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SEIU Secretary-Treasurer's Office SEIU Secretary-Treasurer’s Office: Richard Cordtz Records 13 linear feet (13 SB) [1920-1995], bulk [1980-1992] Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Finding aid written by Alexandra A. A. Orchard on January 30, 2013 Accession Number: LR001887 Creator: Service Employee International Union (SEIU) Secretary-Treasurer’s Department, primarily Richard Cordtz Acquisition: The SEIU Secretary-Treasurer’s Office: Richard Cordtz Records were deposited by SEIU (Anna Burger), at the Reuther Library in September 1997. The Reuther Library serves as the official repository for SEIU. Language: Material entirely in English. Access: Collection is open for research. Items in the vault are available at the discretion of the archives. Use: Refer to the Walter P. Reuther Library Rules for Use of Archival Materials. Restrictions: Researchers may encounter records of a sensitive nature – personnel files, case records and those involving investigations, legal and other private matters. Privacy laws and restrictions imposed by the Library prohibit the use of names and other personal information which might identify an individual, except with written permission from the Director and/or the donor. Notes: Citation style: “SEIU Secretary-Treasurer’s Office: Richard Cordtz Records, Box [#], Folder [#], Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University” Related Material: SEIU Local 79 Records, SEIU Executive Office: John Sweeney Records, SEIU Secretary-Treasurer’s Office: Constitutions and By-Laws Records, SEIU Secretary-Treasurer’s Office: International Executive Board Records, SEIU Secretary-Treasurer’s Office: Subject File Records, SEIU Secretary-Treasurer’s Office: Affiliate Officers Records Photographs (see Audio Visual Department) have been moved to the Reuther’s Audio Visual Department. Signed original letters from President Gerald Ford in Box 13, folder 83 have been moved to the vault. PLEASE NOTE: Material in this collection has been arranged by series ONLY. Folders are arranged within each series based on their original order. Subjects may be dispersed throughout several boxes within any given series. 2 Abstract Richard Cordtz’s affiliation with SEIU spanned nearly 50 years, beginning in the late 1940s as a member of Local 102 while he worked at the Del Mar Racetrack, and ending in 1996 as President of the International. During his journey from member to president, Cordtz held a variety of positions within SEIU including union organizer, Local 79 President, Joint Council 35 President, Central States Conference President, and Secretary-Treasurer of the International. Cordtz was also active in the AFL-CIO serving as Vice-President of Metropolitan Detroit AFL- CIO, and was a member of the Board of Directors of the Michigan AFL-CIO. Cordtz was elected to Secretary-Treasurer in 1980 and remained in this position until President John J. Sweeney resigned to assume presidency of the AFL-CIO in October 1995. Cordtz was immediately elected president to finish Sweeney’s term (through April 1996). Cordtz initially planned to run for reelection, but ceased his bid when it became clear that opponent Andy Stern held more support. The majority of the records in this collection are from Cordtz’s time as International Secretary- Treasurer. The collection is divided into four series. Series I: Meetings, Speeches, and Conferences, contains meeting minutes and agenda, speeches, conference ephemera, and correspondence related to Cordtz’ positions as International Secretary-Treasurer and President of Local 79. Series II: Revoked Locals, contains charters, correspondence, and bonding documents from revoked, amalgamated, and disbanded locals over the course of 1940-1992. Series III: Topical Files, contains subject files mostly created during Cordtz’s tenure, relating to both his SEIU positions and his external interests. Series IV Historical Files, contains historical materials that Cordtz appears to have inherited from his predecessors. These historical SEIU records include booklets and pamphlets, but most significantly, include correspondence from the 1920s to SEIU’s first president, William Quesse, as well as correspondence related to George Hardy’s 1974 White House testimony at the Conference on Inflation, such as signed letters from President Gerald Ford. Important Subjects: AFL-CIO Collective bargaining Collective bargaining – Service industries Labor disputes Labor unions – organizing Labor unions – Records and correspondence Service Employees International Union Important Names: Cordtz, Richard Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006 Hardy, George, 1911- Sweeney, John J., 1934- Quesse, William 3 Arrangement The collection is arranged into four series. Folders in each series are simply listed by their location within each box. Each series is arranged based on its original order, with Series I arranged chronologically, Series II arranged numerically based on Local or Joint Council number, Series III arranged alphabetically, and Series IV arranged chronologically. However, any given subject may be dispersed throughout several boxes within each series based on specific folder titles (original titles were retained). Series I: Meetings, Speeches, and Conferences, 1980-1995 (Boxes 1-8) Series II: Revoked Locals, 1940-1992 (Boxes 8-12) Series III: Topical Files, 1970-1990 (Boxes 12-13) Series IV: Historical Files, 1920-1974 (Box 13) Series I Box 1 1. A. Philip Randolph Diner, 1980 September 26 2. George Hardy Center, 1980 October 6 3. Organizing Workshop, 1980 October 12 4. Ohio State Council, Cleveland, Ohio, 1980 October 27 5. Albert Hearn Dinner, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1980 October 29 6. California State Council, San Jose, California, 1980 November 5 7. Local 50 Shop Stewards Seminar, 1980 December 12 8. Research Specialists, 1980 December 12 9. Remarks, Chicago Joint Council Meeting, 1981 January 19 10. Beating Union Busting in the 80s, 1981 January 24 11. Service Employees Joint Council 1, 1981 January 27 12. Sweeney’s Remarks, Chicago Joint Council Luncheon, 1981 January 27 13. New Jersey Service Employees Joint Council 33, 1981 January 29 14. Minnesota State Council 7, 1981 February 2 15. AFL-CIO Executive Council Meeting, 1980 February 11-22 16. AFL-CIO Executive Council Meeting, 1981 February 13-24 17. Eastern Conference, Executive Board, 1981 February 26-28 18. Working Women Project, 1981 March 3 19. Ray Schoessling Dinner, 1981 March 8 20. Collective Bargaining Workshop, 1980 March 15-20 21. AFL-CIO Regional Conference, 1981 March 19-21 22. Central States Conference, Executive Board, 1981 March 25-26 23. Organizing Workshop, 1981 April 5-10 24. Racetrack Conference, 1981 May 5-6 25. Ontario Joint Council, 1980 May 14 26. Teamsters Convention, 1981 May 31-June 5 27. Women’s Conference, 1981 May 31-June 4 28. AFL-CIO Radio Interview, 1981 May 29. Healthcare Conference, 1981 June 5 30. Eastern Conference, 1981 June 15-18 31. Western Conference, Executive Board Meeting, 1981 June 20-24 4 32. Asher Dinner, 1981 June 18 33. Central States Conference, 1981 July 5-9 34. Michigan AFL-CIO Convention, 1981, August 31 35. Ontario Provincial Joint Council 22, 1981 September 13 36. Solidarity Day, 1981 September 19 37. District 925 Press Conference, 1981 October 1 38. Local 250 Annual Conference, 1981 October 2 39. 1199/SEIU Healthcare Organizing Conference, 1981 October 4-9 40. Teamsters Invitational Golf Tournament, 1981 October 21-25 41. Houston Kickoff, 1981 October 24 42. Local 73 Stewards Conference, 1981 November 1 43. AFL-CIO Convention, 1981 November 16 44. Dinners Attended, 1981 45. Kirkland, AFL-CIO Challenges of the Trade Union Movement, 1982 January 11 46. Sweeney’s Remarks, National Association of Public Hospitals, 1982 January 13 47. Sweeney’s Remarks, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Service, Atlanta, Georgia, 1982 January 15 48. Sweeney’s Remarks, Conference of Public Sector Labor Relations, Washington, DC., 1982 January 26 49. Center for Labor and Industrial Relations, Miami, Florida, 1982 February 17 50. AFL-CIO Executive Committee Meeting, Bal Harbour, Florida, 1982 February 19 51. Eastern Conference Executive Board, Orlando, Florida, 1982 February 24-26 52. Local 715, 10th Anniversary, 1982 February 27 53. CLC International Conference of Secretary-Treasurers’, 1982 March 4-5 54. Canadian Labour Congress, 1982 March 4-5 55. Testimony, 1982 March 17 56. Sweeney’s Remarks, Healthcare Press Conference, 1982 March 18 57. Nursing Home Stewards Training Conference, Local 79, 1982 April 22-23 58. Clerical Division Meeting, Washington, DC., 1982 April 25 59. Congressman William L. Clay Remarks, Airport Hilton Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri, 1982 May 20 60. Eastern Conference, 1982 June 61. Democratic National Party Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1982 June 25-27 62. Local 183 Silver Jubilee, Belleville, Ontario, 1982 July 17 63. National Council of Senior Citizens Detroit Convention, 1982 July 23 64. AFL-CIO, COPE, and Executive Council Meeting, New York, 1982 August 2-5 65. LEAD Staff Conference, Washington, D.C., 1982 August 30 66. Local 144 40th Anniversary Conference, New York City, 1982 September 8 67. Pennsylvanian Joint Council #45, 1982 September 9-10 68. Michigan Teamsters Joint Council #43, 1982 September 19-23 69. Leadership Conferences, 1982 70-71. Japanese Confederation of Labor (DOMEI), 1982 September 24-October 5 72. Industrial Union Department Convention, Detroit, MI, 1982 October 13-14 73. Teamsters Golf Tournament, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1982 October 20-24 74. Gas Workers Conference, San Diego, California, 1982 October
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