Meat workers contracts collection
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Not requestable
Scope and Content of the Collection
The collection consists of 40 agreements, 1951-1976, between various local unions of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America or the United Packinghouse Workers of America and retail, manufacturing, or other entities.
Dates
- Creation: 1951-1976
Creator
- Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America (Organization)
- United Packinghouse, Food, and Allied Workers (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research use.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Georgia State University is the owner of the physical collection and makes reproductions available for research, subject to the copyright law of the United States and item condition. Georgia State University may or may not own the rights to materials in the collection. It is the researcher's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and obtain permission from the copyright holder before publication, reproduction, or display of the materials beyond what is reasonable under copyright law. Researchers may quote selections from the collection under the fair use provision of copyright law.
Collection is stored offsite. Allow at least 2 working days for retrieval.
Historical Note about American Meat Workers' Unions
Originally formed in 1897 under the auspices of the American Federation of Labor, the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America (AMCBW) represented butchers and others in the meatpacking industry. The Meat, Food, and Allied Workers Union, Local 525 (Asheville, North Carolina) was affiliated with the AMCBW. In 1937, the Congress of Industrial Organizations chartered the United Packinghouse Workers of America (UPWA). The AMCBW and UPWA coordinated from 1953, and in 1968 the UPWA merged into the AMCBW.
In 1979, the AMCBW merged with the Retail Clerks International Union in 1979 to form the United Food and Commercial Workers. See the UFCW Website for more information.
Extent
0.42 Linear Feet (in 1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract:
The collection consists of 40 agreements, 1951-1976, between various local unions of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America or the United Packinghouse Workers of America and retail, manufacturing, or other entities.
Arrangement
The collective bargaining agreements described in this finding aid are separated from multiple manuscript collections and consolidated for ease of use. The contracts are split into two series representing two distinct unions: the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen and the United Packing House, Food, and Allied Workers.
Off-Site Storage
Collection is stored offsite. Allow at least 2 working days for retrieval.
Processing Information
Processed by Robert Bexley, 2009. These contracts were separated and amalgamated from several collections.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Meat Workers Unions:
- Subtitle
- A Guide to the Collection of Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America and United Packinghouse, Food, and Allied Workers Contracts Collection at Georgia State University Library
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Traci JoLeigh Drummond and William W. Hardesty
- Date
- June 21, 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
100 Decatur St., S.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404-413-2880
404-413-2881 (Fax)
archives@gsu.edu