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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 9 issues we have from 1930 (Volume 9), 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 9
- Date
- 1930
- Rights
- Published in 1930 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
26 pp. · PDF, 1.4 MB
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February
26 pp. · PDF, 1.3 MB
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March
28 pp. · PDF, 1.6 MB
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April
32 pp. · PDF, 1.7 MB
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May
32 pp. · PDF, 2.1 MB
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June
34 pp. · PDF, 1.9 MB
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July
32 pp. · PDF, 1.8 MB
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August
26 pp. · PDF, 1.4 MB
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September
32 pp. · PDF, 2.3 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
- Quotation from John P. Meade on laws protecting the health and safety of employees May 1930, p. 2
- The "Pulmonary Asbestosis" Menace Sept. 1930, p. 9
Editorials & Essays
- A Good Will Foundation Jan. 1930, p. 12
- Stick to Your Union! Jan. 1930, p. 14
- The Editor's Page: Asbestorials (A. F. of L. resolution on the labor press) Jan. 1930, p. 15
- Unemployment: Have We a Remedy for This? Feb. 1930, p. 10
- The Editor's Page: The Southern Campaign Starts Moving! Feb. 1930, p. 12
- Savings Bank Life Insurance Mar. 1930, p. 9
- Youth and the Labor Movement Mar. 1930, p. 11
- The Workers' Share Is Not Limited Mar. 1930, p. 13
- The Editor's Page: Reaction and Revolution Are Loyal Pals Mar. 1930, p. 14
- There Is Work To Be Done Apr. 1930, p. 7
- The Editor's Page: Wages Make Modest Gain, as Dividends Soar to Sky Apr. 1930, p. 12
- Notice from the Washington Building Trades Council: Conditions in the District of Columbia Apr. 1930, p. 16
- Atlanta Building Trades Council: Stay Away from Atlanta, Ga. Apr. 1930, p. 19
- Short pieces on automatic machinery and attendance at union meetings Apr. 1930, p. 20
- The Credit Union, the People's Bank May 1930, p. 3
- Union Labor Has Aided Our Progress, by Governor Cooper of Ohio May 1930, p. 8
- The Labor Relations of Tomorrow, by Rex B. Hersey May 1930, p. 9
- The Editor's Page: The Ethics of Propaganda May 1930, p. 17
- Grave Conditions of Unemployment June 1930, p. 3
- The Editor's Page: Justice Is Living Principles That Courts Must Not Ignore June 1930, p. 22
- Samuel Gompers...Man of Character July 1930, p. 3
- One of the Ten...Thou Shalt Not Steal July 1930, p. 10
- Grave Conditions of Unemployment (continued from the June issue) July 1930, p. 12
- The Editor's Page: Worker's Right to Join the Union July 1930, p. 18
- Answer to a member of Local 43, with a record of Vice-President E. A. Johnson July 1930, p. 22
- Wreckage of Mind, by Dr. Haven Emerson Aug. 1930, p. 2
- The Credit Union's Helping Hand Aug. 1930, p. 3
- The Editor's Page: Chain Store Clerks Need a Union! Aug. 1930, p. 12
- Conflict Between Capital and Labor?, by William Green Sept. 1930, p. 13
- The Editor's Page: Editorials (progress, craft jurisdiction and the Building Trades Department plan) Sept. 1930, p. 19
Employers, Contractors & Agreements
Labor Movement & Legislation
- Death of James P. Noonan, Electrical Workers; federal budget and national defense (Editor's Page items) Jan. 1930, p. 16
- Employees of the Chain Stores, by William Collins Feb. 1930, p. 3
- Taft's Fine Qualities Will Not Interest the Future Apr. 1930, p. 3
- Unemployment survey and the Sproul bill on wage standards for government work (Editor's Page items) Apr. 1930, p. 13
- A Labor Leader States His Policies (President Broach of the Electrical Workers) June 1930, p. 8
- The Mastick-Bernhardt old-age security bill (news item) June 1930, p. 10
- Resolution endorsing the Dyer bill to amend the Prohibition Enforcement Act June 1930, p. 20
- The Supreme Court Upholds Labor Aug. 1930, p. 11
- Senator Dill on conscription of property in war time Aug. 1930, p. 17
- President Hoover As An Aid to Labor Sept. 1930, p. 21
Local Unions & Correspondence
- From the Local Unions and Other Correspondence (Locals 18, Indianapolis, and 33, Connecticut) Jan. 1930, p. 17
- From the Local Unions and Other Correspondence (Locals 2, 8, 12, 15, 18, 23, 35, 70) Feb. 1930, p. 13
- From the Local Unions and Other Correspondence (Locals 3, 4, 11, 14, 23, 31, 34 and others) Mar. 1930, p. 16
- From the Local Unions and Other Correspondence (Locals 3, 24, 32, 40 and 83) Apr. 1930, p. 15
- From the Local Unions and Other Correspondence (Locals 5, 14, 18, 23, 84, 88 and a one-man local in Louisiana) May 1930, p. 19
- From the Local Unions and Other Correspondence (Locals 3, 30, 43 and others) June 1930, p. 24
- From the Local Unions and Other Correspondence (Locals 1, 14, 21, 27, 35, 50 and 6, and an answer to a member of Local 43) July 1930, p. 20
- From the Local Unions and Other Correspondence (Locals 3, 12, 21, 26, 32, 34, 43, 64, 89 and others) Aug. 1930, p. 13
- That Annual Outing of Local 6, Boston (with photographs) Sept. 1930, p. 16
- From the Local Unions and Other Correspondence (Locals 5, 8, 18, 19, 75, 84, 93 and others; New England Joint Conference minutes) Sept. 1930, p. 22
Materials & Manufacturers
- No Merger by Johns-Manville Corporation (correction) Jan. 1930, p. 16
- Some Light on the Plastics Industry Sept. 1930, p. 3
- Iceless Refrigerator Cars in Service (Celotex refrigerator insulation) Sept. 1930, p. 12
- Asbestos mail pouch announced by the Postoffice Department (news item) Sept. 1930, p. 18
Members
- In Memoriam: August F. Mueller (Local 12) and William Hartnett (Local 25) Jan. 1930, p. 19
- Local 35, Youngstown: two members found dead of gas fumes on a steam-pipe insulation job at Monessen, Pa. Feb. 1930, p. 16
- In Memoriam: John Broderick (Local 12), Charlie Hesselholdt and Harry McQuade (Local 17), William Steinhaus (Local 19) Feb. 1930, p. 18
- In Memoriam: Joseph Pfeifer (Local 3) and Jack Barry (Local 17) Mar. 1930, p. 19
- In Memoriam: William Burns and Charles Coulter (Local 11), Arthur H. Hickman (Local 14), John Alners (Local 17), William Sinner (Local 34) Apr. 1930, p. 21
- In Memoriam: William Pohle (Local 1), Frank X. Miller (Local 4), Michael Cambria and Timothy Doyle (Local 12), Thomas Acree (Local 25) May 1930, p. 22
- In Memoriam: Art Dillon and R. Spieler (Local 17) June 1930, p. 27
- In Memoriam: Ralph Eppensteiner (Local 8), H. F. Mace (Local 9), Patrick J. O'Malley (Local 12), William Weidman (Local 14) Aug. 1930, p. 18
- In Memoriam: Alex Meyland (Local 12) and William Lawrence (Local 43) Sept. 1930, p. 26
Special Features
- The Massachusetts Tercentenary: A List of Events and Dates Jan. 1930, p. 3
- Dwelling Construction Cost Per Family Jan. 1930, p. 13
- Starting Points to Great Discoveries Feb. 1930, p. 5
- History of Wages in United States, Dating from Colonial Times Feb. 1930, p. 7
- Just Turn on the Heat (public utilities and central steam supply) Mar. 1930, p. 3
- Sprinkler-fitters' agreement for the five-day week (news item) Mar. 1930, p. 5
- History of Wages in United States, Dating from Colonial Times (concluded) Mar. 1930, p. 6
- Advantages in Quick-Frozen Foods June 1930, p. 11
- New Wrinkles in the Ice Cream Trade Aug. 1930, p. 9
- Dry Ice Aug. 1930, p. 10
- Moving Things from Place to Place Sept. 1930, p. 6
- High Heat Resisted by New Compound Sept. 1930, p. 15
The Trade & Its Work
Union Business
- Report of the General President (Carey Company violation at Olean, J-M "preferred contractor," "Sprayo" air-gun insulation, Lindsay shop, Brooklyn Navy Yard charter) Jan. 1930, p. 10
- Official Directory, Meeting Places and Addresses of Secretaries Jan. 1930, p. 20
- Semi-Annual Meeting, General Executive Board (Washington, March 10) Feb. 1930, p. 6
- Official Directory, Meeting Places and Addresses of Secretaries Feb. 1930, p. 20
- Semi-Annual Meeting, General Executive Board (Washington, March 10-14) Mar. 1930, p. 8
- The New England Joint Conference (minutes) Mar. 1930, p. 15
- Official Directory, Meeting Places and Addresses of Secretaries Mar. 1930, p. 20
- Report of the General President (Carey Company arbitration, Baker Company settlement, Local 3 Carey strike, Philadelphia strike, Chicago convention city) Apr. 1930, p. 5
- Report of the Proceedings of the General Executive Board (Washington, March 10-14) Apr. 1930, p. 8
- Official Directory, Meeting Places and Addresses of Secretaries Apr. 1930, p. 24
- Official Directory, Meeting Places and Addresses of Secretaries May 1930, p. 24
- General Secretary-Treasurer's Report to the Executive Board (finances, convention cities requested, charters, strikes and agreements, new members, wage scales, fines, charges preferred) June 1930, p. 12
- Official Directory, Meeting Places and Addresses of Secretaries June 1930, p. 28
- The Convention Call (Fourteenth Convention, Palmer House, Chicago, September 8, 1930) July 1930, p. 11
- The Report of the General President (Carey "outside" work struck in Cleveland and Akron, Armstrong Cork Company conference, "Code of Workmanship" in the New York agreement, Southwest oil and power work) July 1930, p. 15
- Official Directory, Meeting Places and Addresses of Secretaries July 1930, p. 24
- The Convention Call (Fourteenth Convention, Palmer House, Chicago, September 8, 1930) Aug. 1930, p. 8
- Official Directory, Meeting Places and Addresses of Secretaries Aug. 1930, p. 20
- The Convention Call (Fourteenth Convention, Palmer House, Chicago, September 8, 1930) Sept. 1930, p. 8
- Official Directory, Meeting Places and Addresses of Secretaries Sept. 1930, p. 27
In the Library
Pages on this site about the products and companies these issues name:
- Asbestos Rogue’s Gallery Johns-Manville: No Merger by Johns-Manville Corporation (correction) (Jan. 1930, p. 16)
- Asbestosis: The "Pulmonary Asbestosis" Menace (Sept. 1930, p. 9)
Cited by Barry Castleman
In Asbestos: Medical and Legal Aspects (5th edition, 2005), which cites it in:
- Chapter 1 (The Development of Knowledge About Asbestosis), p. 15, note 75
Cited on this site
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