International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers, Local 182 (Hickory, N.C.)

In 1958, a group of workers at the General Electric Company plant in Hickory, N.C., proposed forming a labor union to improve working conditions and rates of pay. Although met by strong opposition, the workers won an election to organize. In 1961, the International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers (IUE), CIO, chartered Local 182, an affiliate of IUE District 1, to serve the plant. In 1997, General Electric determined that the Hickory factory was no longer profitable, shut it down, and moved the work to Monterrey, Mexico.

From the description of International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers, Local 182 (Hickory, N.C.) Records, 1961-1997 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 46635615

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