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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 1948 (Volume 13), 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 13
- Date
- 1948
- Rights
- Published in 1948 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
20 pp. · PDF, 1.9 MB
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April
28 pp. · PDF, 2.7 MB
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July
24 pp. · PDF, 2.0 MB
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October
23 pp. · PDF, 2.0 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
- Editorial: Labor's Politics (Labor's Educational and Political League); Support the March of Dimes Jan. 1948, p. 3
- Wealthy Industrialist Warns (Robert Wood Johnson's "Or Forfeit Freedom") Jan. 1948, p. 5
- Editorial: Labor's League for Political Education Apr. 1948, p. 9
- Editorial: Free Press July 1948, p. 8
- It's Up to You (back-page election appeal) July 1948, p. 22
Employers, Contractors & Agreements
- Local Wage Rates Jan. 1948, p. 10
- Local Wage Rates Apr. 1948, p. 10
- Local Wage Rates July 1948, p. 10
- Local Wage Rates Oct. 1948, p. 9
- New England conference: a Massachusetts local seeks hospital and surgical expenses for members and families, a death benefit and two weeks' vacation in its new agreement Oct. 1948, p. 12
Labor Movement & Legislation
- Trade Notes: How New Mediation Service Will Work; Expert Commends Building Industry Jan. 1948, p. 6
- U.S. Department of Labor: filing under the Labor-Management Relations Act (Second filing) Apr. 1948, p. 8
- Trade Notes: Amending the Law of July 16, 1862 (navy yard wage boards); Act Retards Labor Peace Apr. 1948, p. 14
- Building and Construction Trades Department circular to presidents and secretaries of unions and councils July 1948, p. 3
- Are You a Free Rider?, by George Meany (Labor's League for Political Education) Oct. 1948, p. 2
- Maurice J. Tobin Appointed Secretary of Labor Oct. 1948, p. 10
- Ten issues before the country: how your candidate rates (back page) Oct. 1948, p. 21
Local Unions & Correspondence
- Conference meetings: Middle Atlantic States, New England and other conferences Jan. 1948, p. 11
- Minutes of conference meetings: Middle Atlantic, Midwest States, New England and others Apr. 1948, p. 17
- Correspondence: Local 78, Birmingham, testimonial; March of Dimes certificate of appreciation July 1948, p. 11
- Minutes of conference meetings: Central States, Middle Atlantic, New York State, Southwest and others July 1948, p. 12
- Correspondence: Local 53, New Orleans, testimonial dinner to Vice President Hullinghorst (photograph and letter) Oct. 1948, p. 6
- Correspondence: testimonial dinners of Locals 53, 72 and 33 (contractors' representatives attending) Oct. 1948, p. 8
- Minutes of conference meetings: Middle Atlantic, New England, Southeast and other states Oct. 1948, p. 11
Members
- Vice President Mulligan, starting his 21st year as Vice President (portrait page) Jan. 1948, p. 1
- Vice President Dalton, starting his 11th year as Vice President (portrait page) Apr. 1948, p. 1
- Address Delivered by President Mullaney at the Testimonial Dinner on His Sixtieth Anniversary as an Asbestos Worker Apr. 1948, p. 3
- The Unsung Glory of the Home Insulator (verse) Apr. 1948, p. 7
- Vice President Hunter, starting his 11th year as Vice President (portrait page) July 1948, p. 1
- In Memoriam (members' registration and local numbers; no causes given) July 1948, p. 7
- Vice President Dalton, starting his 7th year as Vice President (portrait page) Oct. 1948, p. 2
- In Memoriam (members' names, registration and local numbers; no causes given) Oct. 1948, p. 5
Special Features
- Some Facts About Your Cover Picture: the Supreme Court building (contents page) Jan. 1948, p. 2
- The American Way (farming and feeding the world) Jan. 1948, p. 4
- Science Shorts Jan. 1948, p. 9
- Some Facts About Your Cover Picture (contents page) Apr. 1948, p. 2
- Scientific Data (short items) Apr. 1948, p. 13
- What Is a Union-Industries Show? (back-page notice) Apr. 1948, p. 26
- Some Facts About Your Cover Picture (contents page; the White House state rooms) July 1948, p. 2
- Scientific Data (short items) July 1948, p. 20
- Mama Hanson (film note) July 1948, p. 21
- Contents and Some Facts About Your Cover Picture (cover: "Defend Your Union Vote!") Oct. 1948, p. 1
Union Business
- President's Report, by Joseph A. Mullaney Jan. 1948, p. 2
- Business Report: new members registered, Locals 34-B and 501-B Jan. 1948, p. 7
- Official Directory (international officers and affiliated local unions) Jan. 1948, p. 13
- President's Report, by Joseph A. Mullaney Apr. 1948, p. 2
- General Executive Board, Annual Session (March 8-12, 1948) Apr. 1948, p. 6
- Report of the Secretary-Treasurer, C. W. Sickles Apr. 1948, p. 11
- Business Report: new members, withdrawal cards, members lapsed Apr. 1948, p. 12
- Official Directory (international officers and affiliated local unions) Apr. 1948, p. 21
- President's Report, by Joseph A. Mullaney July 1948, p. 2
- Report of the Secretary-Treasurer, C. W. Sickles July 1948, p. 4
- Business Report: new members, withdrawal cards, members lapsed July 1948, p. 5
- Official Directory (international officers and affiliated local unions) July 1948, p. 16
- President's Report, by Joseph A. Mullaney Oct. 1948, p. 1
- Report of the Secretary-Treasurer, C. W. Sickles Oct. 1948, p. 3
- Business Report: new members, withdrawal cards, members suspended and lapsed Oct. 1948, p. 4
- Official Directory (international officers and affiliated local unions) Oct. 1948, p. 16
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