Battle of Homestead Foundation - Mike Stout Collection

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About This Collection

The Mike Stout collection spans from 1937 to 2020. The collection contains a variety of materials from political marching banners, to local union newspapers, to clothing, to paper material, to CDs, and more. The bulk of the collection covers labor history, with a particular interest in union activities in Homestead, Pennsylvania and around the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania region. Much of the material has to do with the steel industry in the region as well. The collection also contains a good sampling of music in relation to unionism and big business. The collection was donated by Mike Stout in 2020 and digitized in 2023.
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Fight Against Overtime Drop the United Way Letter
Fight Against Overtime Drop the United Way Letter
Labor History, Labor, Pittsburgh History, United Steelworkers of America, USWA
The Fight Against Overtime Drop the United Way letter is addressed to the employees of the 160' mill from Ronald Weisen, the President of the USWA Local 1397 and Mike Stout, the grievance chairman of the USWA Local 1397. The letter warns the workers of working overtime as it is a ploy by the company to overwork their employees. The letter also instructs employees to boycott the United Way as an act of protest against the overtime.
Letter from Andrew Palm to Robert Guadiana 1989
Letter from Andrew Palm to Robert Guadiana 1989
Labor History, Labor, USWA, United Steelworkers of America
This letter is from Andrew Palm, District 15 Director of the United Steelworkers of America union, to Robert Guadiana, Director. The letter outlines a visit by Mike Stout to the USS-Posco Works in regard to recent grievances at Homestead Works.
Letter from Chip Yablonski to Mike Stout 1991
Letter from Chip Yablonski to Mike Stout 1991
Labor History, Labor, USWA, United Steelworkers of America
The document is a letter from attorney Chip Yablonski to Mike Stout as chairman of the Grievance Committee of United Steelworkers of America Local 1397. The letter is in regards to the employees of the Valley Machine Shop of Homestead Works. The letter was from June 19, 1991.
Letter from Mike Stout to Chip Yablonski
Letter from Mike Stout to Chip Yablonski
Labor History, Labor, United Steelworkers of America, USWA
The document is a letter from Mike Stout as chairman of the Grievance Committee of United Steelworkers of America Local 1397 to attorney Chip Yablonski. The letter is in regards to the shutdown of the Valley Machine Shop at United States Steel Homestead Works in 1984 in relation to its violations of the Basic Labor Agreement. Local 1397 sought the representation of Yablonski.
Letter from Mike Stout to Lefty Palm 1990
Letter from Mike Stout to Lefty Palm 1990
Labor History, Labor, USWA, United Steelworkers of America
This is a letter from Mike Stout to Andrew "Lefty" Palm, Director of USWA District 15 office. The letter was from April 24, 1990. The letter concerns the IJOP grievances from Homestead Works. The letter is a chronological list of events in relation to the processing of those grievances.
Letter from Pastor Long to the Denominational Ministry Strategy supporters, November 1986
Letter from Pastor Long to the Denominational Ministry Strategy supporters, November 1986
Labor History, Pittsburgh History, Labor, Steel
This letter is from Rev. Phillip D. Long, Pastor of the East Liberty Lutheran Church to the Denominational Ministry Strategy supporters on November 1, 1986. The Denominational Ministry Strategy began in 1982 in an effort to assisted unemployed steelworkers in the Mon Valley through being vocal about their job loss to the government. This letter overviews recent unrest in supporters over the group's standpoints and actions.
Letter from Pete Bohmer to Members of the Tri-State Conference on Steel
Letter from Pete Bohmer to Members of the Tri-State Conference on Steel
Labor, Labor History, Steel, Steel History
This letter is written by Pete Bohmer to Jim Benn and other members of the Tri-State Conference on Steel. The letter was written on February 1, 1986. The letter concerns the closing of the Dorothy Six Blast Furnace at Duquesne Works of United States Steel. Bohmer challenges the Tri-State Conference on Steel to be stronger in their concerns and oppositions to both national and international entities pushing for the closure. Bohmer goes on to give an itemized explanation of why he feels so.
Thank You Letters to Mike Stout
Thank You Letters to Mike Stout
Labor History, Labor, USWA, United Steelworkers of America
These are a sampling of thank you letters to Mike Stout from various union members and their families regarding his involvement in the settlement of the Safran v. United Steelworkers of America and United States Steel case. All of the letters are from early 1992.