Labor Relations

The Yale University Archives seeks to collect documentation concerning labor relations between Yale and organized labor. Specific topics of interest include:

• Bargaining and arbitration
• Interactions between Yale and organized labor
• Development of unions at Yale, including, but not limited to, Local 34, Local 35, District 1199, the Yale Police Benevolent Association (YPBA), and the Graduate Employees and Students Organization (GESO)
• Labor strikes, work stoppages and demonstrations
• New policy, procedure, initiative development in any of the above areas

Archival Records

Examples of records of interest to the Archives, regardless of format:

• Annual reports of the Labor Relations department
• Bargaining policies and procedures
• General studies and analyses of labor at Yale
• Labor compliance reports
• Meeting minutes and supporting materials of bargaining and arbitration meetings
• Photographs and audio-visual resources
• Press releases, clippings, and ephemera [e.g., t-shirts, stickers, etc.]
• Publications and websites (see Depositing Official Yale Publications)
• Speeches and remarks by University and labor leaders
• Strike contingency plans
• Union contracts and amendments

Office of record

The Labor Relations department and the graduate school dean maintain the record copy of documentation about labor relations at Yale.