Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company (A&P), agreement and drafts, 1987

The collection consists of records of Local 442 (Atlanta, Ga.) of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America from 1918-1968. The collection primarily includes minutes (1938-1968) and financial ledgers (1949-1954). The minutes discuss the business activities of the local including election of officers and intra-union disputes. Of particular interest is information on the Meat Cutters’ strikes of 1939 over agreements and in 1945 over a new contract giving workers a New Year’s Day holiday. The collection also includes reports (1952-1954), membership data (1952-1953), contract proposals (1952), photographs (1921-1964), and certificates and charters (1918, 1934, and 1966).

These records describe the business activities of Local 442 including the Meat Cutter's strikes of 1939 over agreements and of 1945 for a new contract to give union members a holiday on New Year's Day. A meat shortage of the mid-1940s resulted in a drop on the number of new members, loss and unemployment of old members, and dwindling money reserves. Election of officers and intra-union disputes are also included in the minutes.