Records, 1899-1968.

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Records, 1899-1968.

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Minutes, 1943-1957, Springfield Federation of Labor. Minutes, 1957-1961, Springfield Trades and Labor Council. Reports of the Finance Committee, 1953-1957. Subject file of correspondence, pamphlets, news clippings and published material on subjects related to employment in Springfield. Photocopied transcript of material from the trial of Ray Edmundson, 1946, a paid union officer, who also was a businessman and employer, the dispute over membership and Franklin Manufacturing Co. vs Drennan, 1960. Cash book, 1932-1937, of the Journeymen Barbers' International Union of America. Certificates of Affiliation for the American Federation of Labor, Illinois State Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1899, 1902 and 1950.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)

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The Committee for Industrial Organization was formed by the presidents of eight international unions in 1935. The presidents of these unions were dissatisfied with the American Federation of Labor's unwillingness to commit itself to a program of organizing industrial unions. In 1936, the A.F. of L. suspended the ten unions which proceeded to organize an independent federation, the Congress of Industrial Organizations. The CIO subsequently became the A.F. of L.'s chief rival for the leadership of...

American Federation of Labor

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Labor organization. From the description of American Federation of Labor records, 1883-1925. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980267 ...

Springfield Federation of Labor.

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Journeymen Barbers' International Union of America. Local Union No. 96.

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Springfield Industrial Council.

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Springfield Trades and Labor Council.

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Springfield, Illinois labor union formed December 1957 by the merger of the Springfield Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Springfield Industrial Council (CIO). The first president was Francis Durkin, formerly president of the local AFL union. Frank England, former president of the local CIO union, was the first vice president. Approximately 10,000 members when first formed. From the description of Records, 1899-1968. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 5006855...