American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Local 616 records, 1944-1975.

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American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Local 616 records, 1944-1975.

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Collection contains correspondence, meeting minutes, policy statements, payroll and membership records, and convention materials concerning Local 616 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). Local 616 was comprised of Wapello County highway workers. The collection as a whole spans thirty years, but the different materials within it often cover shorter spans of time. The materials cover organization changes and mergers, including the AFL-CIO merger, on both the state and local levels.

1.2 linear ft. (3 archives boxes)

Iowa State Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7539166

Iowa State Historical Society

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AFSCME

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Charter granted 1936; full name: American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees. From the description of Office of the president collection, 1927-1962. (Wayne State University). WorldCat record id: 28419205 From the description of Office of the secretary-treasurer collection, 1926-1968. (Wayne State University). WorldCat record id: 28419214 ...

State, County, and Municipal Workers of America. Local 616 (Ottumwa, Iowa)

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Wapello County (Iowa). Highway Dept.

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United Public Workers of America. Local 616 (Ottumwa, Iowa)

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AFSCME. Local 616 (Ottumwa, Iowa)

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Local 616 was affected by the many changes in the labor movement in the 1940s and 50s, as evidenced by the local's name changes and correspondence from different parent organizations. The union was chartered under the State, County and Municipal Workers of America (SCMWA) on February 20, 1945. In 1946 the CIO combined that union with the United Federal Workers of America (UFWA) to form the United Public Workers of America (UPWA). In 1950 the local seceded from UPWA after the CIO expelled UPWA fo...