Utica Trades Assembly.

The Utica Trades Assembly, also known as the Trades and Labor Assembly of Utica and Vicinity, was a city central of the American Federation of Labor (A.F. of L.) Its activities were directed toward strengthening the Utica locals through mutual support and securing New York State legislation favorable to labor.

From the guide to the Utica Trades Assembly records, 1882-1927., (Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library)

The Utica Trades Assembly, also known as the Trades and Labor Assembly of Utica and Vicinity, was a city central of the American Federation of Labor (A.F. of L.) Its activities were directed toward strengthening the Utica locals through mutual support and securing New York State legislation favorable to labor.

The Trades and Labor Assembly of Utica and Vicinity was founded in Utica, N.Y. in 1882 and was commonly and officially referred to as the Utica Trades Assembly. The Utica Trades Assembly (UTA), an affiliate of the A.F. of L. with delegates from the many local A.F. of L. unions of Utica, was a central labor body in which all affiliated local unions could act in concert. One UTA delegate was assigned for every 25 members of a local. The cigarmakers and bakers figure chiefly in the records as do UTA officers Alex Rosenthal, E.A. Bates, and E.B. Horton.

From the description of Utica Trades Assembly records, 1882-1927. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64755386