Campaign for State Employee Union Representation collection
Collection
Identifier: L418
Scope and Contents
This collection includes legal information from the State of Indiana, pamphlets, flyers and broadsides from Unity Team, AFSCME and other unions in Indiana and Michigan ranging from May 1990 to December 1990 regarding union representation. There is also an oversize folder containing State Employee Voice newsletters and a Unity sign, 1990 and undated (OB091).
Dates
- 1984-2006
Creator
- Indiana State Employee Association (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Administrative History
Executive Order Number 90-6 issued by Indiana Governor Evan Bayh on May 22, 1990 "established procedures for recognition of employee organizations representing employees of the executive branch."
As a result of the executive order state workers were divided into ten units. Each of the units could choose a union for representation or choose to have no organization for representation. Several unions showed early interest in state employees but by late summer only two groups remained in contention. AFSCME (American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees) and the Unity Team (comprised of the UAW, Indiana State Employees Association and the American Federation of Teachers).
Statewide elections were held on three occasions. The first election, held on September 25, resulted in no clear winner in any of the units. The second election, on October 2, resulted in winners in nine of ten units. In the final election, December 11, only employees in Unit 2 were involved. This final elected was needed because of 57 incorrect ballots that were used in the second election. Final result in all units are as follows:
Unit 1 Labor, Trade and Crafts - Unity
Unit 2 Clerical and Administrative Support - Unity
Unit 3 Regulatory, Inspection and Licensure Nonprofessionals - Unity
Unit 4 Health and Human Services Nonprofessionals - AFSCME
Unit 5 Regulatory, Inspection and Licensure Professionals - AFSCME
Unit 6 Health Care Professionals - AFSCME
Unit 7 Social Services and Counseling Professionals - AFSCME
Unit 8 Engineering, Scientific and Information Professionals - No Rep
Unit 9 Professional Administrative Employees - No Rep
Unit 10 Public Safety and Institutional Security - Unity
Information supplied by staff involved in process and found in collection.
As a result of the executive order state workers were divided into ten units. Each of the units could choose a union for representation or choose to have no organization for representation. Several unions showed early interest in state employees but by late summer only two groups remained in contention. AFSCME (American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees) and the Unity Team (comprised of the UAW, Indiana State Employees Association and the American Federation of Teachers).
Statewide elections were held on three occasions. The first election, held on September 25, resulted in no clear winner in any of the units. The second election, on October 2, resulted in winners in nine of ten units. In the final election, December 11, only employees in Unit 2 were involved. This final elected was needed because of 57 incorrect ballots that were used in the second election. Final result in all units are as follows:
Unit 1 Labor, Trade and Crafts - Unity
Unit 2 Clerical and Administrative Support - Unity
Unit 3 Regulatory, Inspection and Licensure Nonprofessionals - Unity
Unit 4 Health and Human Services Nonprofessionals - AFSCME
Unit 5 Regulatory, Inspection and Licensure Professionals - AFSCME
Unit 6 Health Care Professionals - AFSCME
Unit 7 Social Services and Counseling Professionals - AFSCME
Unit 8 Engineering, Scientific and Information Professionals - No Rep
Unit 9 Professional Administrative Employees - No Rep
Unit 10 Public Safety and Institutional Security - Unity
Information supplied by staff involved in process and found in collection.
Extent
1.35 Cubic Feet (4 manuscript boxes, 1 medium oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Indiana State Library Employees on 1990.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2015/05/08 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2015/05/08 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid updated 2023/01/12 by Lauren Patton.
- American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees
- American Federation of Teachers
- Broadsides
- Civil service -- Indiana
- Collective labor agreements
- Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, AFT, AFL-CIO
- Indiana. General Assembly
- Labor laws and legislation -- United States
- Labor union rules
- Labor unions
- Labor unions -- Indiana
- Pamphlets
- State governments
- United Autoworkers of America
- United Steelworkers of America
Creator
- Indiana State Employee Association (Organization)
- Title
- Campaign for State Employee Union Representation collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
