Joseph Sposato Papers. undated, 1934-1972.

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Joseph Sposato Papers. undated, 1934-1972.

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Joseph Sposato was born 25 March 1912 in Retsof, NY. He began his employment at the American Velvet Company in 1927. He was a founding member of the first organized union at the company (1936) and was president of Local #110, Textile Workers Union of America (Stonington, CT) from 1940 until 1948 and elected again in 1952 until 1958. He retired from the American Velvet Company in 1980.

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Sposato, Joseph.

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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 ...

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Located in Boston, the TWUA began in 1937 as the Textile Workers' Organizing Committee of the CIO. By 1939, its success in organizing workers led to its becoming an independent CIO-affiliated union. One of the first victories was a contract with the American Woolen Co. in Lawrence, Mass. By 1942, mills in a number of New England cities were unionized. After World War II, the TWUA faced serious problems from national anti-labor legislation such as the Taft-Hartley Act, and the slump in the textil...