File contains the AUCE Local 1 newsletter ""Across Campus"" and other records dated October 1979 to September 11, 1979. Topics discussed include creating a third paid union position, notice of referendum ballots, and statements supporting and opposing the creation of a secretary-treasurer position and the resulting dues increase. File also contains the following newsletters:

Across Campus October 1979 includes an update on maternity benefits, a union organizer's report, articles on women in the workplace, contract information on job duties, meeting minutes, correspondence, financial statements, comments from members, the hazards of liquid paper, workers compensation for stress, lists of division and shop stewards, and an agenda for October 25.

Across Campus August 1979 includes information on a Labour Relations Board decision, the AUCE name change and an increase in per capita taxes, denial of tuition waivers for sessional employees, change in dues structure and hiring a third salaried officer, notice of motions and meeting minutes from July 19, correspondence, financial statements, grievances and arbitration, letters from members and responses, health and visual display terminals (VDTs), lists of shop stewards and executives, and an agenda fpr August 23.

Across Campus June 1979 includes information on potential affiliation with the CLC, table officer nominations, the AUCE name change, referendum results, the per capita tax, an update on SORWUC and Provincial Executive disbursement of funds, constitutional amendments, grievances and arbitration, letters from members, an account of an AUCE trip to Las Vegas, a union organizer's report, a summary of a shop steward seminar, organizing workshops and classes, financing a women's building, a treasurer's statement, auditor's report, a resolution in support of the SFU 18, correspondence, notices, and an agenda for June 21.

Across Campus May 1979 includes short interviews with several federal candidates (Ron Johnson - New Democratic Party, Pat Carney - Progressive Conservative Party, Burt Ogden - Communist Party, Art Phillips - Liberal Party, Fred Gilbertson - Revolutionary Workers' League) asking their positions on collective bargaining and the right to strike for public sector employees, improving conditions for women in the workforce, and housing affordability, information on grievances, arbitration, letters from members, a reprinted article on personnel records, meeting minutes from April 29, 1979, AUCE members employed in Interlibrary Loans, a treasurer's statement, correspondence, a rally to support striking Muckamuck Restaurant workers, a letter from CUPW, reorganization of the union office and structure of the executive, job descriptions, motions passed at the AUCE convention, an agenda for May 24.

Across Campus April 1979 includes information on the UIC maternity benefits decision, notice of a staff BBQ, report from the grievance committee, AUCE Local 2 strike at SFU and the arrest of 18 picketers, presidential election results, a reprinted article from the AUCE Local 2 bulletin on the strike and arrest of picketers, letters to the editor, an overview of frequently abused contract articles, information on the campus crisis line, meeting minutes from March 15 and 22, 1979, a treasurer's statement, constitutional amendments, the situation at the union office, a reprinted article on politics, contract information, lists of shop stewards and committee members, and an agenda for April 19.

Across Campus includes a meeting agenda for March 15, meeting minutes from February 15, 1979, constitutional amendments, an appeal for member participation, correspondence, finances, proposed bylaw amendments, objections to bonuses, a benefit dance for CUPW and INCO Workers of Sudbury, contract information, and a notice on the formation of the Sick Leave Study Committee.

File contains the AUCE Local 1 newsletter "On Campus" dated November/December 1982 to January 1982.

On Campus Volume 1, Number 9, November/December 1982 includes information average pay for union members, pregnant women having the right to refuse work on a Video Display Terminal (VDT), a notice about a new safety committee, letters from members, BC Tel and postal services, job slotting, a breakdown of major contract changes compared with the previous contract, a list of correspondence, a list of shop stewards, meeting minutes from October 21, 1982, and an agenda for November 25, 1982.

On Campus Volume 1, Number 8, September/October 1982 - Special Issue on Negotiations includes an agenda for October 21, information on UBC's proposed contract articles, summaries of standard job descriptions for clerks and clerk-typists, library assistants, secretaries, clinical secretaries and office assistants, bindery and printing operators, layout and paste-up assistants, typesetters, word processing operators and supervisors, and buyers, commentary on the contract negotiation process, membership meeting minutes from August 19, 1982, and September 23, 1982.

On Campus Volume 1, Number 7, August 1982 includes a letter of thanks, a note from the auditor, information on the departure of union officials, motions on grievances, a reprinted article on counteracting the effects of VDT use, a grievance committee report, policies on handling grievances and proposed policy amendments, a detailed executive report on challenges affecting the AUCE, the potential link between coffee consumption and pancreatic cancer, press releases on contract negotiations, a list of correspondence, notices, meeting minutes from July 22, 1982, and an agenda for August 19, 1982.

On Campus Volume 1, Number 6, July 1982 includes the results of a vote for union organizer, a letter of thanks, a letter of resignation, notices on office staffing, the leave of absence clause, and a federal government commission on part-time women workers, commentary on detainee deaths in South Africa, a brief on wage controls and equal pay, a petition against wage controls and social services cutbacks, a report on wage and spending restraints in BC, information on AUCE affiliation and Local secessions, reprinted articles on office automation, exercising at work, a message from the Organization of Unemployed Workers, a list of correspondence, motions on grievances, grievance policies, meeting minutes from June 17, 1982, and an agenda for July 22, 1982.

On Campus Volume 1, Number 5, May/June 1982 includes lists of grievance committee and executive members, a report from the contract committee, a list of shop stewards, a reprinted article on pregancy concerns for VDT operators, meeting minutes from May 20, 1982, and an agenda for June 17.

On Campus Volume 1, Number 4, April 1982 includes a detailed article on pensions, the wage and spending restraint program in BC, a book review on "The Ladykillers: Why Smoking is a Feminist Issue" by Bobby Jacobson, letters from members on day care, arbitration rulings, and a VDT study, notices on taxation of medical benefits, volleyball, and lost and found, appeals for participation in the areas of contracts and safety, information on the strike, contract, grievance, and communications committees, a pension conference report, BC Teachers Credit Union services, secession of AUCE Locals 4 and 5, support for rape relief centres in BC, a newsletter questionnaire, and an agenda for April 14, 1982.

On Campus Volume 1, Number 3, March 1982 includes detailed articles on pensions, health and safety and the use of VDTs, a report from the contract committee, a letter on affiliation, a reprinted article on mandatory retirement in Manitoba, executive meeting motions from January 7 and 28, 1982, meeting minutes from February 18, 1982, BC Teachers Credit Union services, a notice on dues deductions, and an agenda for March 17, 1982.

On Campus Volume 1, Number 2, February 1982 includes a detailed article on pensions, a reprinted article on health and safety and the use of VDTs, commentary on a UBC 'Retrenchment Report,' a grievance report, notice of motions, letters from the executive and union office, HEU negotiations, a provincial report, executive motions, meeting schedules, a notice of an open house, a list of correspondence, a contract committee report, and an agenda for February 18, 1982. Newsletter also contains an insert of meeting minutes from January 14, 1982.

On Campus Volume 1, Number 1, January 1982 includes a budget report, an article on pension plans, meeting minutes from November 26, 1981, letters from members and responses, a list of executives, an ad from the BC Teachers Credit Union, a list of correspondence, a reprinted article on a Labour Board decision at the BC Telephone Company, committee reports on grievances and contracts, a detailed executive report, lost and found, and an agenda for January 14, 1981.

File contains issue of the Cap Communicator (vol.2, no.3), Local 4's newsletter. Topics discussed include interlibrary loan services, a general membership meeting notice (including a ballot on wage increase), information on wage increase, committee reports, and conflict within Capilano College.

File contains materials relating to the formation of the Association of University and College Employees, including two issues of the AUCE Local 1 newsletter Across Campus, photocopies of articles, a report on the history of CUPE 2950 (AUCE successor), and an account of signing the first AUCE collective agreement, dated 1972 to 1999.

Across Campus Volume 2, Issue 5, April 1, 1974, urges members to vote for AUCE Local 1 (UBC) to represent library and clerical staff at UBC, and includes information on division meetings and stewards.

Across Campus Volume 2, Issue 8, June 4, 1974, describes a mass contract study session undertaken by 831 AUCE members, negotiations with UBC, a meeting notice, mediation strategies, powers of the executive, the grievance committee, provincial union representatives, notice of bylaw amendment, wage demands, AUCE members working at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH), statement of income and expenses for September 24, 1973 to May 15, 1974, UBC wage proposals, the treasurer's report including proposed expenditures for furniture and office equipment, and office staffing and duties.

Other topics discussed include a comparision of employee rights and benefits from the 1970s to the 1990s, discussions about other unions (OTEU, CUPE), wages, organizing, membership, voting, contracts, negotiation, benefits, and the history of unions in Canada.

File contains the March 1980 issue of Across Campus. Topics discussed include mediation of contract negotiations with UBC, pension plans, Graduate Student Centre membership, Steward Seminar, leaves of absence, reprints of newspaper articles, Christmas leave, union job descriptions, boycott news from the B.C. Federation of Labour, correspondence, and general membership meetings.