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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 1942 (Volumes 11 and 12), 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, Volumes 11 and 12
- Date
- 1942
- Rights
- Published in 1942 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
40 pp. · PDF, 2.5 MB
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April
44 pp. · PDF, 2.7 MB
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July
44 pp. · PDF, 2.7 MB
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October
70 pp. · PDF, 4.6 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
- Glass Insulation To Date (continued): Local Union premiums; Massachusetts Division of Occupational Hygiene report on Fiberglas hazards Jan. 1942, p. 17
- Minutes of the California State Conference of Asbestos Workers (premium and respirators for glass insulation; shipyard work) Jan. 1942, p. 24
- Glass Insulation To Date (continued): Local Union premiums and employer-furnished safeguards Apr. 1942, p. 14
- Minutes of the Southeast States Conference; Pacific Northwest Conference: discussion of glass insulation and protective equipment Apr. 1942, p. 30
- Glass Insulation to Date (Continued from page 12, April 1942, Journal) July 1942, p. 12
Editorials & Essays
- The Editor's Page Apr. 1942, p. 11
- Editorial page (masthead; continuation of the wage stabilization order) July 1942, p. 18
- Editorial page (masthead; Convention editorial) Oct. 1942, p. 32
Employers, Contractors & Agreements
- Local Wage Rates (hourly scales by city) Jan. 1942, p. 10
- Local Wage Rates (hourly scales by city) Apr. 1942, p. 12
- Local Wage Rates July 1942, p. 10
- Riley Stoker in Line (agreement with Local 43, Springfield, Mass.) July 1942, p. 23
- Local Wage Rates (average wage rate in the United States $1.60 per hour) Oct. 1942, p. 15
- Agreement signed with the John J. Kernan Company, Pittsburgh (Local 2), industrial construction for power, oil and steam industries Oct. 1942, p. 43
Labor Movement & Legislation
- Resolution adopted by the Building and Construction Trades Department, December 11, 1941 (war pledge); Generals Somervell and Moreell address conference Jan. 1942, p. 4
- President Wilson on labor in wartime (quotation from the Council of National Defense, 1917) July 1942, p. 9
- Wages Stabilized "For Duration" (wartime agreement between the Building and Construction Trades Department and the Government) July 1942, p. 17
- United States Treasury Department citation to The Asbestos Worker for War Bond promotion (Labor Day 1942), with note on War Bonds purchased by Local Unions Oct. 1942, p. 4
- Letter from the White House acknowledging the Convention resolution of support Oct. 1942, p. 42
- U.S. Department of Labor determination under Executive Order 9248 on overtime pay in the Building and Construction Trades Wage Stabilization Agreement Oct. 1942, p. 44
Local Unions & Correspondence
- Correspondence: Local 5 Los Angeles, Local 30 Syracuse and others Jan. 1942, p. 12
- Correspondence: Local 21 luncheon with employers (Armstrong Cork, Southwest Insulation and Packing, Eagle-Picher Sales) Jan. 1942, p. 14
- Minutes of the Middle Atlantic States Conference of Asbestos Workers Jan. 1942, p. 20
- Minutes of the New England States Conference of Asbestos Workers Jan. 1942, p. 21
- Minutes of the New York State Conference of Asbestos Workers (Syracuse) Jan. 1942, p. 23
- Correspondence: Local 17 "Navy Night", Local 5 and others (with photographs) Apr. 1942, p. 10
- Minutes of the California State Conference of Asbestos Workers, Fresno Apr. 1942, p. 21
- Minutes of the Middle Atlantic States Conference of Asbestos Workers, Allentown Apr. 1942, p. 24
- Minutes of the New York State Conference of Asbestos Workers (defense jobs; Buffalo T.N.T. plant) Apr. 1942, p. 25
- Minutes of the New England States Conference of Asbestos Workers Apr. 1942, p. 26
- Minutes of the Southwest States Conference of Asbestos Workers, Tulsa Apr. 1942, p. 28
- Letter from Brother Ray Carmody, Honolulu, to Vice President Mulligan on conditions of employment of Local 17 members in the Pacific July 1942, p. 16
- Minutes of Meeting of Southeast States Conference of Asbestos Workers, Atlanta, June 6, 1942 July 1942, p. 24
- Minutes of Meeting of California State Conference of Asbestos Workers, Fresno, June 7, 1942 July 1942, p. 26
- Minutes of New England States Conference of Asbestos Workers, Providence (Locals 6, 31, 33, 43) July 1942, p. 26
- Minutes of Meeting of New York State Conference of Asbestos Workers, Syracuse, June 13, 1942 July 1942, p. 28
- Minutes of New England States Conference of Asbestos Workers, Cleveland, September 17, 1942 Oct. 1942, p. 45
- Minutes of Middle Atlantic States Conference, Cleveland, September 1942 (includes complaint over Corning Glass Company piping insulated by non-union pipe coverers) Oct. 1942, p. 47
- Minutes of Central States Conference, Cleveland, September 1942 (Locals 44, 25 and others) Oct. 1942, p. 49
Materials & Manufacturers
- Report of the General President (Armstrong Cork Company to distribute and apply Keasbey and Mattison heat insulation; Johns-Manville office conference for Local 6-B) Jan. 1942, p. 1
- Armstrong Cork Company, Lancaster: letter listing Locals' territories where it becomes exclusive distributor and applicator for Keasbey and Mattison Company heat insulation products (November 20, 1941) Jan. 1942, p. 3
Members
- In Memoriam: twelve deceased members (Locals 4, 5, 9, 12, 17, 36, 38, 74) Jan. 1942, p. 16
- In Memoriam: six deceased members (Locals 12, 16, 28, 50, 78) Apr. 1942, p. 15
- Honor Roll: Members Who Have Joined the Armed Forces July 1942, p. 3
- In Memoriam: eight members named (Locals 3, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 25) July 1942, p. 13
- Chicago Asbestos Workers volunteer for naval construction in the Pacific, by Thomas J. Wren (reproduced from the Butcher Workman) July 1942, p. 14
- Photograph: Hugh Mulligan passing out $100 bills to Local 17 members who volunteered for naval work in the Pacific July 1942, p. 20
- In Memoriam: fourteen members named (Locals 2, 5, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 28, 31, 32, 32-B, 55 and others) Oct. 1942, p. 31
- Honor Roll: Members Who Have Joined the Armed Forces Oct. 1942, p. 41
- Biographies of the newly elected Vice Presidents: James J. Dalton (Local 3), A. L. Hullinghorst (Local 53), Henry H. Thompson (Local 5) Oct. 1942, p. 52
Special Features
- Defense Bonds Purchased by the International and affiliated Local Unions Apr. 1942, p. 19
- Photographs: Southwest States Conference luncheon, Tulsa; Local 17 members signing with the Navy Apr. 1942, p. 20
- Photographs: Joseph A. Mullaney, first elected International President in 1912, starting his 31st year Oct. 1942, p. 3
- Photographs: Cleveland (1942) Convention opening session, officers and delegates, and convention guests Oct. 1942, p. 33
Union Business
- Report of the Secretary-Treasurer (plasterers used as improvers; New England conference) Jan. 1942, p. 6
- Charters and new members Jan. 1942, p. 8
- Notice of General Executive Board meeting, March 9, 1942; Defense Bonds appeal Jan. 1942, p. 20
- Official Directory, Meeting Places and Addresses of Secretaries Jan. 1942, p. 26
- Annual Session of the General Executive Board (minutes, March 9-12, 1942; Convention city Cleveland; improver and mechanic rulings for the emergency) Apr. 1942, p. 3
- Report of the General President (Columbia Power and Light Company; Metal Trades and Building Trades conferences) Apr. 1942, p. 8
- Report of the Secretary-Treasurer, with charters and new members Apr. 1942, p. 16
- Official Directory, Meeting Places and Addresses of Secretaries Apr. 1942, p. 32
- The Convention Call (Sixteenth Convention, Hotel Hollenden, Cleveland, September 14, 1942), with representation, credentials and hotel rates July 1942, p. 2
- Report of the General President (Local 25 Detroit strike settled; C. F. Braun & Company to sign with Local 5; Local 12 election; New England Conference) July 1942, p. 1
- Report of the Secretary-Treasurer (with new members, charters issued and members suspended) July 1942, p. 5
- Defense Bonds Purchased by Affiliated Local Unions July 1942, p. 22
- Official Directory, Meeting Places and Addresses of Secretaries July 1942, p. 30
- Convention Cities and Dates, 1903-1942 Oct. 1942, p. 2
- Proceedings of the Sixteenth Convention, Hotel Hollenden, Cleveland, September 14-18, 1942: opening session, welcoming telegrams, Committee on Credentials (106 delegates) Oct. 1942, p. 5
- Convention: Report of the General President (activities, War Bonds, Withdrawal Cards for members in the armed forces, insurance for business agents "in accidents or fatalities") Oct. 1942, p. 12
- Convention: Report of the Secretary-Treasurer and Financial Statement, August 1, 1937 to June 30, 1942 Oct. 1942, p. 13
- Convention: Committee reports (Rules, Credentials, Resolutions, General Executive Board Report) and nomination and election of officers Oct. 1942, p. 18
- General Executive Board Pre-Convention Meeting and Post-Convention Meeting (including the Mundet Cork Corporation complaint against a member) Oct. 1942, p. 26
- Report of the General President, Toronto, October 3, 1942 Oct. 1942, p. 28
- Constitution Notes (travelers' dues, new classifications, mortuary fund benefits, accident insurance for business agents) Oct. 1942, p. 30
- Report of the Secretary-Treasurer, Toronto, October 3, 1942 (with new members and members suspended) Oct. 1942, p. 36
- Official Directory, Meeting Places and Addresses of Secretaries Oct. 1942, p. 58
In the Library
Pages on this site about the products and companies these issues name:
- Asbestos Rogue’s Gallery Johns-Manville: Report of the General President (Armstrong Cork Company to distribute and apply Keasbey and Mattison heat insulation; Johns-Manville office conference for Local 6-B) (Jan. 1942, p. 1)
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