Ross, Charles L. (Charles Lewis), 1914-1984.

Charles "Lewis" Ross (1914-1984) worked as a textile mechanic and was active in the organization efforts of the Textile Workers Union of America (TWUA) at the Celanese (before 1947, the Tubize) Corporation in Rome, Georgia. Ross held various leadership positions within the TWUA, including Financial Secretary and Business Agent for the union, member and Chairman of the Auditing Committee of the Northwest Georgia Joint Board, and President of TWUA Local 689 in Rome, Georgia.

He was particularly outspoken during the 1948 strike at the Celanese plant. During the strike, Ross gave radio addresses and served as an arbitrator in cases brought against TWUA workers at the Celanese Corporation. During the 1950-1951 internal conflict at between TWUA President Emil Rieve and Georges Baldanzi, Ross and Baldanzi corresponded over the fractures forming within the union's administration. At the 1951 annual TWUA convention, Ross spoke against the attempts lead by President Rieve to purge Baldanzi. Concurrently, Ross participated in a number of arbitration files with Joe Pedigo, manager of the Northwest Georgia Joint Board.

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