Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee Joint Council records, 1938-1944.

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Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee Joint Council records, 1938-1944.

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Records from the CIO's Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee Joint Council in Sioux City, Iowa, 1938-1944. Contains PWOC local union dues and membership cards; contracts from PWOC local unions; lists of CIO state, regional and sub-regional offices and all PWOC local unions; three NLRB decisions; flyers; correspondence; and information on the Joint Council's Labor Day parade.

0.2 linear ft. (1 small archives box)

Iowa State Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7573554

Iowa State Historical Society

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