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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 1936 (Volume 10), 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 10
- Date
- 1936
- Rights
- Published in 1936 by the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers. The journal was never registered for copyright and no issue was renewed (searched in the Catalog of Copyright Entries and the Copyright Office's records, November 2026); in the public domain in the United States.
The issues
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January
34 pp. · PDF, 2.3 MB
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April
40 pp. · PDF, 2.4 MB
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July
36 pp. · PDF, 2.1 MB
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October
36 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
Editorials & Essays
- The Asbestos Worker: editorial page (state of the building industry since 1928) Jan. 1936, p. 10
- The Asbestos Worker: Auto Air Conditioning; Construction Rise (editorial page) Apr. 1936, p. 12
- The Editor's Page: The Supreme Court Invites Criticism; Labor Bill Signed July 1936, p. 13
- The Editor's Page: Labor Shortage (WPA and private employment) Oct. 1936, p. 13
Employers, Contractors & Agreements
- Local Wage Rates (hourly rates by local; maximum weekly hours; 40-hour week, 30 hours at Seattle, Portland, Tacoma and Mobile) Apr. 1936, p. 18
- Settlement of Jurisdictional Disputes: Rules of Procedure (Building Trades Department plan, March 25, 1936) Oct. 1936, p. 1
- Local Union Wage Rates (table by local and city) Oct. 1936, p. 6
Labor Movement & Legislation
- Labor Joins in the President's Birthday Ball (infantile paralysis funds, Georgia Warm Springs Foundation) Jan. 1936, p. 3
- Labor Board to Appeal Decision Voiding the Wagner Act Jan. 1936, p. 5
- Augusta A. & P. Stores Remodeled by Union Men; Wagner Says 14,000,000 New Homes Are Needed Jan. 1936, p. 7
- Child Labor Increasing (National Child Labor Committee) Jan. 1936, p. 15
- Strikebreaking and Spy Activities Outlined (from an article by Edward Levinson) Jan. 1936, p. 16
- "So Say We All" (labor news items) Jan. 1936, p. 17
- Resolution on a Public Housing Program (A. F. of L. Atlantic City convention, October 1935) Jan. 1936, p. 18
- Unions Are Aid to Good Citizenship Jan. 1936, p. 20
- Making the Town Behave (company towns and unions) Jan. 1936, p. 21
- Greed of Employers Scored by Mgr. Ryan; Associated Press Attacks Wagner-Connery Law Jan. 1936, p. 22
- Unemployed 11 Million (William Green) Jan. 1936, p. 23
- The Building Trades Department of the A. F. of L.: Special Convention, March 25, 1936 (jurisdictional disputes, National Joint Board and referee) Apr. 1936, p. 10
- The Brown Derby That Went High Hat; Company Unions (government study) Apr. 1936, p. 17
- It Speaks For Itself (Herbert Morrison on British and American housing) July 1936, p. 21
- U. S. Contracts Bill Passed by Congress; Injured WPA Workers Are Entitled to Compensation July 1936, p. 23
- Labor policies of the Resettlement Administration Oct. 1936, p. 23
Local Unions & Correspondence
- Minutes of Meeting of New York State Conference of Asbestos Workers (Syracuse, October 19, 1935) Jan. 1936, p. 8
- Correspondence: Local 88 Richmond and others on visits of the General President and Secretary-Treasurer Jan. 1936, p. 14
- Correspondence: Local 30 Syracuse strike (wage $1.12 1/2 an hour), Local 38 Wilkes-Barre, Local 4 Buffalo, Local 21 Dallas, Local 28 and others Apr. 1936, p. 20
- Minutes of the Southwest States Conference of Asbestos Workers, Dallas (January 13, 1936) Apr. 1936, p. 24
- Southwest Conference minutes (continued): Tulsa report on the Standard Asbestos Co. of Kansas City, Eagle-Picher and Johns-Manville contracts Apr. 1936, p. 25
- Minutes of Meeting of New England States Conference of Asbestos Workers (New Haven, January 18, 1936) Apr. 1936, p. 26
- Minutes of Meeting of New York State Conference of Asbestos Workers (Syracuse, January 11, 1936) Apr. 1936, p. 27
- From the Local Unions (Locals 84 Akron and 18 Indianapolis, on visits by President Mullaney and Secretary Sickles) July 1936, p. 14
- Photograph: Vice-President Mulligan with Governor Horner of Illinois July 1936, p. 16
- Minutes of the Virginia State Conference (Newport News and Richmond), New York State Conference (Syracuse) and New England States Conference (Boston) July 1936, p. 17
- Photograph: Duquesne Power Company, Brunot's Island Plant, Pittsburgh (Smith-Tottman Co.) July 1936, p. 22
- Photographs: outings of Chicago Local No. 17 (soft-ball, "St. Louis vs. Chicago") and Baltimore Local No. 11 Oct. 1936, p. 3
- From the Local Unions (Locals 17 Chicago, 11 Baltimore, 21 Dallas and others) Oct. 1936, p. 14
- Minutes of the Virginia State Conference (Portsmouth), New York State and New England States Conferences Oct. 1936, p. 16
- Photograph: Annual Picnic of Dallas Local No. 21, September 5, 1936 Oct. 1936, p. 22
Materials & Manufacturers
- Advertisement: Taft's Ideal Expansion Pipe Covering, "Meeting the Demand for a Modern Covering" (The P. M. Taft Asbestos Company, Inc., Holyoke, Mass.) Apr. 1936, p. 2
- Advertisement: P. M. Taft Asbestos Company, Taft's Ideal Expansion Pipe Covering July 1936, p. 2
- Advertisement: P. M. Taft Asbestos Company pipe covering (white gloss finish) Oct. 1936, p. 2
Members
- In Memoriam: John Gavin (Local 4), George Miller, John Kerr (Local 12), L. M. Tiefer (Local 16) Jan. 1936, p. 9
- In Memoriam: Wm. Grau, George McArthur, M. O. Taitle (Local 3), Michael J. Coughlin (Local 4), William Steinberger, William Durkin (Local 17), Jesse B. Mellor (Local 35), Charles Martin (Local 37), Thomas J. O'Connor (Local 43) Apr. 1936, p. 9
- In Memoriam (three members named, no cause given) July 1936, p. 10
- In Memoriam (nine members named, no cause given) Oct. 1936, p. 21
Special Features
The Trade & Its Work
Union Business
- Notice of General Executive Board Meeting (March 1936) Jan. 1936, p. 11
- Report of the Secretary-Treasurer (Virginia State Conference, federal agencies' trade classification, PWA and WPA) Jan. 1936, p. 12
- Charter revoked, Local 46, Elmira, N. Y.; new members and withdrawal cards (lists) Jan. 1936, p. 13
- Official Directory, International officers Jan. 1936, p. 24
- Official Directory: local unions (Locals 1-94) Jan. 1936, p. 25
- Minutes of the General Executive Board, Washington, March 9-12, 1936 (appeals and trials) Apr. 1936, p. 3
- General Executive Board minutes (continued): Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday sessions, March 10-11, 1936 Apr. 1936, p. 5
- Report of the General President (March 31, 1936: Syracuse, St. Louis Joint Trade Agreement dinner, Dallas, Local 25 assessment) Apr. 1936, p. 7
- Report of the Secretary-Treasurer (March 31, 1936: unionizing the Fredericksburg Insulation Company, Local 32, Local 33 agreement, New England Conference) Apr. 1936, p. 13
- Fines and penalties; Charters Revoked (Locals 15 Winnipeg, 23 Montreal, 47 Rock Island, 54 Vancouver, 92 Duluth); New Members Apr. 1936, p. 15
- Official Directory, International officers Apr. 1936, p. 30
- Official Directory: local unions (Locals 1-94) Apr. 1936, p. 32
- Report of the General President (Joseph A. Mullaney; Joint Trade Agreements, wage increases, local charters) July 1936, p. 4
- Report of the Secretary-Treasurer (C. W. Sickles; local bookkeeping system, Virginia and other conferences) July 1936, p. 7
- Decisions of the General President and Secretary-Treasurer (Fleming vs. Local No. 19; St. Paul charter request; Local No. 91 vs. Belanich) July 1936, p. 9
- Local wage increases, charters restored, new, reinstated, suspended and lapsed members July 1936, p. 11
- Official Directory (International officers, state conferences, local unions) July 1936, p. 24
- Report of the General President (Joseph A. Mullaney; Connecticut and Detroit agreements, Local No. 14 shop work) Oct. 1936, p. 4
- Report of the Secretary-Treasurer (C. W. Sickles) Oct. 1936, p. 8
- Local wage increases, new, reinstated, suspended and lapsed members Oct. 1936, p. 11
- Official Directory (International officers, state conferences, local unions) Oct. 1936, p. 24
In the Library
Pages on this site about the products and companies these issues name:
- Asbestos Pipe Insulation and Block Insulation Exposure: Advertisement: Taft's Ideal Expansion Pipe Covering, "Meeting the Demand for a Modern Covering" (The P. M. Taft Asbestos Company, Inc., Holyoke, Mass.) (Apr. 1936, p. 2)
- Asbestos Rogue’s Gallery Johns-Manville: Southwest Conference minutes (continued): Tulsa report on the Standard Asbestos Co. of Kansas City, Eagle-Picher and Johns-Manville contracts (Apr. 1936, p. 25)
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