United Hatters, Cap, and Millinery Workers International Union
Variant namesThe United Hatters Cap and Millinery Workers International Union (UHCMW) was formed in 1934 by the amalgamation of United Hatters of North America (UHNA) and the Cloth Hat, Cap and Millinery Workers International Union (CHCMW). The United Hatters of North America (UHNA) was established in New York in 1896 as the resultof the merger of two Kinights of Labor-affiliated unions in the men's hat industry, the the Hat Makers and the Hat Finishers. The Cloth Hat, Cap and Millinery Workers International Union (CHCMW) was established in New York in 1901, as the United Cloth Hat and Cap Makers of North America (superceding the the Cloth Hat and Cap Operators Union), and took its final name (adding Millinery Workers) in 1918. In 1983 the UHCMW joined the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union, which in turn merged in 1995 with the Internional Ladies Garment Workers Union to form UNITE (Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees).
Sources:
- For additional information, see Labor Unions(Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1977), pp. 139-144, for historical sketches of the various hatters unions.
From the guide to the United Hatters, Cap, and Millinery Workers International Union Records, Bulk, 1896-1934, 1827-1978, (Tamiment Library / Wagner Archives)
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| Danbury Hatters Case |
| Hat trade |
| Labor |
| Labor unions |
| Loewe v. Lawlor |
| Millinery workers |
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Corporate Body
Active 1937
Active 1971
