Roy Pearson, Records of the IUMSWA and the War Manpower Commission 1938-1950 bulk 1943-1944

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Roy Pearson, Records of the IUMSWA and the War Manpower Commission 1938-1950 bulk 1943-1944

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Records of Roy Pearson, labor representative for the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America, or IUMSWA, from the War Manpower Commission, and other miscellaneous organizations. Included in the collection are meeting agendas, meeting minutes, memorandums, correspondence, letters, press releases, employment statistics, pamphlets, postcards, reports, and handbooks.

3 boxes,; [1.25 linear ft]

eng,

California State University, Dominguez Hills Archives and Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6660103

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Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)

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The Committee for Industrial Organization was formed by the presidents of eight international unions in 1935. The presidents of these unions were dissatisfied with the American Federation of Labor's unwillingness to commit itself to a program of organizing industrial unions. In 1936, the A.F. of L. suspended the ten unions which proceeded to organize an independent federation, the Congress of Industrial Organizations. The CIO subsequently became the A.F. of L.'s chief rival for the leadership of...

Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America

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Founded in 1934 to unite all shipyard workers, irrespective of their particular trade or level. Merged, in 1988, with the International Association of Machinists. From the description of Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America (IUMSWA) archives, 1934-1970. (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 22233191 Prior to the 1930s, shipyard workers had been organized into a number of craft unions affil...

Hartley, Fred Allan, 1902-1969

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United States. War Manpower Commission

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History Roy Pearson was a labor representative from the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America, or IUMSWA, Local No. 9 in San Pedro, California. The IUMSWA was a labor union that represented all shipyard workers. Established in the 1930’s, the Congress of Industrial Relations, or C.I.O, was a federation that organized industrial unions, such as the IUMSWA, in the United States and Canada. The C.I.O. merged ...