Abstract: In 1937, dissident members of the Upholsterers' International Union of North America formed the new United Furniture Workers of America (UFWA), and affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations. The UFWA records, 1939-1977, document the Union's relationship with the CIO and later the AFL-CIO, and other unions. The contains includes records relating to the UFWA administrative and operational units, including minutes of the General Executive Branch, International Executive...

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The Contracts and Agreements Collection of the United Furniture Workers of America (1905-1975) includes agreements and contracts between UFWA locals and companies located throughout the United States.

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...

Scope and Contents of the Collection From the Collection:

The Labor Periodicals Collection is a collection of printed journals, newspapers, newsletters and other published materials separated from various Southern Labor Archives organizational collections, or acquired through subscription. Most titles are the official publications of AFL-CIO affiliated labor organizations, primarily in the Southeast, however the collection also includes many national and international union publications.

Scope and Content of the Records From the Collection: The collection consists of records of the United Furniture Workers of America (UFWA) from 1939-1977. The collection includes records relating to the Union's relationship with the CIO and later the AFL-CIO, and other unions including the Upholsterers' International Union of North America. Records relating to the UFWA administrative and operational units include minutes of the General Executive Branch, International Executive Committee, Administrative Committee, and the Finance Committee;...

Scope and Content of the Records From the Collection: The collection consists of records of the United Furniture Workers of America (UFWA) from 1939-1977. The collection includes records relating to the Union's relationship with the CIO and later the AFL-CIO, and other unions including the Upholsterers' International Union of North America. Records relating to the UFWA administrative and operational units include minutes of the General Executive Branch, International Executive Committee, Administrative Committee, and the Finance Committee;...

Scope and Content of the Records From the Collection: The collection consists of records of the United Furniture Workers of America (UFWA) from 1939-1977. The collection includes records relating to the Union's relationship with the CIO and later the AFL-CIO, and other unions including the Upholsterers' International Union of North America. Records relating to the UFWA administrative and operational units include minutes of the General Executive Branch, International Executive Committee, Administrative Committee, and the Finance Committee;...

Scope and Content of the Records From the Collection: The collection consists of records of the United Furniture Workers of America (UFWA) from 1939-1977. The collection includes records relating to the Union's relationship with the CIO and later the AFL-CIO, and other unions including the Upholsterers' International Union of North America. Records relating to the UFWA administrative and operational units include minutes of the General Executive Branch, International Executive Committee, Administrative Committee, and the Finance Committee;...

Scope and Contents of the Collection From the Collection:

The Labor Periodicals Collection is a collection of printed journals, newspapers, newsletters and other published materials separated from various Southern Labor Archives organizational collections, or acquired through subscription. Most titles are the official publications of AFL-CIO affiliated labor organizations, primarily in the Southeast, however the collection also includes many national and international union publications.

Scope and Contents of the Collection From the Collection:

The Labor Periodicals Collection is a collection of printed journals, newspapers, newsletters and other published materials separated from various Southern Labor Archives organizational collections, or acquired through subscription. Most titles are the official publications of AFL-CIO affiliated labor organizations, primarily in the Southeast, however the collection also includes many national and international union publications.

Scope and Content of the Records From the Collection: The collection consists of records of the United Furniture Workers of America (UFWA) from 1939-1977. The collection includes records relating to the Union's relationship with the CIO and later the AFL-CIO, and other unions including the Upholsterers' International Union of North America. Records relating to the UFWA administrative and operational units include minutes of the General Executive Branch, International Executive Committee, Administrative Committee, and the Finance Committee;...

Scope and Content of the Records From the Collection: The collection consists of records of the United Furniture Workers of America (UFWA) from 1939-1977. The collection includes records relating to the Union's relationship with the CIO and later the AFL-CIO, and other unions including the Upholsterers' International Union of North America. Records relating to the UFWA administrative and operational units include minutes of the General Executive Branch, International Executive Committee, Administrative Committee, and the Finance Committee;...

Scope and Content of the Records From the Collection: The collection consists of records of the United Furniture Workers of America (UFWA) from 1939-1977. The collection includes records relating to the Union's relationship with the CIO and later the AFL-CIO, and other unions including the Upholsterers' International Union of North America. Records relating to the UFWA administrative and operational units include minutes of the General Executive Branch, International Executive Committee, Administrative Committee, and the Finance Committee;...

Scope and Content of the Series From the Series: During the 1940s, Mike H. Ross worked with the International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers and then as an International Representative for the United Furniture Workers of America - Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) and part of the CIO's "Operation Dixie". Operation Dixie was a movement during the 1940s by the CIO to organize southern labor into unions. The South was not labor-friendly during this time, especially to organizations or people who wanted to do away with Jim...

Scope and Content of the Series From the Series: During the 1940s, Mike H. Ross worked with the International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers and then as an International Representative for the United Furniture Workers of America - Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) and part of the CIO's "Operation Dixie". Operation Dixie was a movement during the 1940s by the CIO to organize southern labor into unions. The South was not labor-friendly during this time, especially to organizations or people who wanted to do away with Jim...

Scope and Content of the Series From the Series: During the 1940s, Mike H. Ross worked with the International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers and then as an International Representative for the United Furniture Workers of America - Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) and part of the CIO's "Operation Dixie". Operation Dixie was a movement during the 1940s by the CIO to organize southern labor into unions. The South was not labor-friendly during this time, especially to organizations or people who wanted to do away with Jim...

Scope and Content of the Records From the Collection: The collection consists of records of the United Furniture Workers of America (UFWA) from 1939-1977. The collection includes records relating to the Union's relationship with the CIO and later the AFL-CIO, and other unions including the Upholsterers' International Union of North America. Records relating to the UFWA administrative and operational units include minutes of the General Executive Branch, International Executive Committee, Administrative Committee, and the Finance Committee;...

Scope and Content of the Records From the Collection: The collection consists of records of the United Furniture Workers of America (UFWA) from 1939-1977. The collection includes records relating to the Union's relationship with the CIO and later the AFL-CIO, and other unions including the Upholsterers' International Union of North America. Records relating to the UFWA administrative and operational units include minutes of the General Executive Branch, International Executive Committee, Administrative Committee, and the Finance Committee;...

Scope and Content of Part Two From the Series: This series contains the typescript hearings of approximately 500 cases, covering the above years and employing the following format: "In the Matter of Arbitration Concerning [X] Between Company [X], City, State and Union, Local No. [or other identifier], Arbitrator: [Crane], Re: [specific legal code], Hearing: [date, location, city and state], Post Hearing Brief Filed by the Company on: [date], Grievance [number], Filed: [date], Appearances: For the Union [list, typically containing...

Scope and Content of the Records From the Collection: The collection consists of records of the United Furniture Workers of America (UFWA) from 1939-1977. The collection includes records relating to the Union's relationship with the CIO and later the AFL-CIO, and other unions including the Upholsterers' International Union of North America. Records relating to the UFWA administrative and operational units include minutes of the General Executive Branch, International Executive Committee, Administrative Committee, and the Finance Committee;...