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McKeesport and its Tube Works: A Steel Mill and its Community, the workforce and the union in Prosperity and Decline, (late 19th century - 1985). Unique documents, indexes and scanned statistical reports present a microcosm of a Western Pennsylvania steel community. Students will be able to grasp the facts and dynamics of ethnicity, job stereotyping, safety, grievances, strikes, union-management relations, etc. through a unique collection of original scanned documents.

The UE in Pennsylvania, 1937-1950: One of the more progressive unions in regard to race and gender issues, the UE registered brilliant successes in organizing electrical, radio and machine workers in both the eastern and western parts of the state. The extensive UE Archives, including records of the national, district and local levels, as well as an extensive photo library permits illustration and documentation of this process.