Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America Local P-1135 records, 1964-1974.

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Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America Local P-1135 records, 1964-1974.

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Records from AMCBW Local P-1135 (formerly UPWA Local 1135), 1964-1974. Includes grievance materials, job bid sheets, information on local finances, and correspondence between Local P-1135 and the international union. Of note are COPE documents, 1965-1967; and delegate credentials and notes from the AMCBW's First Civil Rights Conference in 1971.

1 linear ft. (2 archives boxes and 1 small archives box)

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The Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America and the United Packinghouse Workers of America coordinated collective bargaining efforts ca. 1953. The two unions merged in 1968. From the description of Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of North America records, 1953-1957. (Chicago History Museum). WorldCat record id: 711874958 ...