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Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, April 1999. Revised by Terry Catapano April 2000 Description is in English October 16, 2006 EAD v1.0 finding aid converted to EAD 2002 using UC Berkeley's eadv1to2002.pl perl script. Inventory of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Collection, 1972-1988 Sc MG 297 Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture The New York Public Library New York, New York Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. New York Public Library. 515 Malcolm X Boulevard New York, NY 10037-1801 (212) 491-2224 scmarbref@nypl.org http://nypl.org/research/sc/scm/marb.html Processed by: Andre Elizee Date Completed: January, 1992 Encoded By: Apex Data Services; Terry Catapano

Descriptive Summary Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Collection, 1972-1988 Sc MG 297 1 a.b. (.4 lin. ft.). The New York Public Library Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture English Administrative Information Source

Gift of William Lucy, 1988.

SCM 87-41

SCM 88-75

Historical Note

The Coalition of Black Trade-Unionists (CBTU) was founded in 1972 by a conference of 1,200 black trade-union officials and rank and file members. Its objective is to provide a bridge between the labor movement and the black community, and to organize black workers into the trade-union movement and improve their economic and social well-being. Its membership comprises representatives of over seventy national and international labor unions, and is divided into some twenty seven chapters throughout the country. The CBTU holds a national convention yearly. Its leadership consists of an Executive Council of 30 members and a seven member Executive Committee. William Lucy is a founding member and the president and Secretary-Treasurer of the CBTU. Other founding members include Charles Hayes, vice president of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of America, Cleveland Robinson, president of the distributive Workers of America, William Simons, president of Local 6 of the American Federation of Teachers in Washington, D.C., and Nelson Edwards, vice president of the United Auto Workers.

Scope and Content Note

The Coalition of Black Trade-Unionists Collection consists of selected speeches by its president and co-founder William Lucy, workshop materials and resolutions from its annual conventions, copies of the <emph render="italic">CBTU Bulletin, </emph>and annual reports of its Executive Committee. A copy of the CBTU's National Constitution and a document entitled “Proposals for Jobs and Training Opportunities for the Disadvantaged” are also included. The bulk of the collection dates from 1976 to 1988.

Container List 1 1 National Constitution 1 2 Speeches by William Lucy Convention Documents 1 3 Workshops, 1984-1988 1 4 Resolutions, 1976-1979 1 5 Resolutions, 1980-1984 1 6 Resolutions, 1985-1988 1 7 The CBTU Bulletin, 1973-1988 1 8 Annual reports, 1974-1988 1 9 “Proposals for Jobs and Training Opportunities for the Disadvantaged”. Separation Record

The following items were removed from the:

Coalition of Black Trade-Unionists Collection SCM 87-41; SCM 88-75

Donor: William Lucy

Date received: 1988

Date transferred: January 17, 1992

The item(s) listed below have been sent to the division indicated, either to be retained or disposed of there. Any items that should receive special disposition are clearly marked.

Schomburg Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division: Seven videotapes of the CBTU 1987 annual convention. Materials include a keynote address by the Rev. Jesse Jackson and presentation by William Lucy and Faye Williams.