United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum, and Plastic Workers of America Local 444 records, 1952-1957.

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United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum, and Plastic Workers of America Local 444 records, 1952-1957.

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Records of the URW local at the Dryden Rubber Plant in Keokuk, Iowa, 1952-1957. Contains leaflets on an NLRB election held in 1957 between the United Rubber Workers, AFL-CIO and the independent Chemical Workers Union Local 437. Includes photos of a 1952 parade which was a competition between the AFL and the CIO for control of the plant. A button labelled "Vote URCLPWA AFL-CIO" is located with other labor buttons in Special Collections.

0.2 linear ft. (2 folders)

Iowa State Historical Society

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Iowa State Historical Society

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