Records, 1947-1995.

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Records, 1947-1995.

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Records created by the law firm which served as legal counsel for the United Packinghouse Workers of America and, after merger, the meat packing unions of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. Law partners Eugene Cotton and Irving M. King figure prominently in the firm's representation of the union. The collection consists of legal case files reflecting the wide range of the union's problems and activities.

265.4 c.f.1 film reel.1 video recording.6 tape recordings, and.9 photographs.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6926615

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America

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The Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America and the United Packinghouse Workers of America coordinated collective bargaining efforts ca. 1953. The two unions merged in 1968. From the description of Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of North America records, 1953-1957. (Chicago History Museum). WorldCat record id: 711874958 ...

United Packinghouse Workers of America

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Cotton, Eugene

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United Food and Commercial Workers International Union

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The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), Local 1245 is based in Northern New Jersey and represents workers in the supermarket industry and other smaller industries. During the 1960s and 1970s the union, formerly the Retail Clerks International Association Local 1245 (AFL-CIO), was led by president Frank DeVito and membership included supermarket workers in North Jersey, Hockland County, Staten Island, New York City and Long Island. The UFCW was ...

King, Irving M.

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Cotton, Watt, Jones and King.

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