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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 1940 (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
- 1940
- Rights
- Published in 1940 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
40 pp. · PDF, 2.4 MB
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July
30 pp. · PDF, 1.7 MB
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October
40 pp. · PDF, 2.5 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
- Were There No Labor Movement? Jan. 1940, p. 4
- The Editor's Page (The Use of Freedom) Apr. 1940, p. 12
- "The Fifth Column", by Dr. Charles Stelzle July 1940, p. 3
- The Editor's Page (Editorial on preparedness and freedom) July 1940, p. 8
- The Editor's Page Oct. 1940, p. 14
Employers, Contractors & Agreements
- Local Wage Rates (hourly scales by city) Jan. 1940, p. 10
- Local Wage Rates (hourly scales by city) Apr. 1940, p. 10
- Local Wage Rates (hourly scales by city) July 1940, p. 10
- Local Wage Rates (hourly scales by city) Oct. 1940, p. 10
Local Unions & Correspondence
- Correspondence: Local 17 and Local 1 ("Mr. Mulligan Goes To St. Louis"), Local 43, Local 1 on Christmas Eve job and others Jan. 1940, p. 12
- Minutes of the California State Conference of Asbestos Workers Jan. 1940, p. 15
- Minutes of the New York State Conference of Asbestos Workers (Ric-wil and Ehret underground piping) Jan. 1940, p. 18
- Minutes of the Pacific Northwest Conference and the New England States Conference of Asbestos Workers (International Code of Workmanship; Lotz and New England Insulation companies) Jan. 1940, p. 19
- Correspondence: Southwest States Conference luncheon, Oklahoma City (photograph) Apr. 1940, p. 14
- Correspondence: Local 17 anniversary party, Local 26, Jacksonville (Local 13) and others Apr. 1940, p. 15
- Minutes of the New York State Conference of Asbestos Workers (unemployment insurance clause; Workmen's Compensation Act) Apr. 1940, p. 18
- Minutes of the Middle Atlantic States Conference of Asbestos Workers, Wilmington Apr. 1940, p. 19
- Minutes of the New England States Conference of Asbestos Workers, Hartford (Philip Carey Co. and New England Insulation Co. open shops) Apr. 1940, p. 20
- Minutes of the Southwest States Conference of Asbestos Workers, Oklahoma City (constitution and by-laws; guest manufacturers) Apr. 1940, p. 22
- Minutes of the Central States Conference (Local 44, Columbus, and others) Apr. 1940, p. 25
- Correspondence: Local 11 Baltimore on new Joint Trade Agreement; Local 21 Shreveport luncheon and others July 1940, p. 12
- Minutes of the New England States Conference of Asbestos Workers, Hartford (Code of Workmanship; sewed canvas) July 1940, p. 14
- Minutes of the New York State Conference of Asbestos Workers (Oswego Power House insulation types; defense work) July 1940, p. 16
- Local No. 17, Chicago, Found One Hundred Per Cent American (citizenship meeting, July 2, 1940) Oct. 1940, p. 2
- Correspondence: Local 14 outing; Local 21 luncheon for Southwest Conference at the Baker Hotel, Dallas, with manufacturers' representatives Oct. 1940, p. 12
- Minutes of the Central States Conference of Asbestos Workers, Akron (Johns-Manville among shops without signed agreements) Oct. 1940, p. 16
- Minutes of the New York State Conference of Asbestos Workers Oct. 1940, p. 20
- Minutes of the New England States Conference of Asbestos Workers, Wethersfield (Code of Workmanship: covering over tees on sweat joints) Oct. 1940, p. 22
- Minutes of the Southwest States Conference special meeting, Dallas (Johns-Manville representative at the agreement conference) Oct. 1940, p. 25
Materials & Manufacturers
Members
- In Memoriam: deceased members (Local 1, St. Louis, and others) Jan. 1940, p. 5
- In Memoriam: deceased members (Locals 2, 3, 11, 12, 17, 19, 25, 27 and others) Apr. 1940, p. 17
- In Memoriam: Edward Redmond (Local 12), C. A. Stroud (Local 28), John Kohler (Local 47) July 1940, p. 7
- In Memoriam: deceased members (Locals 1, 2 and others) Oct. 1940, p. 5
Special Features
- Photographs: outing at Walkers Grove, September 24, 1939 Jan. 1940, p. 16
- Asbestos Workers Local 21 luncheon, Washington Youree Hotel, Shreveport, May 18, 1940 (photograph) July 1940, p. 9
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt, "The Chief" (portrait) Oct. 1940, p. 3
- Photograph: Local 25 on Labor Day parade; Local 25 Detroit (see Correspondence) Oct. 1940, p. 4
- Photograph: Local 25 Labor Day parade Oct. 1940, p. 9
- Photograph: Local 21 luncheon, Dallas (Southwest Conference delegates and guests) Oct. 1940, p. 15
- Photographs: Asbestos Workers Local No. 17 "Americanism" meeting, Chicago, July 2, 1940 Oct. 1940, p. 18
The Trade & Its Work
Union Business
- Report of the General President (Alfol conference, Ric-wil Company shop, notice of March Board meeting) Jan. 1940, p. 1
- Report of the Secretary-Treasurer, with new members Jan. 1940, p. 6
- Editor's Page (Official Journal masthead and editorial) Jan. 1940, p. 8
- Official Directory, Meeting Places and Addresses of Secretaries Jan. 1940, p. 22
- Annual Session of the General Executive Board (minutes and decisions, March 1940: charters at Columbia S. C., Amarillo, Charleston marine; audit) Apr. 1940, p. 1
- Report of the General President (Ric-wil Company agreement, death of plumbers' president John Coefield, Meany dinner) Apr. 1940, p. 6
- Report of the Secretary-Treasurer, with new members Apr. 1940, p. 8
- Official Directory, Meeting Places and Addresses of Secretaries Apr. 1940, p. 26
- Report of the General President (on illness, Wilmington and Allentown meetings; work "very little if any improvement") July 1940, p. 1
- Report of the Secretary-Treasurer (Navy Yard wage hearings; Baltimore Joint Trade Agreement; funeral of Local 12 Business Agent) July 1940, p. 4
- Charters issued, new members and reinstated members July 1940, p. 6
- Official Directory, Meeting Places and Addresses of Secretaries July 1940, p. 18
- Report of the General President (conference with Vice-Presidents; New York State Federation convention; defense program) Oct. 1940, p. 1
- Report of the Secretary-Treasurer, with new members Oct. 1940, p. 6
- "Americanism": International constitution on citizenship of members Oct. 1940, p. 8
- Official Directory, Meeting Places and Addresses of Secretaries Oct. 1940, p. 26
In the Library
Pages on this site about the products and companies these issues name:
- Asbestos Rogue’s Gallery Johns-Manville: Minutes of the Central States Conference of Asbestos Workers, Akron (Johns-Manville among shops without signed agreements) (Oct. 1940, p. 16)
Cited on this site
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