United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local 431 records, 1985-1987.

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United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local 431 records, 1985-1987.

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Material from UFCW Local 431 representing workers at Hormel packing plant in Ottumwa, Iowa, 1985-1987. Includes lists of Ottumwa Labor Management Committee members; a photo of Local 431 members marching in Ottumwa; and news articles about Local P-9's strike against Hormel in Austin, Minnesota. Local P-9 sent roving pickets to other Hormel plants, including Ottumwa. Also includes articles on a strike against FDL Foods in Dubuque, Iowa; a strike at Swift in Marshalltown; articles about IBP, Inc.; and about the proposed sale or closure of Hormel in Ottumwa.

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