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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 12 issues we have from 1929 (Volume 8), 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 8
- Date
- 1929
- Rights
- Published in 1929 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
28 pp. · PDF, 1.6 MB
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February
28 pp. · PDF, 1.7 MB
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March
32 pp. · PDF, 2.1 MB
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April
32 pp. · PDF, 2.2 MB
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May
36 pp. · PDF, 1.9 MB
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June
28 pp. · PDF, 1.6 MB
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July
36 pp. · PDF, 2.4 MB
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August
24 pp. · PDF, 1.4 MB
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September
32 pp. · PDF, 1.9 MB
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October
28 pp. · PDF, 1.9 MB
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November
36 pp. · PDF, 2.1 MB
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December
32 pp. · PDF, 2.2 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
- Social and Labor Legislation (workmen's compensation, safety and health laws) June 1929, p. 12
- Workmen's compensation bills in 43 States (note after the President's report) July 1929, p. 5
- Local 6 adopts group life insurance: $1,000 policy for each member at $11.88 a year, replacing a $2.00 death assessment Nov. 1929, p. 26
Editorials & Essays
- The Editor's Page: Pequot sheets and union co-operation Jan. 1929, p. 15
- The Editor's Page: jurisdictional disputes in the building trades Feb. 1929, p. 14
- False Education Deadens the Workers' Will to Accomplish Mar. 1929, p. 8
- A Real American Mar. 1929, p. 18
- The Editor's Page: "Unto One of These" (children and the labor movement) Mar. 1929, p. 20
- The Editor's Page: Canadian-United States union relations Apr. 1929, p. 18
- The Editor's Page May 1929, p. 21
- The Editor's Page: Revolt in Southern Textiles June 1929, p. 14
- The Editor's Page: Labor-Displacing Age Calls for Realism July 1929, p. 21
- The Editor's Page: "So Many Slaves, So Many Foes" Aug. 1929, p. 11
- The Editor's Page Sept. 1929, p. 19
- The Editor's Page Oct. 1929, p. 14
- A Dangerous Topic Nov. 1929, p. 9
- Ancient Ideals Stubbornly Held by Many Nov. 1929, p. 10
- The Editor's Page (Asbestorials) Nov. 1929, p. 19
- The Problem of Security in Old Age Dec. 1929, p. 15
- Old Age Pensions Dec. 1929, p. 21
- The Editor's Page: Radio Monopoly Dec. 1929, p. 21
Employers, Contractors & Agreements
- Local 11, Baltimore, two-year agreement signed with the employers Jan. 1929, p. 17
- Executive Board decision: Local 2, Pittsburgh, upheld against the Armstrong Cork Company on insulating circular tanks connected with refrigeration Apr. 1929, p. 6
- Executive Board on the Gillen non-union shop at Milwaukee and the Crawford shop of Denver Apr. 1929, p. 8
- Complaints before the Secretary-Treasurer: the Gillen Company called "unfair" and a request from the L. M. Crawford Asbestos Company against a Denver member May 1929, p. 13
- Wage scales of the locals May 1929, p. 18
- The Building Trades Adjustment (New York City, May 1929) July 1929, p. 11
- Building Conditions Are Very Sound, by Frank E. Perley Sept. 1929, p. 13
- Wage scales of the locals Nov. 1929, p. 15
- Stability of Employment, by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor Dec. 1929, p. 8
Labor Movement & Legislation
- Long Range Planning, address by John Frey to the A. F. of L. convention Jan. 1929, p. 7
- The Monthly Labor Review for January (relative cost of materials and labor in building) Feb. 1929, p. 7
- Public Utilities Propaganda Feb. 1929, p. 8
- Public Utilities Propaganda Mar. 1929, p. 9
- The Union Label Mar. 1929, p. 19
- The Canadian Labor Movement, by Tom Moore Apr. 1929, p. 10
- Cornell Leads in New Training for Industry Apr. 1929, p. 15
- The Challenge to Progressives May 1929, p. 3
- The Union Label: Labor's Punch, by Walter MacArthur May 1929, p. 9
- Abuses of the Employment Agency and Proposed Remedies May 1929, p. 6
- The Unemployment Situation June 1929, p. 3
- Mr. Woll Replies to the "Progressives" July 1929, p. 6
- The Yale Institute of Human Relations July 1929, p. 9
- Unemployment Relief July 1929, p. 19
- Those Labor Spies Aug. 1929, p. 3
- The Monthly Labor Review for June Aug. 1929, p. 7
- Palmetto Scribe Scorns "Scab-Herders" Aug. 1929, p. 9
- Power Companies Should Let Newspapers Alone Sept. 1929, p. 17
- The American Federation of Labor and Its Predecessors, by Frank Duffy Oct. 1929, p. 3
- British Labor Victory Is Significant to Workers, by Ben F. Wilson Nov. 1929, p. 3
- American Labor Movement and Its Organized Political Activities, by William Green Dec. 1929, p. 3
Local Unions & Correspondence
- From the Local Unions and Other Correspondence (Locals 11, 25 and 39 and others) Jan. 1929, p. 17
- From the Local Unions and Other Correspondence (Locals 4, 5, 6, 8, 14, 17, 18 and 30) Feb. 1929, p. 16
- From the Local Unions and Other Correspondence (Local 6 Boston, New England conference minutes, Locals 33 and 43) Mar. 1929, p. 22
- From the Local Unions and Other Correspondence (Locals 6, 31, 32, 33, 51, 89 and others) Apr. 1929, p. 21
- From the Local Unions and Other Correspondence May 1929, p. 23
- From the Local Unions and Other Correspondence (Locals 18, 79, 91 and others) June 1929, p. 17
- From the Local Unions and Other Correspondence (Locals 3, 6, 20, 28, 83, 84 and others) July 1929, p. 24
- From the Local Unions and Other Correspondence (Locals 12, 91 and others; New England conference) Aug. 1929, p. 13
- From the Local Unions and Other Correspondence (Locals 12, 39, 85 and others) Sept. 1929, p. 22
- From the Local Unions and Other Correspondence (Locals 20, 22, 25, 85) Oct. 1929, p. 17
- From the Local Unions and Other Correspondence (Locals 6, 25, 91 and others) Nov. 1929, p. 25
- From the Local Unions and Other Correspondence (Local 5, Los Angeles, and Local 89, Trenton) Dec. 1929, p. 22
Materials & Manufacturers
- Central Heating and Power Plants Are Coming Fast (reprint from the Boston Globe) Jan. 1929, p. 3
- Keasbey & Mattison branch manager at Baltimore moves to Cleveland (Local 11 letter) Jan. 1929, p. 17
- Local 6 and Local 8 letters: a former business agent becomes shop foreman with the Hinman Asbestos Corporation and a former secretary foreman at the Keasbey & Mattison office, Cincinnati Feb. 1929, p. 17
- Local 6 banquet: former business agent now shop foreman for the Hinman Asbestos Co. Mar. 1929, p. 22
- And Now . . . Asbestos Wearing Apparel, interview by Newton Newkirk May 1929, p. 11
- Asbestos Has Many Novel Uses (from a Bureau of Mines report) Aug. 1929, p. 10
- Magnesia Stucco Sept. 1929, p. 16
- Local 20, Toronto: Johns-Manville Co. and the R. T. Purves Co. (distributor for the Carey Co.) float in the Labor Day parade; Rogers Asbestos Co. promotes a member; Hinman Asbestos Corporation moves Oct. 1929, p. 17
- Largest Merger in Building Industry (Johns-Manville, Insulite and United States Gypsum) Dec. 1929, p. 14
Members
- In Memoriam: Brother Erwin J. Myers (Local 5) and Brother Frank C. Spear (Local 50) Jan. 1929, p. 19
- Certificate of Good Workmanship and gold button awarded to a Local 18 member Feb. 1929, p. 19
- In Memoriam: Brother Herman Hansen (Local 6) Mar. 1929, p. 21
- In Memoriam: Brother Joseph Kubly (Local 5) Apr. 1929, p. 20
- In Memoriam: Brothers Thomas Buzolich (Local 12), Herbert Ross (Local 14), James Holt (Local 5) and Frank Schultz (Local 39) May 1929, p. 27
- In Memoriam: Brother Joseph Losich (Local 12) June 1929, p. 16
- In Memoriam: Brothers Fred Kaltenbach (Local 2), John A. Ahlstrom (Local 28) and John Fisher (Local 6) July 1929, p. 23
- In Memoriam: Brothers B. Blackburn and Charles Horra (Local 3) and William Bienz (Local 12) Aug. 1929, p. 12
- In Memoriam: Brothers John D. MacLeod and Frank Paulson (Local 6) Sept. 1929, p. 21
- In Memoriam: Brother William Robinson (Local 14) Oct. 1929, p. 19
- In Memoriam: Brothers Robert L. Chamberlain (Local 33), John Johnson (Local 16), Peter Kane (Local 2) and Harry S. Childers (Local 51) Nov. 1929, p. 22
- In Memoriam: Brother Fred Lemke, Local No. 17 Dec. 1929, p. 20
Special Features
- The Light Weight Diesel Jan. 1929, p. 6
- The New Bedford Pictures, by Sadie Reisch Jan. 1929, p. 11
- Bush Terminal, Brooklyn: A City Itself Feb. 1929, p. 3
- How Much Coal Is Enough? Feb. 1929, p. 5
- Prospecting for Diamonds and Asbestos in South Africa (filler on native prospectors) Apr. 1929, p. 14
- Three Record-Size Boilers for the New York Edison Plant Apr. 1929, p. 17
- The Eye That Never Slumbers (the electric eye) June 1929, p. 8
- Jewish Rabbis on Social Questions June 1929, p. 10
- Survey of Child Crime July 1929, p. 15
- Here's Steamless Steam Engineering (including diphenyl oxide) July 1929, p. 17
- Ingersoll's Noted Letter and the Reply Aug. 1929, p. 5
- The Huge Waste in Our Merchandising Aug. 1929, p. 6
- Labor Day's Origin, by William Green Sept. 1929, p. 3
- Experiences of a Pioneer Woman Unionist, by Agnes Nestor Sept. 1929, p. 6
- From Steam to Electric Power Change Sept. 1929, p. 15
- The Three Shoveleers, by G. E. Wallace Nov. 1929, p. 7
- Christmas Greetings from the General Officers Dec. 1929, p. 2
The Trade & Its Work
- Letter from a Springfield shop: mechanics should urge owners to insulate bare piping Apr. 1929, p. 23
- Working Code for the Application of Insulating Materials (approved by Chicago employers and Local 17) May 1929, p. 25
- Local 20 letter on the Working Code for the Application of Insulating Materials (thickness of cold water covering) July 1929, p. 26
Union Business
- Quarterly Report of the General President Jan. 1929, p. 13
- Official Directory, Meeting Places and Addresses of Secretaries Jan. 1929, p. 20
- Official Directory, Meeting Places and Addresses of Secretaries Feb. 1929, p. 20
- Cost of Membership in Labor Organizations (what Electrical Workers' locals pay and receive) Mar. 1929, p. 3
- Official Directory, Meeting Places and Addresses of Secretaries Mar. 1929, p. 24
- Quarterly Report of the General President Apr. 1929, p. 3
- Proceedings of the Semi-Annual Meeting of the General Executive Board, Cincinnati Apr. 1929, p. 5
- Official Directory, Meeting Places and Addresses of Secretaries Apr. 1929, p. 24
- Report of the General Secretary-Treasurer (Executive Board meeting, Cincinnati) May 1929, p. 13
- Official Directory, Meeting Places and Addresses of Secretaries May 1929, p. 28
- Official Directory, Meeting Places and Addresses of Secretaries June 1929, p. 20
- Quarterly Report of the General President July 1929, p. 3
- Official Directory, Meeting Places and Addresses of Secretaries July 1929, p. 28
- Official Directory, Meeting Places and Addresses of Secretaries Aug. 1929, p. 16
- An Old Fallacy Is Refuted (life insurance) Sept. 1929, p. 18
- Official Directory, Meeting Places and Addresses of Secretaries Sept. 1929, p. 24
- Quarterly Report of the General President Oct. 1929, p. 8
- Proceedings of the Semi-Annual Meeting of the General Executive Board, Atlantic City Oct. 1929, p. 10
- Official Directory, Meeting Places and Addresses of Secretaries Oct. 1929, p. 20
- Report of the Secretary-Treasurer (Executive Board meeting, Atlantic City) Nov. 1929, p. 11
- Official Decisions Nov. 1929, p. 24
- Official Directory, Meeting Places and Addresses of Secretaries Nov. 1929, p. 28
In the Library
Pages on this site about the products and companies these issues name:
- Asbestos Pipe Insulation and Block Insulation Exposure: Magnesia Stucco (Sept. 1929, p. 16)
- Asbestos Rogue’s Gallery Johns-Manville: Local 20, Toronto: Johns-Manville Co. and the R. T. Purves Co. (distributor for the Carey Co.) float in the Labor Day parade; Rogers Asbestos Co. promotes a member; Hinman Asbestos Corporation moves (Oct. 1929, p. 17)
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