Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee. Joint Council (Sioux City, Iowa)

The PWOC Joint Council was founded in Sioux City in the late 1930s or early 1940s. The Council included delegates from UPWA Local 34 (originally PWOC Industrial Union #389) at Armour, UPWA Local 70 (PWOC Industrial Union #874) at Swift, and possibly members of UPWA Local 176 (Stockhandlers Local Industrial Union #840) from the Sioux City Stockyards. The Council coordinated activities such as mailings, contract negotiations, and political action.

From the description of Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee Joint Council records, 1938-1944. (Iowa Sate Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 47043432