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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 1924 (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
- 1924
- Rights
- Published in 1924 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, 1.1 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 Jan. 1924, p. 13
- Editorial page Apr. 1924, p. 7
- Two Views of Organized Labor Apr. 1924, p. 16
- Disposing of the Landlord Apr. 1924, p. 17
- Hammers July 1924, p. 2
- Editorial page July 1924, p. 7
- Editorial page: collective bargaining and other items Oct. 1924, p. 9
Employers, Contractors & Agreements
- General President's Report: Joint trade agreements at Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore, Newark and New York; New England members on strike Jan. 1924, p. 5
- General President's Report: Minneapolis, Wilmington (Delaware Electric Company signs), St. Louis strike, New York agreement at $1.3125 Apr. 1924, p. 3
- General President's Report: Joint Trade Board penalizes D. R. Douglas & Co.; Buffalo and Philadelphia agreements; Carrier Engineering Corporation shop strike settled July 1924, p. 3
- General President's Report: Montreal Local 23 strike; Johns-Manville and Canadian Asbestos persuaded to leave the Employers Association and recognize the local July 1924, p. 4
- General President's Report: Montreal settled; Dagnall shop in line and only Jamison's non-union; Local 12 employers brought before the Joint Trade Board Oct. 1924, p. 5
- Notice: Federal Asbestos Co. of Milwaukee does not run a union shop Oct. 1924, p. 17
Labor Movement & Legislation
- A Torture Instrument (on injunctions in labor disputes) Jan. 1924, p. 3
- Dollar may strike, but not workers, says High Court Apr. 1924, p. 6
- American Federation of Labor News: a Lincoln saying; Japanese immigration Apr. 1924, p. 14
- Labor inquiry board created in Quebec: attention to the compensation question Apr. 1924, p. 15
- Labor favoring nine measures; conscription of labor branded as hostile Apr. 1924, p. 15
- American Federation of Labor News: building promoters juggle costs July 1924, p. 11
- Paid $1000 a month to prosecute labor (Daugherty committee) and other labor news July 1924, p. 12
- St. Louis Building Trades Council opens an office in the Buder Building July 1924, p. 17
- Hedrick succeeds Donlin in Building Trades Department: proceedings of the Eighteenth Annual Convention, El Paso Oct. 1924, p. 3
- Building throughout the nation shows increase Oct. 1924, p. 16
Local Unions & Correspondence
- Correspondence: Dallas, Newark, striking railroad shopmen, St. Louis Local 1 on strike, and a decision, Owen vs. Local 8 Jan. 1924, p. 16
- Correspondence: Baltimore, Philadelphia Local 14, Indianapolis, Los Angeles Local 5 and others Apr. 1924, p. 12
- Correspondence: Montreal Local 23 (strike won, Johns-Manville and Canadian Asbestos signed), New York Local 12, Toronto and others July 1924, p. 6
Members
- In Memoriam: James F. Grady, Secretary of Local 17 (Chicago) Jan. 1924, p. 14
- In Memoriam: Thomas Matison (Local 17) and Edward E. Bates Jan. 1924, p. 15
- In Memoriam: George Sundstrom (Local 31) Apr. 1924, p. 11
- In Memoriam: Jacob Anson (Local 6) and F. M. Walker (Local 5) July 1924, p. 13
- In Memoriam: George P. Matthews (Local 24) July 1924, p. 14
- In Memoriam: John A. Mansan (Local 6) July 1924, p. 15
- In Memoriam: William Perrett, charter member and first president of Local 2 (Pittsburgh) Oct. 1924, p. 12
- In Memoriam: Alfred Schrader (Local 25) and John Coulter (Local 11) Oct. 1924, p. 13
- Charles S. Whittier leaves the presidency of Local 17 to become superintendent of the Illinois Fireproof Covering Co. Oct. 1924, p. 15
Special Features
- Photograph: St. Louis Building Trades Council's new headquarters July 1924, p. 16
- Photograph: annual picnic of Local No. 3, Cleveland, Ohio Oct. 1924, p. 14
- Photograph: work done by Andy Anderson, member of Local 1, St. Louis Oct. 1924, p. 17
The Trade & Its Work
Union Business
- General President's Report Jan. 1924, p. 4
- General Executive Board: proceedings of the between-convention session, Chicago, January 1924 Jan. 1924, p. 6
- General Executive Board: membership insurance referred by the Convention discussed; General Organizer's report Jan. 1924, p. 7
- General Executive Board: audit of the General Office finances Jan. 1924, p. 8
- Secretary-Treasurer's Report: January 11, 1924 Jan. 1924, p. 9
- Secretary-Treasurer's Report: wage rates of the locals Jan. 1924, p. 11
- Secretary-Treasurer's Report: insurance for members (Resolution No. 4 of the Convention), initiation fees, cases filed with the Executive Board Jan. 1924, p. 11
- Detroit and Boston strike assessments; Executive Board actions Jan. 1924, p. 12
- Official Directory: General Officers and Local Union Officers Jan. 1924, p. 18
- General President's Report Apr. 1924, p. 3
- Decision: Albany Local 40 vs. Von Hagel Apr. 1924, p. 5
- Secretary-Treasurer's Report: wage increases and agreements Apr. 1924, p. 8
- New Members Apr. 1924, p. 9
- Official Directory: General Officers and Local Union Officers Apr. 1924, p. 18
- General President's Report July 1924, p. 3
- Decisions Rendered by the International President: Local 40 vs. Fred and John Steinbach; Local 38 vs. Ruhnke and Cook; Local 32 vs. Toner July 1924, p. 4
- Secretary-Treasurer's Report: wage increases July 1924, p. 8
- Executive Board matters: charter reopened for Local 4, strike assessment for Local 23 July 1924, p. 9
- New Members July 1924, p. 10
- Official Directory: General Officers and Local Union Officers July 1924, p. 18
- Notice of the General Executive Board's between-convention meeting, New York, January 19, 1925 Oct. 1924, p. 2
- General President's Report Oct. 1924, p. 5
- Decisions Rendered by the International President: Local 23 vs. Binneth, Carrigan and Desroches; Pittsburg Local 2 vs. Frank J. Miller Oct. 1924, p. 7
- Secretary-Treasurer's Report: wage increases Oct. 1924, p. 10
- New Members Oct. 1924, p. 11
- Official Directory: General Officers and Local Union Officers Oct. 1924, 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: Montreal Local 23 strike; Johns-Manville and Canadian Asbestos persuaded to leave the Employers Association and recognize the local (July 1924, p. 4)
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