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Title:
Los Angeles J. P. Stevens Boycott Committee Records, 1975-1980

Collection number:
MSS 030

Creator:
Los Angeles J.P. Stevens Boycott Committee

Extent:
8 letter boxes, 2 legal boxes
3 1/3 linear feet

Repository:
Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research
Los Angeles, CA 90044

Abstract:
The office files of the Los Angeles J. P. Steven Boycott Committee, headed by Michael Linfield and Linda Paquette, document the strategies and activities of the national boycott campaign in Los Angeles against the textile manufacturer in the South, J.P. Stevens & Co., one of the most egregious labor law violators in this country. This grassroots movement with backing from the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU) culminated in a Public Hearing at the L.A. City Council Board of Public Works on June 26, 1979 that barred the company as an "irresponsible bidder" from doing business with the city. In October 1980 J.P. Stevens signed a contract with the ACTWU at the Roanoke Rapids plant.

Language:
English.

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