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Porfolio of articles from the Alaskero News concerning many issues of the union workers at the cannneries in Alaska such as their fight for better working conditions, political issues and people in charge of the union, and events happening among the…

ACW history project timeline compiled by Edward Echtle. Abbreviations on first page. The rest of the article displays timeline starting from 1877 to 2008. 20 pages.

Portfolio of articles from the Committee for Justice. Articles are mainly about the court trials concerning the murders of Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes, but some articles also talk about events within the committee.

An article by the Seattle Times titled "A Family's Long Search For Justice" by Carlton Smith and Amy Juebelbeck. Article about the slayings of Gene Viernes and Silme Domingo. Both were union officers of Cannery Workers Local 37. 7 September 1990.

Article titled, "ILWU Honors Internationalism of Slain Local 37 Officers on 30th Anniversay of Assassinations" Author unknown. Article is about how Gene Viernes and Silme Domingo are honored by IKWU members, community supporters and labor activits at…

Article titled, "NEFCO Goes Under" by Gene Viernes. Talks about the bankruptcy of NEFCO, the New England Fish Company. 1980.

Seattle Times article titled, "Union Aide Alain, 2nd Hurt; LInk to Earlier Killling Probed" by Tomas Guillen and Dave Birkland. Article about the killings of Gene Viernes and Silme Domingo and the Seattle police trying to learn if there was a…

Seattle P-I article titled, "Tears and Vows at Funeral for Murdered Union Officers" by Wayne Jacobi. Aricle is about the funeral of Gene Viernes and Silme Domingo.

Seattle Times article titled, "Hundreds Mourn Slain Union Official" by Tomas Guillen. Article about the memorial service held on June 3rd, 1981 for cannery-union officer Gene Viernes at Hing Hay Park. Four hundred people attended. 4 June 1981.

Ang Katipunan article titled, "In Slayings" by Ben Ocampo. Article states that police had arrested Constantine (Tony) Baruso, president of the Alaska Cannery Workers Union, Local 37 because they found that he was the registered owner of the gun…