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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 1923 (Volume 4), 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 4
- Date
- 1923
- Rights
- Published in 1923 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
22 pp. · PDF, 1.3 MB
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April
22 pp. · PDF, 1.2 MB
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July
22 pp. · PDF, 1.1 MB
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October
22 pp. · PDF, 1.1 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: cost of living, Gompers on winning strikes, and other items Apr. 1923, p. 7
- Editorial page: labor shortage and other items July 1923, p. 7
- What Unions Have Done July 1923, p. 16
- The World We Live In July 1923, p. 17
- Editorial page: purchasing power of the dollar and other items Oct. 1923, p. 7
- Be a Good Union Man Oct. 1923, p. 15
Employers, Contractors & Agreements
- General President's Report: Philadelphia agreement signed by Johns-Manville, Livezey (Armstrong Cork) and Keasbey & Mattison Jan. 1923, p. 4
- Philadelphia Local 14 signs the International agreement with H. W. Johns-Manville Co., John R. Livezey and others Jan. 1923, p. 15
- General President's Report: American Insulation Co. signs the International agreement; Keasbey & Mattison signed; Wilmington, Wilkes-Barre and Baltimore agreements Apr. 1923, p. 3
- Detroit strike: Local 25 asks that members not work in Michigan for Johns-Manville, Keasbey & Mattison or Philip Carey Apr. 1923, p. 7
- Wilmington Local 42: Johns-Manville, Keasbey & Mattison and the Delaware Electric Supply Co. sign the agreement Apr. 1923, p. 9
- General President's Report: Detroit strike of Local 25 settled after 17 days; Chevrolet plant job awarded to the Carey Co. July 1923, p. 3
- General President's Report: Local 11 (Baltimore) abrogates its agreement with the Philip Carey Co. over a sub-contracted stack lining, later settled July 1923, p. 3
- General President's Report: Buffalo Local 4 and the Carey Company's refusal to accept the trade interpretation of Article 6 (lump work and sub-contracting) Oct. 1923, p. 4
Labor Movement & Legislation
- Labor shortage cry in the West is not true; Henry Ford and other labor news Jan. 1923, p. 7
- American Federation of Labor News: no building labor shortage, immigrants not needed Jan. 1923, p. 10
- A.F. of L. news: reparations, special police, the eight-hour day, opposition to state workmen's compensation insurance Jan. 1923, p. 11
- World labor body approved by A. F. of L. Jan. 1923, p. 15
- Survey of building trades shows best situation in years Apr. 1923, p. 6
- The Story of the A. F. of L., by Matthew Woll, Chapters 1 and 2 Apr. 1923, p. 12
- Senator Royal S. Copeland on collective bargaining Apr. 1923, p. 13
- American Federation of Labor News: anti-union talk, railroad lockout losses, convict labor in Florida and others Apr. 1923, p. 18
- One speech won't balance numerous anti-union acts (Gompers on President Harding's speech) July 1923, p. 6
- The Story of the A. F. of L., by Matthew Woll, Chapter 2 July 1923, p. 8
- General President's Report: New York State Prison Commission, convict labor, and the Building Trades Department convention at Portland Oct. 1923, p. 3
- New plan to cause dissension in trade unions Oct. 1923, p. 8
- Building prices up through new scheme (Secretary Spencer, Building Trades Department) Oct. 1923, p. 11
- Stipulation settling the hospital strikes in St. Louis over metal trim Oct. 1923, p. 16
Local Unions & Correspondence
- From the Local Unions: Boston (Local 6 vice-president), Philadelphia (Local 14), Providence, Springfield and others Jan. 1923, p. 14
- Vice-President E. A. Johnson elected vice-president of the Boston Central Labor Union, by Oscar W. Palm Jan. 1923, p. 17
- Correspondence: Baltimore, Toronto, Wilkes-Barre, Montreal, Los Angeles, Wilmington and others Apr. 1923, p. 8
- Correspondence: Local 25 (Detroit) on the settlement of its strike, and others July 1923, p. 15
- Correspondence: Seattle Local 7 and others Oct. 1923, p. 15
Members
- In Memoriam: Robert Ray (Local 3) and C. W. Anderson (Local 17) Jan. 1923, p. 13
- In Memoriam: Donat Laforce (Local 23, Montreal) Apr. 1923, p. 17
- In Memoriam: James Breslis (Local 27, Kansas City) and Marion Santana (Local 10, New Orleans) July 1923, p. 13
- In Memoriam: William Howard Paul (Local 14) and Oscar Steinhauer (Local 1) Oct. 1923, p. 12
- In Memoriam: Victor Nelson (Local 31, Providence) Oct. 1923, p. 13
The Trade & Its Work
- Jurisdictional claim before the National Board of Jurisdictional Awards on cork work Jan. 1923, p. 3
- Photograph: work done at the Marshall Electric Light & Power Plant, Marshall, Texas, by M. J. Santana of the New Orleans local Apr. 1923, p. 5
- National Board for Jurisdictional Awards divides slab cork work among other trades July 1923, p. 4
- Jurisdiction over cork insulation and substitutes: decision of the National Board for Jurisdictional Awards, May 1923 July 1923, p. 14
Union Business
- General President's Report Jan. 1923, p. 3
- Secretary-Treasurer's Report: agreements signed, new members Jan. 1923, p. 8
- Executive Board Report Jan. 1923, p. 8
- Official Directory: General Officers and Local Union Officers Jan. 1923, p. 18
- General President's Report Apr. 1923, p. 3
- Official Directory: General Officers and Local Union Officers Apr. 1923, p. 10
- Secretary-Treasurer's Report: agreements signed, Local 71 (Sacramento) organized Apr. 1923, p. 14
- Executive Board Report Apr. 1923, p. 14
- General President's Report July 1923, p. 3
- Decisions Rendered by the International President: Cook vs. Local 8 July 1923, p. 5
- Secretary-Treasurer's Report: agreements signed; Jurisdictional Awards decisions enclosed July 1923, p. 10
- Executive Board Report July 1923, p. 11
- Official Directory: General Officers and Local Union Officers July 1923, p. 18
- General President's Report Oct. 1923, p. 3
- Decisions Rendered by the International President: Local 26 Rochester vs. A. and J. Belanic of Local 12 Oct. 1923, p. 6
- Secretary-Treasurer's Report: agreements signed; Buffalo signs the International agreement with the Carey Company Oct. 1923, p. 9
- New Members, Lapsed Members and Executive Board Report Oct. 1923, p. 10
- Official Directory: General Officers and Local Union Officers Oct. 1923, p. 18
In the Library
Pages on this site about the products and companies these issues name:
- Asbestos Rogue’s Gallery Johns-Manville: General President's Report: Philadelphia agreement signed by Johns-Manville, Livezey (Armstrong Cork) and Keasbey & Mattison (Jan. 1923, p. 4)
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