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Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, August 11, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001621
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Labor unions
Dates: 1959-08-11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Charles M. Beard, a constituent and a member of the AFL-CIO, writes to Jack Brooks to ask him to support the Shelley Bill, a weaker bill that he believes will address graft and racketeering in unions while still allowing organized labor to advocate for its members.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, August 11, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001612
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Labor unions
Dates: 1959-08-11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A constituent, David L. Davidson, writes in support of H.R. 8400, also known as the Landrum-Griffin Resolution, which was intended to curtail the strength of labor unions. He describes the three billls relating to labor that were currently before Congress: the Kennedy Bill, the Elliot Bill, and the Landrum-Griffin Bill.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, August 11, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001611
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Labor unions
Dates: 1959-08-11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A constituent, W.H. Coffey, writes in support of H.R. 8400, also known as the Landrum-Griffin Resolution, which was intended to curtail the strength of labor unions. He criticizes Sam Rayburn's proposals regarding labor legislation.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, August 12, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001613
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Labor unions
Dates: 1959-08-12
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A constituent, S.F. O'Neal, writes in support of H.R. 8400, also known as the Landrum-Griffin Resolution, which was intended to curtail the strength of labor unions, particularly in terms of their leadership. A member of the local pipefitters union, O'Neal explains that he supports the bill because he believes it will provide protection to union members who are currently being exploited.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, August 12, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001620
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Labor unions
Dates: 1959-08-12
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: William Free, a constituent and a member of a railway labor union, writes to Jack Brooks to ask that he oppose any restrictive labor legislation. He writes that it is unfair for the mistakes of certain unions to lead to punishing all unions.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, August 7, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001610
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Labor unions
Dates: 1959-08-07
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A constituent, C.M. Scott, writes in support of H.R. 8400, also known as the Landrum-Griffin Resolution, which was intended to curtail the strength of labor unions, particularly in terms of their leadership.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, August 7, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001614
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Labor unions
Dates: 1959-08-07
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A constituent, Joe H. Bradley, writes in support of H.R. 8400, also known as the Landrum-Griffin Resolution, which was intended to curtail the strength of labor unions. He complains that it was expensive to build the apartment building he owns in Beaumont because of the cost of labor and that while he was eating dinner in New York City, union members picketting outside the restaurant insulted him and his wife.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, August 8, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001615
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Labor unions
Dates: 1959-08-08
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A constituent, A.E. Rosenthal, writes in support of H.R. 8400, also known as the Landrum-Griffin Resolution, which was intended to curtail the strength of labor unions. He complains that labor unions engage in "civil warfare."

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, July 16, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002052
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Labor unions
Dates: 1973-07-16
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A constituent, Mrs. E.A. Leslie, writes to Jack Brooks regarding comments he made at an AFL-CIO convention on the Nixon administration's failure to help the working class. She blames union members for increasing inflation.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, August 8, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002051
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Labor unions
Dates: 1973-08-08
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: In his reply to Mrs. E.A. Leslie, Jack Brooks defends the comments he made at an AFL-CIO convention regarding the Nixon administration's failure to help the working class.

Title: Letter from Oil Workers International Union, C.I.O., to Jack Brooks, June 18, 1953
Identifier: camh-dob-001783
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Labor unions
Dates: 1953-06-18
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from the Oil Workers International Union commending Jack Brooks for his voting record on labor issues impacting the union.

Title: Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, OCAW District 4 Legislative Conference, May 15, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001731
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Labor unions, Watergate Affair (1972-1974)
Dates: 1974-05-15
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Speech given by Jack Brooks to union leaders highlighting gains made by labor in his district from the hardships of the 1930s to the economic downturn of the 1970s. The House Judiciary Watergate Hearings began shortly before Brooks gave this speech and he promises a thorough investigation. OCAW was the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers union.

Title: Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, Sabine Area Central Labor Council meeting, OCAW Local 4-228, October 30, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001730
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Labor unions, Democratic party (U.S.)
Dates: 1974-10-30
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Speech given by Jack Brooks to union members in his district highlighting the Democratic Party's pro-labor record and asking those present to vote for him and other Democratic candidates. OCAW was the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers union.

Title: Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, Sabine Area Central Labor Council's annual Labor Day barbeque, Port Neches Park, Monday, September 2, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001729
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Labor unions
Dates: 1974-09-02
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Speech given by Jack Brooks to union members in his district praising the gains of the labor movement and highlighting his own record.

Title: Speech delivered at a labor meeting, October 1980
Identifier: camh-dob-002351
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Labor unions, Political Campaigns
Dates: 1980-10
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Typed notes for a campaign speech delivered by Jack Brooks at a labor meeting in his district before the 1980 general election.