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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 1939 (Volume 11), 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 11
- Date
- 1939
- Rights
- Published in 1939 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
36 pp. · PDF, 2.2 MB
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April
36 pp. · PDF, 2.3 MB
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July
36 pp. · PDF, 2.3 MB
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October
44 pp. · PDF, 3.1 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.
Editorials & Essays
- Workers Must Join (labor gets what it is strong enough to command) Jan. 1939, p. 5
- The Editor's Page: Social Security Act extension proposals Jan. 1939, p. 14
- The Editor's Page: Bill excluding aliens who advocate changing the form of government Apr. 1939, p. 4
- Only Live Unions Can Function Apr. 1939, p. 14
- The Editor's Page: Union Building Program (Cincinnati Robal Housing Project), by I. M. Ornburn July 1939, p. 12
Employers, Contractors & Agreements
- Local Wage Rates (table by local and city) Jan. 1939, p. 10
- Decisions (Local No. 44, Columbus, vs. Al Gay of Local No. 3 and other cases) Apr. 1939, p. 3
- Local Wage Rates (table by local and city) Apr. 1939, p. 10
- General Executive Board: Eagle-Picher Sales Company declared a "recognized fair shop" after the Roby, Ind. non-union operation July 1939, p. 3
- Local Wage Rates (hourly scales by city) July 1939, p. 10
- Local Wage Rates (hourly scales by city) Oct. 1939, p. 10
Labor Movement & Legislation
- Help Fight Infantile Paralysis (Labor's Silver Salute, President's birthday); Labor Fights for the Health of All America Jan. 1939, p. 4
- Labor Laws Gained by the A. F. of L. Jan. 1939, p. 12
- Social Security (Social Security Act amendments) Apr. 1939, p. 2
- U. S. H. A. Costs Below Private Costs July 1939, p. 17
- George Meany Elected Secretary-Treasurer, American Federation of Labor (photograph) Oct. 1939, p. 3
- C. I. O. Main Barrier to Labor Peace Oct. 1939, p. 4
Local Unions & Correspondence
- Local No. 12 invitation to hold the 1939 General Executive Board session in New York City (World's Fair) Jan. 1939, p. 8
- Photograph: Asbestos Workers' annual affair, 1938 (sideways) Jan. 1939, p. 15
- From the Local Unions (Local No. 53 New Orleans, Local No. 51 Louisville, Local No. 43 Springfield and others) Jan. 1939, p. 16
- Minutes of the New York State Conference (Syracuse, December 10, 1938) Jan. 1939, p. 18
- Minutes of the New England States Conference (Hartford): Vice-President Hoff thanks delegates for messages during his recent illness Jan. 1939, p. 20
- From the Local Unions (Local No. 79 Dayton, Local No. 44 Columbus and others) Apr. 1939, p. 8
- Photograph: Southwest States Conference delegates, Tulsa (sideways) Apr. 1939, p. 12
- Minutes of the Pacific Northwest Conference (Portland, March 11, 1939) Apr. 1939, p. 15
- Correspondence: Testimonial Dinner Dance for Secretary-Treasurer Sickles, Local 33, New Haven July 1939, p. 14
- Minutes of the California State Conference of Asbestos Workers (cork insulation jurisdiction; apprentice law) July 1939, p. 18
- Minutes of the New England States Conference of Asbestos Workers, Hartford July 1939, p. 19
- Minutes of the Virginia State Conference of Asbestos Workers, Richmond July 1939, p. 20
- Minutes of a state conference meeting (delegates from Birmingham, Nashville and Atlanta locals) July 1939, p. 21
- Correspondence (Locals 61, 8, 87 and others; Southwest Conference luncheon guest list) Oct. 1939, p. 12
- Minutes of the Central States Conference of Asbestos Workers, Columbus (Locals 44, 84 and others) Oct. 1939, p. 19
- Minutes of the New England States Conference of Asbestos Workers, Providence Oct. 1939, p. 22
- Minutes of the Middle Atlantic States Conference (organized), and of the Southwest States Conference, San Antonio Oct. 1939, p. 23
- Minutes of the New York State Conference of Asbestos Workers (Laco Company, Jamestown; compensation insurance clause) Oct. 1939, p. 25
- Minutes of the California State Conference of Asbestos Workers (Armstrong Cork at the Sacramento State Building; "We Do Not Patronize" list) Oct. 1939, p. 29
Materials & Manufacturers
- Minutes of the Southwest States Conference (Tulsa): luncheon guests from Johns-Manville and Standard Apr. 1939, p. 18
- Insulation work performed by members of Local 45, Toledo, and travelers: Sun Oil Refinery (photographs) Oct. 1939, p. 5
- Insulation work performed by members of Local 21, Dallas, Fort Worth and Shreveport: Fort Worth National Bank, 26-story air-conditioned building (photograph) Oct. 1939, p. 7
Members
- In Memoriam (members named, no cause given) Jan. 1939, p. 9
- In Memoriam (members named, no cause given) Apr. 1939, p. 13
- In Memoriam: nine deceased members (Locals 9, 12, 16, 17, 24, 30, 38) July 1939, p. 16
- In Memoriam: nineteen deceased members (Locals 2, 6, 11, 12, 17, 19-B, 24, 25, 50, 61, 74, 94) Oct. 1939, p. 16
Special Features
The Trade & Its Work
- Winter Building No Hazard Now (home insulation in a continuous blanket in walls and roof) Jan. 1939, p. 3
- Agreement between the Sheet Metal Workers' International Association and the International (April 13, 1939): insulating and acoustical materials on ducts for ventilation and air conditioning Apr. 1939, p. 5
Union Business
- Report of the General President (Joseph A. Mullaney; funeral of Sheet Metal Workers' President Hynes, wage increases) Jan. 1939, p. 2
- Report of the Secretary-Treasurer (C. W. Sickles; funeral of a Local No. 33 "old-timer") Jan. 1939, p. 6
- Charters issued, new, reinstated and suspended members Jan. 1939, p. 7
- Official Directory (International officers, conferences, local unions) Jan. 1939, p. 22
- Report of the General President (Joseph A. Mullaney; Local Nos. 25 and 47, Youngstown agreement, anthracite region) Apr. 1939, p. 1
- Report of the Secretary-Treasurer (C. W. Sickles; American Federation of Labor conference) Apr. 1939, p. 6
- Official Directory (International officers, conferences, local unions) Apr. 1939, p. 22
- Annual Session of the General Executive Board (minutes, June 5-9, 1939, Hotel McAlpin, New York) July 1939, p. 1
- Report of the General President (duct lining settlement with the Sheet Metal Workers; shop work) July 1939, p. 6
- Report of the Secretary-Treasurer, with charters and new members July 1939, p. 8
- Official Directory, Meeting Places and Addresses of Secretaries July 1939, p. 22
- Report of the General President (conferences with employers: Carey Company, Armstrong, Badham Insulation; Toledo and St. Louis settlements) Oct. 1939, p. 1
- Report of the Secretary-Treasurer (Armstrong Cork Company conference on an issue affecting Local 11; lifting of supervision of Local 79) Oct. 1939, p. 6
- Charters and new members Oct. 1939, p. 8
- Decision in the case of Local 86, Nashville, against members of Local 48, Atlanta Oct. 1939, p. 18
- Official Directory, Meeting Places and Addresses of Secretaries Oct. 1939, p. 30
In the Library
Pages on this site about the products and companies these issues name:
- Asbestos Rogue’s Gallery Johns-Manville: Minutes of the Southwest States Conference (Tulsa): luncheon guests from Johns-Manville and Standard (Apr. 1939, p. 18)
Cited on this site
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