David S. Schick papers, 1934-1969.

Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs

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International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America

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The International Brotherhood of Teamsters was formed in 1903 from the merger of two teamsters unions to form one large union affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. One of the largest and most powerful unions in the country, the Teamsters have been notoriously plagued by corrupt leadership throughout its history. In December 1957, the AFL-CIO ejected the Teamsters from the federation for non-compliance with newly enacted corruption rules. In 1964, Teamsters' president James Hoffa succ...

Schick, David S., 1906-1970.

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Newspaper union organizer. Founder and editor of the Philadelphia Labor Record. From the description of David S. Schick papers, 1934-1969. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321214 ...

Upholsterers' International Union of North America

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The Upholsterers International Union (UIU) was formed in 1882, reorganized in 1892, and was chartered by the American Federation of Labor (AFL) in 1900. The UIU represents workers in the furniture, mattress and bedding and casket industries, as well as window trimmers, and display installers. In 1937, due to internal disputes, several UIU locals and an estimated 7500 members split from the union to form the rival United Furniture workers of America. Despite the split the union continued to thriv...

American Newspaper Guild

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Established December, 1933. From the description of American Newspaper Guild records, 1933-1969. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32320780 ...

Southern tenant farmers' union

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The Southern Tenant Farmers' Union, organized at Poinsett County, Ark., in 1934, was especially active in Arkansas, Missouri, and Texas. The Union spread into the southeastern states and to California, affiliating off and on with larger national labor federations, and maintaining headquarters at Memphis, Tenn., or, from 1948 to 1960, at Washington, D.C. It has become successively the National Agricultural Workers Union and the Agricultural and Allied Workers Union. From the descripti...