Sposato, Joseph.

• 1912: Born 25 March in Retsof, New York
• 1913: Moved to Westerly, RI where he later attended public schools
• 1927: Began employ at American Velvet Company
• 1936: Helped found the first organized union at the company
• 1937 - 1938 : National delegate, Velvet and Plush Workers of America
• 1940 - 1948 : Elected president, Local #110, Textile Workers Union of America, Stonington, CT
• 1943: New London County, CT New London County Appointed to War Manpower Commission, New London County, CT Appointed to War Price and Rationing Board
• 1947: Appointed as director of public welfare, Westerly, RI
• 1952: Reelected president, Local #110
• 1959: Panel speaker at the 12th Annual Conference of Profit Sharing Council of America, Chicago, IL
• 1960: San Francisco, CA San Francisco San Francisco Guest speaker before Council of Profit Sharing Conference, San Francisco, CA Interview by William Clarke, financial editor of the Chicago Tribune on labor-management relations Guest speaker at the 21st session of the Institute for Management, Northwestern University
• 1968: Stepped down as president, Local #110
• 1969: Panel speaker at Advanced Management Research seminar, New York, NY
• 1975 - 1980 : President, Southern New England Joint Board
• 1980: Retired, American Velvet Company

From the guide to the Joseph Sposato Papers., undated, 1934-1972., (Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center .)