Records of the Retail Clerks International Union Local 322 Were Received from Neal Moore Prior to the Establishment of the Archives in 1998
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Ozarks Labor Union Archives Records of the Retail Clerks International Union Local 322 1946-1993 Collection Number: LA 032 6.5 Cubic Feet Processed by Jessica Bennett in 2011 Department of Special Collections and Archives Duane G. Meyer Library Missouri State University Springfield, Missouri Special Collections and Archives Contact information: Duane G. Meyer Library [email protected] Missouri State University http://library.missouristate.edu/archives/ Springfield, MO 65897 417.836.5428 Descriptive Inventory Collection Title: Retail Clerks International Union Local 322 Collection Number: LA 032 Dates: 1946-1993 Volume: 6.5 Cubic Feet Provenance: The records of the Retail Clerks International Union Local 322 were received from Neal Moore prior to the establishment of the Archives in 1998. Copyright: This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Access: This collection is unrestricted. Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the collection must be obtained from the Department of Special Collections and Archives. Citations should be as follows: Identification of the item, box and folder number, Retail Clerks International Union Local 322 [LA 032], Department of Special Collections and Archives, Missouri State University. Biographical / Historical Sketch: The Retail Clerks International Union began as the Retail Clerks National Protective Union, chartered by the American Federation of Labor in 1890. In 1892 the RCNPA spread throughout the Midwest by chartering with seven other locals. The union became international in 1899 when a local was chartered in British Columbia, Canada. Early goals of the union included better wages and shorter hours; the Retail Clerks were the first to establish the principle of overtime pay. Equal pay for women was also an issue for the union. Boycotting became the primary tactic for achieving goals after a boycott led to a negotiation victory in 1896 in Kansas City, Missouri. After this success Retail Clerks began negotiating contracts, and despite many strikes membership grew dramatically, from a start of 3,000 to 50,000 by 1904. The Depression severely hurt the Retail Clerks, dropping membership to 5,000, but with aggressive organizing and strong communication, membership rebounded in post-Depression America. At this time the union also began to diversify its membership, adding health care, bank, and footwear workers to its roster. Membership increased again, especially in health care fields, in 1974 when the Professional Employees Division was established. The Boot and Shoe Workers Union merged with the union, forming the Footwear Division of the Retail Clerks in 1977. Also in 1977 the Retail Clerks became the Retail Clerks International Union, and were the 5th largest union in the AFL-CIO at that time. In 1979 the Retail Clerks merged with the Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union, creating the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. Source: The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Website http://www.ufcw.org/about_ufcw/ufcw_history/industries/retail.cfm Related Materials: LA 20 – Retail Clerks Local 503 LA 33 – Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union Scope and Content: This collection includes some minutes, agreements, a small amount of correspondence, the union’s international publication, arbitration, and grievances. The bulk of the materials are agreements between Local 322 and various grocery stores/food suppliers. The majority of the materials are from the 1970s and 1980s. The collection is arranged alphabetically in seven different series as outlined below. Series I: Minutes (1959-1982): The minutes are primarily from the Retail Clerks Local 322 Executive Board, but included are some minutes from Local 322 branches in both Kansas and Missouri. Series II: Agreements (1946-1990): Agreements between Local 322 and various grocery stores/food suppliers. Series III: Correspondence: Correspondence between Local 322 and some of the grocery chains with which that they had agreements. Series IV: Negotiations: Contract negotiations between Local 322 and Safeway Stores. Series: V: Petitions/Charges: Petitions/charges by Local 322 against various grocery stores. Series VI: Publications (1965-1978): This series consists of the Retail Clerks international publication, The Retail Clerks Advocate. Series VII: Subject Files: The subject files are primarily arbitration and grievances, but also include charges against the union by the National Labor Relations Board. Series I: Minutes: Box 1 Folder 1 Minutes: Local 322, Executive Board 1962‐1964 2 Minutes: Local 322, Kansas 1959‐1963 3 Minutes: Local 322, Missouri 1962‐1963 4 Minutes: Local 322, Executive Board 1966‐1974 5 Minutes: Local 322, Executive Board 1974‐1977 6 Minutes: Local 322, Executive Board 1978‐1982 Series II: Agreements: Box 2 Folder 1 Agreement: Local 322 & A&D Supermarket, Aurora, MO 1971‐1972 2 Agreement: Local 322 & Anderson's IGA, Webb City, MO 1971‐1973 3 Agreement: Local 322 & Applied Distributing Co. 1979 4 Agreement: Local 322 & Arlan's Discount Foods, Joplin, MO 1968‐1969 5 Agreement: Local 322 & Askew Enterprises of Missouri d/b/a Milgram 1974‐1976 Food Stores, Aurora & Cassville, MO 6 Agreement: Local 322 & Askew Enterprises of Missouri d/b/a Milgram 1976‐1977 Food Stores, Cassville, MO 7 Agreement: Local 322 & Askew Enterprises of Missouri, Aurora, 1972‐1974 Monett & Cassville, MO 8 Agreement: Local 322 & Askew Enterprises of Missouri d/b/a Milgram 1975‐1976 Food Stores, Cassville, MO 9 Agreement: Local 322 & Askew Enterprises of Missouri d/b/a Milgram 1977‐1979 Food Stores, Cassville, MO 10 Agreement: Local 322 & Askew Enterprises of Missouri d/b/a Milgram 1979‐1982 Food Stores, Cassville, MO 11 Agreement: Local 322 & Askew Enterprises of Missouri d/b/a 1973‐1974 Milgrams IGA 12 Agreement: Local 322 & Askew Enterprises of Missouri d/b/a Milgram 1974‐1975 Foods 13 Agreement: Local 322 & Askew Enterprises of Missouri d/b/a 1975‐1977 Milgrams IGA 14 Agreement: Local 322 & Askew Enterprises of Missouri d/b/a Milgram 1977‐1979 Food Stores, Inc 15 Agreement: Local 322 & Askew Enterprises of Missouri d/b/a Milgram 1979‐1982 Food Stores, Inc 16 Agreement: Local 322 & Belmont IGA, Parsons KS 1976 17 Agreement: Local 322 & Bestyet Discount Foods, Miami, OK 1976 18 Agreement: Local 322 & Chicago Area Retail Food Clerks Unions and 1967, 1970 Employers Insurance Fund 19 Agreement: Local 322 & C&L Foods 1973‐1975 20 Agreement: Local 322 & C&L Foods 1974‐1975 21 Agreement: Local 322 & Consumers Market 1973‐1975 22 Agreement: Local 322 & Consumers Market 1974‐1975 23 Agreement: Local 322 & Consumers Market 1977‐1979 24 Agreement: Local 322 & Consumers Market, Askew Enterprises d/b/a 1973‐1975 Milgrams IGA, Springfield, MO 25 Agreement: Local 322 & Consumers Market & Askew Enterprises of 1975‐1977 Missouri d/b/a Milgrams IGA 26 Agreement: Local 322 & Consumers Market, Bolivar, MO 1982‐1986 27 Agreement: Local 322 & Consumers Market, Bolivar, MO 1987‐1990 28 Agreement: Local 322 & Consumers Market, Bolivar, MO 1990‐1993 29 Agreement: Local 322 & Consumers Market, Branson, MO 1975‐1976 30 Agreement: Local 322 & Consumers Market, Branson, MO 1985‐1987 31 Agreement: Local 322 & Consumers Market, Branson, MO 1986‐1989 32 Agreement: Local 322 & Consumers Market, Branson, MO 1989‐1992 33 Agreement: Local 322 & Consumers Market, Joplin, MO 1963‐1966 34 Agreement: Local 322 & Consumers Market, Joplin, MO 1975‐1977 35 Agreement: Local 322 & Consumers Market, Joplin, MO 1979‐1982 36 Agreement: Local 322 & Consumers Market, Joplin, MO 1982‐1985 37 Agreement: Local 322 & Consumers Market, Joplin, MO 1985‐1987 38 Agreement: Local 322 & Consumers Market, Joplin, MO 1986‐1989 39 Agreement: Local 322 & Consumers Market, Joplin, MO 1989‐1992 40 Agreement: Local 322 & Consumers Market, Lebanon, MO 1973‐1974 41 Agreement: Local 322 & Consumers Market, Lebanon, MO 1979‐1982 42 Agreement: Local 322 & Consumers Market, Lebanon, MO 1989‐1992 43 Agreement: Local 322 & Consumers Market, Springfield, MO 1968 44 Agreement: Local 322 & Consumers Market, Springfield, MO 1977‐1979 45 Agreement: Local 322 & Consumers Market, Springfield, MO 1979‐1982 46 Agreement: Local 322 & Consumers Market, Springfield, MO 1982‐1985 47 Agreement: Local 322 & Consumers Market, Springfield, MO 1989‐1992 48 Agreement: Local 322 & Consumers Warehouse Market, Joplin, MO 1963‐1966 49 Agreement: Local 322 & Consumers Market, West Plains, MO 1976‐1979 50 Agreement: Local 322 & Consumers Market, West Plains, MO 1979‐1982 51 Agreement: Local 322 & Consumers Market, West Plains, MO 1982‐1985 52 Agreement: Local 322 & Cooks IGA, Pittsburg, KS 1963‐1966 53 Agreement: Local 322 & Darrell M. Trent, Pittsburg, MO 1963‐1966 54 Agreement: Local 322 & Delta Dental Plan 1981 55 Agreement: Local 322 & Discount Foods, Springfield, MO 1973‐1975 56 Agreement: Local 322 & Discount Foods, Springfield, MO 1975‐1977 57 Agreement: Local 322 & Econo Foods 1977‐1979 58 Agreement: Local 322 & Farrier's Thriftway, Miami, OK 1963‐1966 59 Agreement: Local 322 & Farrier's Thriftway, Miami, OK 1971‐1973 60 Agreement: Local 322 & Fleming Foods, Pittsburg, KS 1971‐1973 61 Agreement: Local 322 & Fleming Foods d/b/a IGA Marts, Pittsburg, KS 1973‐1974 62 Agreement: Local 322 & Fleming Foods d/b/a IGA Marts, Pittsburg, KS 1973‐1975 63 Agreement: Local 322 & Fleming Foods d/b/a IGA Marts, Pittsburg, KS 1974‐1975 64 Agreement: Local 322 & Fleming Foods d/b/a IGA Marts,