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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 1950 (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
- 1950
- Rights
- Published in 1950 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
25 pp. · PDF, 2.2 MB
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April
24 pp. · PDF, 2.0 MB
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July
24 pp. · PDF, 2.2 MB
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October
24 pp. · PDF, 2.1 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.
Dust, Disease & Safety
Editorials & Essays
Employers, Contractors & Agreements
- Local Wage Rates Jan. 1950, p. 10
- New England conference: Boston building trades push welfare hospitalization plans in agreements (Local 6 report) Jan. 1950, p. 14
- Treasury Department Ruling on Board Allowance (reprinted from the January 1946 issue), by Joseph A. Padway Apr. 1950, p. 2
- Local Wage Rates Apr. 1950, p. 7
- Local Wage Rates July 1950, p. 10
- Local Wage Rates (several rates carry welfare-fund contributions) Oct. 1950, p. 8
- New England States conference, New Haven, September 9, 1950 (a local's new welfare fund; General President on scaffolding safety) Oct. 1950, p. 11
- Southeast conference: contractors' delegation (Reid Hayden Co., Brooks Fisher, Armstrong Cork Corp., Asbestos Insulating Co.) promises harmonious relations Oct. 1950, p. 13
Labor Movement & Legislation
- Local Action Now Essential on Public Housing and Slum Clearance Jan. 1950, p. 4
- Financial Report Filed (U.S. Department of Labor registration) Jan. 1950, p. 5
- Labor-politics page: Senator Taft's foreign-policy record; Federal Reserve survey (short items) Jan. 1950, p. 9
- AFL on the Air: radio program listings Jan. 1950, p. 12
- Why You Should Contribute to LLPE (Labor's League for Political Education) Apr. 1950, p. 6
- Arkansas Publisher Writes a Great 'Labor Editorial' (J. G. Coughlin, West Memphis News) July 1950, p. 9
- Vote in November, by Joseph D. Keenan (contents page; cover: "Your Future Is at Stake!") Oct. 1950, p. 2
- Building and Construction Trades Department letter Oct. 1950, p. 1
- Who Should Resign: Acheson or Taft? Oct. 1950, p. 4
- Don't Get Sucked In on Medical Association Ads (AFL warning against American Medical Association advertisements against "socialized medicine") Oct. 1950, p. 7
Local Unions & Correspondence
- Correspondence: resignations of Vice President Henry Thompson (Local 5, Los Angeles) and Organizer Gus Schmitter (St. Louis); Local 37, Evansville; Local 29 banquet photograph Jan. 1950, p. 11
- Minutes of conference meetings: Middle Atlantic, New England, Midwest and others Jan. 1950, p. 13
- Minutes of conference meetings: Central States, Middle Atlantic, New England, Western States and others Apr. 1950, p. 8
- Correspondence: Local 45, Toledo; conference dinner photograph; a letter of thanks from a Cincinnati member; Local 107, Greenville, S.C. Apr. 1950, p. 10
- Correspondence: American Heart Association thanks the International for its 1950 Heart Campaign participation (Maurice J. Tobin); Local 94, Oklahoma City, luncheon; Local 44 and others July 1950, p. 8
- Minutes of conference meetings: Middle Atlantic, New England, Southwest, Western States and others July 1950, p. 11
- Correspondence: Cleveland; Houston; Local 9 Labor Day parade float and others Oct. 1950, p. 5
- Minutes of conference meetings: Central States, Middle Atlantic, Midwest, New England, New York State, Southeast, Southwest Oct. 1950, p. 9
Members
- A Token of Appreciation (widows and injured Local 51 members thank the International for the fund after the March 1949 automobile accident) Jan. 1950, p. 6
- In Memoriam (members' names, registration and local numbers; no causes given) Apr. 1950, p. 5
- International Vice President Albert E. Hutchinson, Local 5, Los Angeles (portrait and sketch) July 1950, p. 1
- In Memoriam (members' names, registration and local numbers; no causes given) July 1950, p. 7
- In Memoriam (members' names, registration and local numbers; no causes given) Oct. 1950, p. 7
Special Features
- Sam Gompers, 1850-1950 (contents page; cover: Gompers' Memorial) Jan. 1950, p. 2
- AFL Elder Labor Statesmen (photograph of Mullaney, Duffy, Green and others) Jan. 1950, p. 1
- Contents and Some Facts About Your Cover Picture (cover: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier) Apr. 1950, p. 2
- Scientific Data (inside back cover) Apr. 1950, p. 21
- Back-page notice of the Union-Industries Show, Philadelphia Apr. 1950, p. 22
- Back-page notice on retirement saving July 1950, p. 22
- Photograph: luncheon tendered to delegates of the Southeast and Southwest States conferences by Local 22 Oct. 1950, p. 3
- Important Notice: change-of-address form Oct. 1950, p. 21
Union Business
- President's Report, by Joseph A. Mullaney Jan. 1950, p. 2
- Business Report: charter revoked (Local 98, Halifax), new members, members lapsed Jan. 1950, p. 7
- Official Directory (international officers and affiliated local unions) Jan. 1950, p. 17
- President's Report, by Joseph A. Mullaney Apr. 1950, p. 1
- Business Report: new members, withdrawal cards, members lapsed Apr. 1950, p. 4
- Western States Conference: resignation of its president accepted; officers elected Apr. 1950, p. 15
- Official Directory (international officers and affiliated local unions) Apr. 1950, p. 16
- President's Report, by Joseph A. Mullaney July 1950, p. 2
- General Executive Board, Annual Session (April 17-20, 1950) July 1950, p. 2
- Business Report: charters, new members, members lapsed July 1950, p. 6
- Official Directory (international officers and affiliated local unions) July 1950, p. 16
- President's Report, by Joseph A. Mullaney Oct. 1950, p. 2
- Business Report: new members, withdrawal cards, members lapsed Oct. 1950, p. 6
- Official Directory (international officers and affiliated local unions) Oct. 1950, p. 16
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