Savannah Trades and Labor Assembly (Savannah, Ga.) records, 1946-1970.

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Savannah Trades and Labor Assembly (Savannah, Ga.) records, 1946-1970.

The collection consists of the records of the Savannah Trades and Labor Assembly from 1946-1970. Includes correspondence, minutes, ledgers and printed material relating to the opposition of the organization (an AFL affiliate) to CIO organizing activity. Also documents subsequent AFL-CIO concern with fluoridation, taxes, housing, strikes in Savannah and Chatham County, Georgia and the 1967-1970 public employee strike.

1 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7404087

Georgia State University

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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...

AFL-CIO

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The AFL and CIO merged in 1955 as an umbrella organization for skilled trade and industrial unions. Its regional office in Baltimore represented worker interests against this railroad merger. From the description of AFL-CIO response to merger of Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads, 1962-1963. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 238572652 Created by merger of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955. ...

Savannah Trades and Labor Assembly (Savannah, Ga.)

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The Savannah Trades and Labor Assembly was organized in 1899. From the description of Savannah Trades and Labor Assembly (Savannah, Ga.) records, 1946-1970. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38477364 ...

American Federation of Labor

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Labor organization. From the description of American Federation of Labor records, 1883-1925. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980267 ...