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AFL-CIO Region 8 (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Region 5 records
Collection
Identifier: L1985-38
Abstract:
In 1955 when the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) merged, it created AFL-CIO Region 8 encompassing Tennessee and Kentucky with Paul Christopher as Director. North and South Carolina became part of Region 5 directed by Carey Haigler. The 1964 reorganization of the AFL-CIO placed Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina in Region 8 with Christopher as Director and Haigler as Assistant Director. After Christopher's death in 1974, Region...
Dates:
1940-1974; Majority of material found within 1956 - 1974
Found in:
Special Collections
AFL-CIO Region 8 records
Collection
Identifier: L1974-15
Abstract:
AFL-CIO Region 8 records are organized into five series: (I) United Textile Workers of America, 1934-1937; (II) Textile Workers Organizing Committee (TWOC)/Textile Workers Union of America (TWUA), 1937-1940; (III) Tennessee State Industrial Union Council (TSIUC-CIO), 1940-1953; (IV) Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), Region 4 (Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, and South Carolina), 1953-1955; and (V) AFL-CIO Region 8, 1955-1969. The periods of Paul R. Christopher's career as a...
Dates:
1933-1969
Found in:
Special Collections
Textile Workers Union of America, Georgia-Tennessee-Alabama Joint Board records
Collection
Identifier: L1985-10
Abstract:
The Georgia-Tennessee-Alabama Area Joint Board of the Textile Workers Union of America (TWUA-GTA) provides support and leadership to the several TWUA local unions in northwest Georgia, northeast Alabama, and the Chattanooga area of Tennessee. Its records, 1952-1980, consist of correspondence, minutes, contract negotiation papers, grievance cases and printed items of the six TWUA Local unions in the area.
Dates:
1952-1980
Found in:
Special Collections
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- AFL-CIO. Region 8 (Knoxville, Tenn.) 2
- Aberle Hosiery Company (Columbia, Tenn.) 1
- Christopher, Paul R. 1
- Haigler, Carey 1
- Holston Manufacturing Company (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1
- Kenyon Southern (Rossville, Ga.) 1
- Kirkland, Lane 1
- Meany, George, 1894-1980 1
- Rainbow Processing Company (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1
- Ridge Textile Company (Athens, Tenn.) 1
- Roxbury Southern Mills (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1
- Schnitzler, F. William (Frank William), 1904- 1
- Textile Workers Union of America 1
- Textile Workers Union of America. Georgia-Tennessee-Alabama Area Joint Board 1
- Textile Workers Union of America. Local 1592 (Calhoun, Ga.) 1
- Textile Workers Union of America. Local 1672 (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1
- Textile Workers Union of America. Local 1829 (Columbia, Tenn.) 1
- Textile Workers Union of America. Local 2094 (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1
- Textile Workers Union of America. Local 2202 (Athens, Tenn.) 1
- Textile Workers Union of America. Local 2303 (Rossville, Ga.) 1
- United Textile Workers of America 1
- Venture Carpets (Calhoun, Ga.) 1 ∧ less
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