Collection of Sol Berman, 1940.

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Collection of Sol Berman, 1940.

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The collection, in one file folder containing nine items, documents the process by which Air King Radio workers in Brooklyn, New York, vted, in May, 1940, to disaffiliate from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and to join the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America as Local 430. The collection also includes information on the lockout/strike which followed and the role played by Sol Berman in both developments.

.25 cubic ft. (9 items)

University of Pittsburgh

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University of Pittsburgh

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Air King Radio Company

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Berman, Sol, 1918-

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Sol Berman was born November 14, 1918 in New York City. He graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New York City in 1935 and attended City College of New York, receiving a degree in Electrical Engineering in 1939. In 1940, Mr. Berman was employed at the Air King Radio Company in Brooklyn, New York, whose workers were represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (I.B.E.W.) Local B-1010. On May 6, 1940, objecting to certain actions of the I.B.E.W. International, Air King wor...

United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America

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District 7 of the United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America (UE) consisted of locals throughout Ohio and are now part of the UE's Eastern Region. From the description of UE National Office records relating to District 7 and District 7 locals, 1936-1990s. (University of Pittsburgh). WorldCat record id: 767644242 District 5 of the United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America (UE) consisted of locals throughout Canada. From the description...

Germer, Adolph

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Organizer for the United Mine Workers and later, the CIO. From the description of Oral history interview with Adolph Germer, 1960. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321347 Mr. Germer was born in Welan, Germany In 1881 and came to the United States in 1888. His father was a miner, and Adolph went to work in the coal mines of Staunton, Illinois, when he was eleven years old. He joined the United Mine Workers of America ...

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

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