[Papers]. 1928-1937.

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[Papers]. 1928-1937.

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Labor-related materials donated by Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union retirees from an advertisement placed by the Textile Museum in the union newsletter, Seniority: A Newsletter for ACTWU Retirees (April 1981). Includes Steinhart's membership booklets for 1928, 1929 and 1930 in the National Textile Workers Union of America; flyers for union rallies for: Knitgoods and Textile Workers of Brooklyn mass meeting, March 21, 1929, and solidarity demonstration with the striking textile workers of Yorkshire, England, undated; an issue of the Knitgoods Worker, July 1934, issued by the Knitgoods Workers Industrial Union, New York; a flyer with sample ballot for Local 155 of the ILGWU and Local 155 of the UTWA issued by the Knitgoods Joint Council; various newspaper clippings about strikes and strikers: Republic Steel, Cleveland; silk strikers, Passaic, N.J.; proposed strike in knit goods industry by ILGWU; and disputes between ILGWU and UTWA for jurisdiction over knit goods workers.

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United Textile Workers of America. Local 155 (New York, N.Y.)

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Knitgoods Workers Industrial Union.

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International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. Local 155 (New York, N.Y.)

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Local 155, International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union ILGWU), also known as the Knitgoods Workers' Union, was chartered in 1933 and based in New York City. From the description of ILGWU. Local 155 records, 1971-1972. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64058907 Local 155, International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU), also known as the Knitgoods Workers' Union, was chartered in 1933 and based in New York City. From the description of ILGWU....

National Textile Workers Union (U.S.)

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Founded in New Bedford, Mass., in September 1928, focused organization efforts in Northeastern and Southern textile mills. Obtained national status in 1929, wh en the NTWU became the first affliate with the communistic Trade Union Unity League (TUUL). Disbanded about 1934 as a result of low membership. From the description of National Textile Workers Union records, 1926-1932 and undated bulk 1928-1932. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 24856982 ...

Steinhart, Sam.

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Steinhart was a resident of New York City. From the description of [Papers]. 1928-1937. (American Textile History Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 49937782 ...