Employers, Contractors & Agreements
- Local 16, San Francisco, "locked out" membership: Johns-Manville Company, Western Asbestos Company and Plant Rubber Company Jan. 1920, p. 23
- New York City employers pay the new scale; Thorson & Company, a marine shop, goes "open" (General President's report) July 1920, p. 5
- Wages of various locals July 1920, p. 19
- Wages of various locals Oct. 1920, p. 10
Labor Movement & Legislation
- American Federation of Labor news: cost of living, Cummins railroad bill Jan. 1920, p. 27
- Collective bargaining (question and answer feature) Apr. 1920, p. 2
- Employers who won't listen (Matthew Woll silenced before the U. S. Chamber of Commerce) Apr. 1920, p. 6
- Even Judge Gary moves (steel corporation and unions) Apr. 1920, p. 17
- American Federation of Labor news; some facts about money Apr. 1920, p. 22
- Bricklayers out at Port Arthur oil refineries Apr. 1920, p. 24
- The Prohibition Soviet; Interchurch World Movement and the steel strike; Senate Document 259 on profits July 1920, p. 11
- American Federation of Labor news: cost of living, steel trust case July 1920, p. 20
- Gompers attacks American Woolen Company; the steel trust under fire July 1920, p. 24
- Executive Board resolutions: federal workmen's compensation insurance for maritime workers; universal health insurance Oct. 1920, p. 4
- American Federation of Labor news Oct. 1920, p. 16
- Labor will soon be ready to eat out of employers' hand (Dayton business man) Oct. 1920, p. 25
Local Unions & Correspondence
- Correspondence: Locals 30 (Syracuse), 11 (Baltimore), Dallas Building Trades Council on the open shop Jan. 1920, p. 24
- Local 1, St. Louis: new agreement, sewn canvas, Southern Illinois coal field covering Jan. 1920, p. 25
- Correspondence: Little Rock Building Trades Council on the open shop; Local 10, New Orleans, agreements with the Johns-Manville Co.; Local 51, Louisville; the "Speed Boy" story Apr. 1920, p. 20
- Correspondence: Locals 25 (Detroit), 39 (Omaha), 1 (St. Louis) and others July 1920, p. 8
- Correspondence: Local 34 (Minneapolis-St. Paul) and Local 23 (Montreal), Toledo, and others Oct. 1920, p. 14
Materials & Manufacturers
- Asbestos production (U. S. Geological Survey figures for 1918 and the Arizona field) Jan. 1920, p. 26
- R. V. Aycock Co., St. Louis, Kansas City and Tulsa: advertisement for asbestos products, pipe and boiler coverings Apr. 1920, p. 6
- The Philip Carey Company: advertisement for asbestos and magnesia steam pipe insulations Apr. 1920, p. 24
- Silo-Cel block applied by bricklayers, masons and plasterers in New England: protest (General President's report) July 1920, p. 4
- New asbestos source is found in Arizona (and in Ssu-Chuan, China) July 1920, p. 22
- Sil-o-Cel block: Executive Board discusses bricklayers' claim to the work (boilers, tanks, vats) Oct. 1920, p. 4
Members
- Lost, strayed or stolen: members' books and cards; new members Jan. 1920, p. 5
- Transfer and traveling cards, withdrawal cards, reinstated members Jan. 1920, p. 15
- In Memoriam: Gus Knudson (Local 17), William E. McConnell (Local 2) Jan. 1920, p. 22
- New members; withdrawal cards Apr. 1920, p. 14
- In Memoriam: Sam Hecker (Local 39), Edward J. Kiley (Local 6), Harry Clark (Local 38) Apr. 1920, p. 25
- Traveling and transfer cards issued but never reported deposited July 1920, p. 12
- New members; lapsed for non-payment of dues July 1920, p. 16
- In Memoriam: Joseph Tulley (Local 20), William Milligan, Sr. (Local 1) July 1920, p. 23
- In Memoriam: James Hudson (Local 14), Miles Shortridge (Local 34), Al LeBeau (Local 17), Harry Cassidy (Local 8) Oct. 1920, p. 18
- New members Oct. 1920, p. 23
Special Features
- The Speedboy takes a "traveler" (shop story) Jan. 1920, p. 10
The Trade & Its Work
- Codding Point Naval Training Station, Newport: three boiler houses, 30 low-pressure and 6 high-pressure boilers, 275 barracks and miles of covered piping (letter and photograph, E. A. Johnson) Jan. 1920, p. 9
- Plasterers versus asbestos workers on boiler-room ceilings: brief and decision of the National Board for Jurisdictional Awards Apr. 1920, p. 18
- Our craft in England, by Joseph B. Forbes (Local 2, Pittsburgh) Oct. 1920, p. 20
Union Business
- General President's report, by Joseph A. Mullaney: Mobile, Baltimore wage agreement, improvers admitted Jan. 1920, p. 2
- Report of Vice-President Edward Brinker on the Toledo local Jan. 1920, p. 13
- Secretary-Treasurer's report, by Thomas J. McNamara: new Local 64 at Tulsa, initiation fees Jan. 1920, p. 14
- Report of Vice-President Charles C. Rice on conditions of Local 4, Buffalo Jan. 1920, p. 21
- General and local officers (directory) Jan. 1920, p. 30
- General President's report, by Joseph A. Mullaney: Buffalo, Charleston, Montreal, Cleveland and Akron, plasterers' jurisdiction dispute Apr. 1920, p. 8
- Report of Vice-President E. A. Johnson (Local 6, Boston recognition fight) Apr. 1920, p. 11
- Secretary-Treasurer's report, by Thomas J. McNamara: agreements signed, new Locals 67 (Pensacola) and 68 (Port Arthur) Apr. 1920, p. 13
- General and local officers (directory) Apr. 1920, p. 26
- Local union tightwads (money for strikes and lockouts) July 1920, p. 2
- General President's report, by Joseph A. Mullaney: Cleveland, Building Trades Department convention, Local 6 "vacation" in New York, Cincinnati July 1920, p. 3
- Report of Vice-President E. A. Johnson (Portsmouth, N. H., and Local 6) July 1920, p. 10
- Secretary-Treasurer's report, by Thomas J. McNamara: agreements signed, Toronto charter July 1920, p. 14
- General Executive Board meeting at Pittsburgh, October 4 July 1920, p. 15
- General and local officers (directory) July 1920, p. 26
- General Executive Board: annual meeting at Pittsburgh, October 1920 Oct. 1920, p. 3
- Secretary-Treasurer's report, by Thomas J. McNamara: charters returned, Panama Canal and Salt Lake City prospective locals, visits Oct. 1920, p. 7
- General President's report, by Joseph A. Mullaney: Navy Yard wage appeal, Baltimore-Washington dispute, Sil-o-Cel block issue in Boston Oct. 1920, p. 12
- General and local officers (directory) Oct. 1920, p. 26
In the Library
Pages on this site about the products and companies these issues name:
- Asbestos Rogue’s Gallery Johns-Manville: Local 16, San Francisco, "locked out" membership: Johns-Manville Company, Western Asbestos Company and Plant Rubber Company (Jan. 1920, p. 23)
- Asbestos Pipe Insulation and Block Insulation Exposure: The Philip Carey Company: advertisement for asbestos and magnesia steam pipe insulations (Apr. 1920, p. 24)
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