Finding Aid
Canadian Union of Public Employees. Area Office (Hamilton, Ont.) fonds. -- First accrual. -- 1961-1993. -- 7.5 m of textual records.
Series 1:
Communications with and negotiations for locals in and outside the area. -- 1961-1993. -- 4.5 m of textual records. -- Title based on content of series.
See also correspondence, Series 2.
Note: A list of the locals matched to employers follows:
5 City of Hamilton, Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth, Royal Botanical Gardens
87 City of Thunder Bay
136 Town of Oakville (Works, Parks)
145 Georgetown Hospital
148 Pioneer Manor, Sudbury
167 Macassa Lodge, Hamilton
181 Brantford and District Association for the Mentally Retarded Children's Aid Society of Brantford, Brantford Public Library; City of Brantford
197 City of Stratford
220 London District Service Workers
246 Township of Norfolk
282 Brant School Board
767 Guelph
772 Hamilton Civic Hospital
778 St. Peter's--Hamilton
786 St. Joseph's Hospital--Hamilton
794 Hamilton Civic Hospitals
815 Bestview Retirement Centre--Oakville
839 D.A.R.T.S.--Hamilton; Chedoke-McMaster Hospital--Hamilton
870 Perley Hospital
932 Hamilton Public Library; Milton Public Library
1011 Halton Board of Education
1033 St. Joseph's Hospital--Guelph
1133 Belleville, Ontario
1156 Queen Elizabeth Hospital--Toronto
1237 Peterborough Board of Education
1287 Niagara Regional Municipality
1329 Town of Oakville
1339 Eastholme Home for the Aged, Powassan
1385 City of Stratford
1404 St. Joseph's Villa--Dundas
1591 Town of Haldimand; Town of Dunnville
1614 City of Nanticoke
1662 City of Sudbury
1722 Haldimand-Norfolk
1752 Haldimand Board of Education
1766 Norfolk Family and Children Services
1797 Catholic Children's Aid Society--Hamilton Wentworth
1994 Town of Oakville
2042 Halton Centennial Manor
2064 Town of Ancaster
2151 Travelways--Hamilton
2176 Wentworth Lodge--Dundas
2177 Travelways--Burlington
2210 Haldimand-Norfolk
2455 Peel
2457 City of Nanticoke; Town of Simcoe (formerly 246); Town of Delhi
2501 The Children's Aid Society--Halton
2888 Halton Roman Catholic Separate School Board
2894 Town of Haldimand
2896 Town of Haldimand
3009 Big Brothers Association of Hamilton and District; Participation House--Hamilton and District; New Village Retirement Home--Stoney Creek; Sunshine Nursing Home--Hamilton; Pine Villa Nursing Home--Stoney Creek; Rygiel Home--Hamilton; Hamilton Association for the Mentally Retarded
3042 Hamilton Wentworth Children's Aid Society
3166 Halton Roman Catholic School Board
3201 Oakville and District Humane Society
3353 Haldimand Board of Education
3387 Halton Hills Hydro
3396 St. Mary's Elementary School--Hamilton
3455 Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk
Box 1: Locals 5, 181
Box 2: Locals 87, 136, 145, 148, 167, 197, 220
Box 3: Locals 246, 282
Box 4: Locals 767, 778, 786, 772
Box 5: Local 794
Box 6: Local 815
Box 7: Local 839
Box 8: Local 932
Box 9: Locals 1011, 1133, 1156, 1237, 1287, 1329, 1339, 1404, 1591, 1614, 1622, 1722
Box 10: Local 1752
Box 11: Local 1766
Box 12: Local 1797
Box 13: Locals 1944, 2042, 2064, 2176, 2177, 2210, 2455, 2888, 2894, 2896
Box 14: Locals 2457, 2501
Box 15: Local 2151
Box 16: Local 2151
Box 17: Local 3009
Box 18: Locals 3042, 3166, 3201, 3353, 3387, 3396, 3455; Ontario School Board employees, Social Service locals, various other locals
Series 2:
Correspondence. -- 1981-1990. -- 66 cm of textual records. -- Title based on content of series.
Boxes 19-20: Correspondence of area staff representatives arranged chronologically, 1985-1990.
Boxes 21-22: Correspondence of area staff representatives arranged by sender and subject. Many of the files concern specific locals, including Local 5.
Series 3:
Finance and servicing statistics. -- 1979-1990. -- 15 cm of textual records (Box 22). -- Includes per capital tax, dues, special assessments, leased cards, statistics. -- Title based on content of series.
Series 4:
Bargaining, policies, agreements. -- 1968-1992. -- 3 cm of textual records (Box 23). -- Title based on content of series.
Series 5:
Committees, councils, other unions. -- 1971-1990. -- 17 cm of textual records (Box 23). -- Title based on content of series.
Includes Ontario Municipal Employees Co-ordinating Committee, Hamilton and District Labour Council, Canadian Staff Union, Waterloo-Wellington Staff Council, Hamilton CUPE Council, Office and Professional Employees International Union, Ontario Secondary School Teachers, Hamilton-Wentworth Health Council, Hamilton and Area Hospital Workers.
Series 6:
Pay equity and job evaluation. -- 1973-1989. -- 10 cm of textual records (Box 34). -- Title based on content of series.
Series 7:
Strikes and defence funds. -- 1981-1986. -- 10 cm of textual records (Box 34). -- Title based on content of series.
Series 8:
Information and research. -- 1960-1988. -- 49 cm of textual records (Boxes 25-26). -- Title based on content of series.
Includes information on hospitals, homes for the aged, nursing homes, annual reports of the Ontario Hospital Services Commission, regional office circulars, area office circulars, staff appointments.
Series 9:
Ontario Council of Hospital Unions negotiations. -- 1982-1987. -- 20 cm of textual records (Box 27). -- Title based on content of series.
Series 10:
Office administration. -- 1974-1988. -- 8 cm of textual records (Box 28). -- Title based on content of series.
Concerns the operation of the area office.
Series 11:
Printed and published materials. -- [1975?]-[1990?]. -- 1.3 m of textual records (Boxes 29-37). -- Title based on content of series.
Time constraints prevent giving more a more exact date range. Includes circular letters from the national, Ontario, and Hamilton offices and various locals; scattered issues of CUPE publications: The Leader, The Public Employee, The Facts; research and education reports, conference proceedings, circulars by various locals.
Canadian Union of Public Employees. Area Office (Hamilton, Ont.) fonds. - Second accrual. - 1990-1996. - 3.1 m of textual records.
Series 1.
Grievances. - 1990-1996. - 2.4 m of textual records. - Title based on contents of series. - Arrangement is by local and then alphabetical within each local. For a list of the locals matched to employers see the finding aid for the first accrual.
Box 38 L.5 to L.150
Box 39 L. 167 to L. 778
Box 40 L. 786 to L.794
Box 41 L. 794 to L.839
Box 42 L. 839 to L. 1404
Box 43 L. 1404 to L. 1605
Box 44 L. 1712 to L. 3009
Box 45 L. 3166 to L. 3418
Series 2:
Correspondence. - 1991-1996. - 30 cm of textual records. - Title based on content of series. - Correspondence mainly consists of the chronological files of area staff representatives. - Box 46.
Series 3:
Job evaluation. - 1988-1992. - 2 cm of textual records - Title based on content of series. - Series consists of questionnaires filled out by union members, circulars and notes. - Box 46.
Series 4:
Printed materials. - 1991-1996. - 34 cm of textual records. - Title based on content of series. - Series consists of circulars concerning Hamilton Days of Protest, Bills 48 and 136, CUPE constitutions, conference materials, and a pamphlet on CUPE history, 30 Years of Service. - Boxes 47-48.
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