Annual convention proceedings, 1946-1949.

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Annual convention proceedings, 1946-1949.

Reports of the annual meetings 1946, 1947, and 1949 of the International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers. The reports outline the course of the meetings and present such information as the numbers of members, votes on issues, resolutions, and the finances of the organization.

3 items (2 linear inches).

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International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers

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The International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers (IUMMSW) emerged in 1916 from the more radical Western Federation of Miners (WFM) which organized mine and copper industry workers. IUMMSW reasserted its presence in the western mines, most successfully during the five-month strike in Butte and Anaconda (Montana) in 1934. A founding member of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), the IUMMSW was expelled in 1950 because of the Union's perceived Communist ties. In 1967, the IUMMS...