Title: Peace and Jobs Coalition (La Crosse, Wisconsin) Records
Date: 1980-1990

Creator:

• Peace and Jobs Coalition (La Crosse, Wis.).

Unique Identifier: MSS 082

Quantity: 0.6 cubic feet

Physical Description: 2 archives boxes

Repository:

La Crosse Public Library
Contact Information

Archival Location:

La Crosse Public Library (Map)

Abstract:

An organization active in La Crosse, Wisconsin, from 1980-1990 that supported world peace, weapons reductions, weapon freezes, and union activity. They also took a strong stance against U.S. involvement with the Contras in Nicaragua.

Materials include background information, newspaper clippings, state and national background materials, articles of incorporation and by-laws, committee materials, Coordinating Council materials, correspondence, minutes, newsletters, project information, financial materials, and materials from related organizations.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.lcpl-mss082

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(Accession no. 2005.033) Donated by Robert Bilby, April 2005

Materials in this collection are available for patron use.

[Identification of item], Peace and Jobs Coalition (La Crosse, Wisconsin) Records, MSS 082, La Crosse Public Library Archives, La Crosse, WI

Processed by Christine Stolz, 2005

Arranged in three series:

Series 1: Historical Materials

Series 2: Administrative Materials

Series 3: Financial Materials

Materials include background information, newspaper clippings, state and national background materials, articles of incorporation and by-laws, committee materials, Coordinating Council materials, correspondence, minutes, newsletters, project information, financial materials, and materials from related organizations.

The Peace and Jobs Coalition (PJC) was an organization comprised of an alliance of individuals from church, labor, and community organizations working for peace. The PJC formed in response to the loss of jobs related to the growing number of nuclear weapons and increased defense spending. The group supported world peace, weapons reductions, weapon freezes, and union activity. They also took a strong stance against U.S. involvement with the Contras in Nicaragua.

Forty-four people attended the first PJC meeting on December 6, 1981. As the group became organized, general membership was lead by a coordinating council made up of ten persons. Six members of the council were elected from the general membership. Four of the ten persons were elected by each of four standing committees. Those four committees included the Finance Committee, the Public Relations Committee, the Political and Legislative Research Committee, and the Internal Communications Committee.

Usually PJC meetings included a business portion and an educational portion. The educational part of the meetings included information related to the purposes of the coalition and work on PJC projects.

Projects and events undertaken by PJC included rallies and marches, workshops and presentations, fundraising, guest editorials to the La Crosse Tribune, several press conferences, annual leafleting on April 15, and several retreats.

The PJC worked to include a referendum on the November 1982 La Crosse election ballot asking the Common Council to request the president and Congress agree with the Soviet Union to stop the testing, production and installation of nuclear weapons. The referendum passed by a vote of 7,408 to 4,213.

Members also participated in the Freeze Voter '84 campaign during which members walked door-to-door in neighborhoods to enlist voters to elect candidates to national and state offices who favored weapon freezes.

The organization became dormant and published their last newsletter in January 1990. Reasons given for the dormant status included lack of funds and people to carry on the organization's objectives.

(Clipping file)

Organizations--Peace and Jobs Coalition

(Ephemera file)

Organizations--Peace and Jobs Coalition

(Local Publications)

Peace and Jobs Coalition newsletter

• Peace and Jobs Coalition (La Crosse, Wis.).
• Nuclear disarmament--Wisconsin--La Crosse
• World peace--Societies, etc.--Wisconsin--La Crosse

(Series 1)	Series: Historical Materials
Box 1   Folder 1	Background, undated
Box 1   Folder 2	Newspaper clippings, 1982-1988
Box 1   Folder 3	State and national background, 1981-1986
Box 2   Folder 11	Related organizations, 1983-1986
(Series 2)	Series: Administrative Materials	⇧
Box 1   Folder 4	Articles of incorporation and by-laws, 1982-1983
	Committees
Box 1   Folder 5	General, 1982
Box 1   Folder 6	Political Action Committee, 1982
Box 1   Folder 7	Political and Legislative Research Committee, 1982-1983
Box 1   Folder 8	Steering Committee, 1981-1989
	Coordinating Council
Box 1   Folder 9	Membership, 1984-1987
Box 1   Folder 10	Minutes, 1982-1988
Box 1   Folder 11	Correspondence, 1981-1988
Box 1   Folder 12	Events, 1982-1986
Box 1   Folder 13	Fundraising, 1988
Box 1   Folder 14	Grants, 1982
Box 1   Folder 15	Membership, 1985-1986
Box 1   Folder 16	Minutes, 1982-1986
Box 1   Folder 17	Miscellaneous, 1980-1986
Box 1   Folder 18	Newsletters, 1982-1990
Box 1   Folder 19	Political statements, undated
	Projects
Box 2   Folder 1	General, 1983-1988
Box 2   Folder 2	Freeze Voter '84, 1984
Box 2   Folder 3	Peace and Jobs Coalition Referendum, 1982
	Publicity
Box 2   Folder 4	General, 1987
Box 2   Folder 5	Press releases, 1986-1987
(Series 3)	Series: Financial Materials	⇧
Box 2   Folder 6	Checkbook registers, 1982-1989
Box 2   Folder 7-9	Financial reports, 1982-1989
Box 2   Folder 10	Tax exempt status, 1982-1987