Reminiscences of William Pollock : oral history, 1957.

Shaughnessy, Donald F.,

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Textile Workers' Union of America

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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...

Pollock, Edwin A. (Edwin Allen), 1899-1982

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Union official. From the description of Reminiscences of William Pollock : oral history, 1957. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309731921 Marine Corps officer. From the description of Reminiscences of Edwin Allen Pollock : oral history, 1973. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122608589 Edwin A. Pollock (b. Mar. 21, 1899, Augusta, Ga.-d. Nov. 5, 1982), Marine Corps officer, was commander o...