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Service Employees International Union fonds. – 1944-1989. – 20 m of textual records. – Accruals 1-4, combined.

Series 1
Collective, expired, and defunct union agreements. -- 1944-1979; predominant 1944-1970. -- 79 cm of textual records. – Title based on content of series. – Series 1 includes boxes 1 to 3, also Boxes 147-148.
Box 1
Collective agreements, 1944-59
Defunct agreements, 1944-59
Expired agreements, 1961-7
Box 2

Collective agreements, 1979
Defunct agreements, 1959-66
Expired agreements, 1965-6
Box 3
Collective agreements, 1965-72, 1979

Series 2
Minute books from general and executive meetings. -- 1957-1974. -- 68 cm of textual records. – Title based on content of series.
Box 4: Minute books, 1957-65
Box 5: Minute books, 1966-73
Box 6: Minute books, January-July 1974

Series 3
Proceedings of the Select Committee on Labour Relations. -- 1957-1974. -- 45 cm of textual records. – Title based on content of series. Note: Series 7 of this fonds also contains relevant material concerning the Select Committee on Labour Relations.
Box 7: June 1957-January 1958
Box 8: April-May 1958

Series 4
Albert G. Hearn correspondence. -- 1967-1971. -- 5.72 m of textual records. -- Title based on content of series. – Series 4 includes boxes 9 to 52 and is arranged by year. Within each year, correspondence is arranged either alphabetically or by local. -- Albert G. Hearn served as Vice-President of the SEIU during this period.

Boxes 9-19: 1967
Box 9: A-Cl, 1967
Box 10: Co-E, 1967
Box 11: F-Ha, 1967
Box 12: He-I, 1967
Box 13: L-Mo, 1967
Box 14: Mu-Pe, 1967
Box 15: Pe-Sa, 1967
Box 16: Sa-St, 1967
Box 17: Su, 1967
Box 18: Su-Tr, 1967

Boxes 19-23: 1968
Box 19: U-W, 1967; A-Co, 1968
Box 20: H-Ma, 1968
Box 21: Me-W, 1968
Box 22: Correspondence with Locals 183, 204, 210, 220, 244, 1968
Box 23: Correspondence with Locals 220, 268, 299, 308, 323, 323A, 333, 336, 478, 600, 1968

Boxes 24-30: 1969
Box 24: A-Ce, 1969
Box 25: Ce-Fa, 1969
Box 26: Fo-I, 1969
Box 27: K-Mi, 1969
Box 28: Mo-O, 1969
Box 29: P-Su, 1969
Box 30: Su-W, 1969

Boxes 31-39: 1970
Box 31: Correspondence with Locals 183, 210, 1970
Box 32: Correspondence with Locals 210, 220, 268, 1970
Box 33: Correspondence with Local 268
Box 34: Correspondence with Locals 298, 299, 308, 323, 323A, 333, 478, 1970
Box 35: Correspondence with Locals 528, 532, 600, 777, 1970
Box 36: Cl-I, 1970
Box 37: L-Su, 1970
Box 38: Mi, 1970
Box 39: Su-W, 1970

Boxes 40-52: 1971
Box 40: Correspondence with Locals 183, 1971
Box 41: Correspondence with Locals 183, 663, 1971
Box 42: Correspondence with Locals 663, 1971
Box 43: Correspondence with Locals 210, 268, 1971
Box 44: Correspondence with Locals 299, 308, 323, 323A, 333, 336, 600, 1971
Box 45: Correspondence with Locals 204, 220, 244, 298, 1971
Box 46: Correspondence with Locals 528, 532, 639, 777, 1971
Box 47: Correspondence with Local 478
Box 48: Correspondence with Locals 204, 268, 478, 1971
Box 49: A-C, 1971
Box 50: F-I, 1971
Box 51: M-O, 1971
Box 52: P-W, 1971

Series 5
Service Employees International Union (Local 204) correspondence. -- 1967-1971. -- 4.14 m of textual records. -- Title based on content of series. – Series 5 includes boxes 53 to 90 and is arranged by year. Within each year, correspondence is arranged alphabetically.

Boxes 53-8: 1967
Box 53: A-Cl, 1967
Box 54: Co-O, 1967
Box 55: P-R, 1967
Box 56: S-To, 1967
Box 57: To-U, 1967
Box 58: W-Y, 1967

Boxes 59-64: 1968
Box 59: A-C, 1968
Box 60: D-N, 1968
Box 61: P-So, 1968
Box 62: St-To, 1968
Box 63: To-We, 1968

Boxes 64-71: 1969
Box 64: We-Y, 1968; A-Br, 1969
Box 65: Br-Ce, 1969
Box 66: Cl-K, 1969
Box 67: L-On, 1969
Box 68: Or-S, 1969
Box 69: Si-T, 1969
Box 70: T-Un, 1969
Box 71: Un-W, 1969

Boxes 72-81: 1970
Box 72: A-B, 1970
Box 73: Ca-Cb, 1970
Box 74: Co-H, 1970
Box 75: J-Na, 1970
Box 76: Ne-Re, 1970
Box 77: Ro-Sm, 1970
Box 78: So-To, 1970
Box 79: To, 1970
Box 80: To-Tr, 1970

Boxes 81-90: 1971
Box 81: U, 1970; A, 1971
Box 82: C-Ca, 1971
Box 83: Ca-Co, 1971
Box 84: Da-G, 1971
Box 85: H-L, 1971
Box 86: M-Pa, 1971
Box 87: Pe-Ro, 1971
Box 88: Ro-Sp, 1971
Box 89: Su-To, 1971
Box 90: Tr-U, 1971

Series 6
Financial records. -- 1944-1971; predominant 1961-1971. -- 4.7 m of textual records. – Title based on content of series. – Series 6 includes boxes 91 to 132. Boxes 100 to 132 are arranged by year and within each year, the records are arranged alphabetically.
Boxes 91-99
Box 91: Audit reports, 1957-64
Box 92: Audit reports, 1965-9
Box 93: Cash books, 1944-1971
Box 94: Union dues check-off sheets, 1952-55
Box 95: Cheque Registers, 1944-November 1960
Box 96: Cheque Registers, December 1960-1962
Box 97: Cheque Registers, April 1964-June 1969
Box 98: Cheque Registers, July 1969-September 1973
Box 99: Bank Statements, 1959-65; A-C, 1961; A-G, 1966

Boxes 100-1: 1961
Box 100: C-St, 1961
Box 101: St-Y, 1961

Boxes 102-3: 1962
Box 102: A-Cb, 1962
Box 103: Ch-P, 1962

Boxes 104-5: 1963
Box 104: A-N, 1963
Box 105: O-T, 1963

Boxes 106-7: 1964
Box 106: A-St, 1964
Box 107: St-Y, 1964

Boxes 108-9: 1965
Box 108: A-So, 1965
Box 109: R-Y, 1965

Boxes 110-11: 1966
Box 110: Gu-S, 1966
Box 111: So-Y, 1966

Boxes 112-14: 1967
Box 112: A-Na, 1967
Box 113: Ne-St, 1967
Box 114: St-Y, 1967

Boxes 115-18: 1968
Box 115: A-E, 1968
Box 116: G-O, 1968
Box 117: P-To, 1968
Box 118: To-Y, 1968

Boxes 119-22: 1969
Box 119: A-Ce, 1969
Box 120: Cl-Pa, 1969
Box 121: Pe-T, 1969
Box 122: U-Y, 1969

Boxes 123-27: 1970
Box 123: A-B, 1970
Box 124: C-J, 1970
Box 125: L-Sa, 1970
Box 126: Sa-To, 1970
Box 127: Tr-Y, 1970

Boxes 128-32: 1971
Box 128: A-Ca, 1971
Box 129: Ce-Na, 1971
Box 130: Ne-Sa, 1971
Box 131: Sa-To, 1971
Box 132: To-Y, 1971

Series 7
Arbitration proceedings. -- 1952-1989. -- 2.96 m of textual records. – Title based on content of series. – Series 7 includes boxes 133 to 146 and contains material related to the arbitration process. This includes submissions, briefs and reports to arbitration boards. It also contains the accompanying exhibits. -- Note: Box 133 contains submissions, briefs, and reports to the Select Committee on Labour Relations. See Series 3 of this fonds which contains related information.
The researcher is directed to the more detailed finding aid for boxes 136 to 140 (only available in hard copy).

Box 133
Submissions to the Select Committee on Labour Relations, 1957-8
Briefs to the Select Committee on Labour Relations, 1957-8
Reports to the Select Committee on Labour Relations, 1957-8
Submission to a Board of Arbitration, 1971

Box 134
Submissions to the Select Committee on Labour Relations, 1957-8
Briefs to the Select Committee on Labour Relations, 1957-8
Reports to the Select Committee on Labour Relations, 1957-8

Box 135
Submissions to a Board of Arbitration, 1955-76
Briefs to a Board of Arbitration, 1955-76
Reports to a Board of Arbitration, 1955-76
Exhibits, 1955-76

Box 136
Submissions to a Board of Arbitration, 1964-74
Briefs to a Board of Arbitration, 1964-74
Reports to a Board of Arbitration, 1964-74
Exhibits, 1964-74
- see detailed listing (available in hard copy only)

Box 137
Submissions to a Board of Arbitration, 1952-75
Briefs to a Board of Arbitration, 1952-75
Reports to a Board of Arbitration, 1952-75
Exhibits, 1952-75
- see detailed listing (available in hard copy only)

Box 138
Submissions to a Board of Arbitration, 1953-72
Briefs to a Board of Arbitration, 1953-72
Reports to a Board of Arbitration, 1953-72
Exhibits, 1953-72
- see detailed listing (available in hard copy only)
            
Box 139
Submissions to a Board of Arbitration, 1963-73
Briefs to a Board of Arbitration, 1963-73
Reports to a Board of Arbitration, 1963-73
Exhibits, 1963-73
- see detailed listing (available in hard copy only)

Box 140
Submissions to a Board of Arbitration, 1965-75
Briefs to a Board of Arbitration, 1965-7
Reports to a Board of Arbitration, 1965-75
Exhibits, 1965-75
- see detailed listing (available in hard copy only)

Box 141: Exhibits, 1981-4
Box 142: Exhibits, 1984-6
Box 143: Submissions to a Board of Arbitration, 1978-82; Exhibits, 1987
Box 144: Submissions to a Board of Arbitration, 1983-6
Box 145: Submissions to a Board of Arbitration, 1986-9
Box 146: Submissions to a Board of Arbitration, 1978-86; Brief to a Board of Arbitration, 1978; Exhibits, 1978, [1981?], 1986

Series 8
Newspaper clippings. -- 1964-1981. -- 35 cm of textual records. – Title based on content of series.

Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, 1967-74
Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, 1967-74
Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, 1974-81
Scrapbook containing newspaper clipping, 1984-1988
Loose newspaper clippings, 1964-1966

Addendum to Series 1:
Box 147:
Collective agreements, 1975-1978
Box 148:
Collective agreements, 1978

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