Directory of National and International Labor Unions in the United States, 1955
Developments Since 1953 Structure and Membership Listing of National and International Unions State Labor Organizations
Bulletin No. 1185
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR James P. Mitchell, S e c r e t a r y BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ewan Clague, Commissioner
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Developments Since 1953
Structure and Membership
Listing of National and International Unions
State Labor Organizations
Bulletin No. 1185
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR James P. Mitchell, Secretary
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ewan Clague, Commissioner
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This Directory appeared at a time when the two major labor federations in this country, the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations, were taking final action on merger and the estab lishment of a single trade union center. Thus the Directory serves as a benchmark of the size, structure, and composition of the labor movement on the eve of this historic development. The importance of a free labor movement, at present covering 1 of every 4 in the Nation’s total labor force, can be gaged by the breadth and impact of its activities. Probably best known are those which center upon union- management collective bargaining negotiations involving wages and working conditions. Collateral activities, including the use of educational media and the techniques of political action which seek to enlist public and Government support for labor’s goals, are found on community to national levels. M ore over, recognition that a mutuality of interests exists among democratically rooted labor organizations the world over has led to increased cooperation with free trade union movements abroad. To provide basic information on national and international unions, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for a number of years, has periodically compiled a Directory of Labor Unions in the United States. The Bureau has sought thus to furnish a basic informational tool for Government agencies, union and management representatives, the press, educational institutions, and the public at large. The Directory is intended to answer such questions as: W hat is the size, composition, and structure of the American labor movement? W hat are the official titles of existing national and international unions and where are their headquarters located? W ho are the key officers in the labor m o v e m e n t? Based on replies to a Bureau questionnaire, listings were prepared which include for each union the name and headquarters address; telephone number; names of president, secretary-treasurer, research director, education director, and union official concerned with collectively bargained social insurance activities; convention frequency; publication and editor; and number of union members and locals. Recent changes in personnel and headquarters location were included wherever possible. Membership and local union data relate to 1954, except where mergers occurred, and are reported as sub mitted by the unions. Obviously, listings in this Directory are not intended to, nor can they in fact, confer status or recognition to any organization. The basic requirement for inclusion in the directory as a national or international union was affiliated status with either the AFL or CIO, or, for unaffiliated unions, the existence of collective bargaining agreements with different employers in more than one State. Every effort was made to include all unions that met this require m e n t. The Directory was prepared in the Bureau’s Division of Wages and In dustrial Relations by William Paschell, under the direction of Joseph W . Bloch.
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Page Introduction______1 Developments since 1953 directory______1 Other union developments______2 Unions expelled from the C IO ______3 Structure of the labor m ovem ent______4 AFL and C IO ______4 RLE A ______5 Other federations______6 Unaffiliated or independent unions______6 Union membership______6 Difficulties in membership measurement______6 Total membership______9 Membership outside of continental United States______9 Membership changes______10 Size of unions______11 Women members______12 Union functions and administration______12 Number of locals______12 Collective bargaining agreements______13 Union conventions______13 Union professional staff______14 Union publications______15 Union headquarters locations______15 American Federation of Labor______16 Congress of Industrial Organizations______21 Railway Labor Executives’ Association______23 Other federations______24 National and international unions______25 State labor organizations: State (AFL) federations of labor______44 State (CIO) industrial union councils______47 Tables: 1. Specified categories included in or excluded from union membership data reported______8 2. Membership reported by national and international unions, by geographic area and affiliation______9 3. Distribution of national and international unions by percentage change in membership reported______11 4. Distribution of national and international unions by number of members reported and affiliation______11 5. Distribution of national and international unions by proportion of women members______12 6. Distribution of national and international unions by number of locals and affiliation______13 7. Intervals at which national and international unions hold conventions______14 8. Number of research and education directors of national and international unions______14 9. Cities with five or more international union headquarters______15 Charts: 1. Membership of national and international unions, 1930-54______10 2. Membership as a percentage of total labor force and of employees in nonagricultural establishments______10
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Introduction
Membership of national and international unions sented an aggregate of nearly 6 million members with headquarters in the United States was ap or one-third of all union members. proximately 18 million at the beginning of 1955. Nearly 77,000 local unions were affiliated with This figure is based primarily on reports from international unions.1 More than half of these unions. Membership reported or estimated was: were affiliated with 19 unions, each with 1,000 or AFL, 10.9 million; CIO, 5.2 million; and unaffil more locals. Some small, highly centralized unions iated, 1.8 million. The 18 million total represents had no local affiliates. Both local and international an increase of at least 1 million over the last unions, in varying degrees, shared the responsi published Bureau of Labor Statistics estimate of bility for the negotiation and administration of at 16K to 17 million for 1951. However, membership least 125,000 collective bargaining agreements. in 1954 was virtually unchanged compared with Full-time personnel were employed in research 1953. capacities by 81 unions, and in educational work The latest data, which cover 199 national and by 67. In 24 of 95 AFL or CIO State and terri international unions known to the Bureau in 1954, torial organizations, staff was similarly engaged. include slightly more than 1 million members Staff members assigned to a position related to col located outside of continental United States, lectively bargained health, insurance, and pension mainly in Canada. Almost 3 million women are plans were reported by 92 international unions. union members. Publications were issued by 166 international In size, the unions ranged from fewer than 100 unions, usually on a monthly basis; 49 State members to more than a million. One hundred bodies also issued publications. Conventions were twenty-four unions had fewer than 50,000 members held at intervals ranging from less than a year to and accounted for a combined membership of 5 years by 180 of the 199 international unions in slightly more than 1% million. In contrast, 6 existence in 1954. One of every 4 unions main unions with more than 500,000 members repre tained its headquarters in Washington, D. C.
Developments Since 1953 Directory
The series of steps which set the stage for merger Representatives from both federations agreed that activities of the AFL and CIO overshadowed all a major obstacle was “raiding’’— the attempt by other trade union developments since publication rival unions to organize or represent employees of the 1953 Directory.2 Convention bodies of both already covered by an established bargaining federations were scheduled to decide this issue relationship. The relatively fruitless expenditure early in December 1955. of effort involved in “raiding” contests was Almost since the AFL-CIO split developed demonstrated by AFL-CIO subcommittees nearly two decades ago, efforts toward permanent through an analysis of National Labor Relations reunion have been made by the AFL and CIO.3 Board records. This disclosed that “the net However, the foundation for the pending merger change [from “raids” during 1951-52] involving decision appears to rest on events which occurred 366,470 employees was 8,000 or only approxi during the past few years. Early in 1953, unity committees of the AFL and 2 Directory cf Labor Unions in the United States, 1953, BLS Bull. 1127, 1953. CIO were reactivated to discuss merger problems. 2 Early accounts appear in A. F. L. vs. C. I. O., The Record, American l Henceforth, international will be used to designate national and inter* Federation of Labor, Washington, D. C., November 20,1939; and The CIO national unions alike. The latter claim jurisdiction and organize members and Labor Unity, Congress of Industrial Organizations, Washington, D. C., beyond continental boundaries of the United States. Publication No. 62 (n. d.).
1 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis mately 2 percent of the total number of employees a proposed constitution for the merged labor involved.” 4 Subsequently, on June 17, 1953, a federation was approved by the executive bodies “No-Raiding Agreement” was drafted and on of the two federations. Final approval of this Decem ber 16, 1953, it was signed by officers of the document was vested in the federation conventions. AFL and CIO, after convention approval by both Summarizing the constitution, the AFL and CIO organizations. On June 9, 1954, the agreement presidents said: was made effective for 65 A FL and 29 CIO affiliates It recognizes the equal status of craft and industrial whose representatives had signed the agreement. unions. At the beginning of 1955, a total of 77 AFL unions It offers a closed-door policy to unions controlled or and 30 CIO were signatory.5 The pact, due to directed by Communists or other totalitarians. It promotes democratic unionism. It recognizes that expire Decem ber 31,1955, was renewed for a 2-year all workers, whatever their race, color, creed, or national period at a joint AFL-CIO unity meeting in July origin, are entitled to share fully in the benefits of trade of this year. unionism. The “no-raid” agreement embodied the follow It provides effective remedies for keeping the new organi ing principle: “No union affiliated with either zation free of both corruption and totalitarianism, and for quick and effective penalties against unions which fail to federation shall attem pt to organize or to represent measure up to the high ethical and moral standards which employees as to whom an established bargaining the public has a right to expect of our affiliated organiza relationship exists between their employer and a tions. union in the other federation.” 6 Dispute settle It is our belief that this constitution, an amalgam of the ment procedures incorporated in the agreement best of the CIO and AFL constitutions, is without peer as a fundamental charter for a democratically dedicated labor provide for a final and binding decision by an federation.8 impartial arbitrator, if other specified machinery leaves disputes unsettled. Other Union Developments Contributing to a harmonious atmosphere for further action were separate agreements formulated There have been a number of changes in na within the CIO and AFL to settle disputes con tional and international unions since the 1953 cerning jurisdiction and representation rights in Directory. A total of 1959 such unions are listed volving their own affiliates. The CIO Organiza in this Directory compared with 215 formerly tional Disputes Agreement was adopted in 1951; listed, a net decrease of 20. Eleven new unions the AFL Internal Disputes Plan was approved by were added and 31 were dropped.10 convention action in 1954.7 Ten unions do not appear because of merger An “Agreement for the Merger of the American actions. In October 1953, the Pacific Coast Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Marine Firemen, Oilers, Watertenders and Wipers Organizations” was reached on February 9, 1955. Association, an unaffiliated union, was chartered as It opens with a declaration of intent by the AFL part of the Seafarer International Union of North and CIO “ to create a single trade union center in America (AFL). The United Optical and Instru America, through the process of merger which will ment Workers of America (CIO) requested that preserve the integrity of each affiliated national its CIO charter be withdrawn and in March 1954 and international union.” Unanimous agreement some of its locals became part of the International on this principle was enunciated earlier by the Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers joint AFL-CIO Unity Committee meeting on (CIO) and others went to the United Glass and October 15, 1954. Ceramic Workers of North America (CIO ). Three The AFL Executive Council and CIO Executive unions, the Playthings, Jewelry and Novelty Board, at separate sessions held during February Workers International Union (CIO), the United 1955, approved the merger agreement. In M ay 8 CIO News, May 9, 1955 (p. 1). » Tabulations cover 199 international unions which were in existence at the 4 AFL-CIO No-Raiding Agreement (p. 5). Pamphlet prepared by the end of 1954. However, union mergers which occurred in 1955 reduced the AFL, Washington, D. C., June 10, 1954. Text of this agreement was re number to 195. printed in the Monthly Labor Review, January 1954. 10 See appendix A for names of unions included in these counts which are 6 The New Beginning, CIO Pamphlet No. 268, April 1955 (p. 25). A few not discussed in this section. These include 10 unaffiliated unions which did AFL and CIO unions included in this total do not appear as AFL and CIO not meet the present Bureau criteria for listing as a national or international unions in directory listings for various reasons such as merger actions, changes union, namely agreements with different employers in more than 1 State, and in affiliation, etc. 4 unions which did not respond to the BLS questionnaire and for which in 6 AFL-CIO No-Raiding Agreement, op. cit. (p. 6). formation was not available for listing purposes. Three organizations, pre 7 For summaries of these plans, see The 13th Annual CIO Convention, viously listed as national or international unions, appear as federations in a Monthly Labor Review, December 1951 (p. 669); ana The Seventy-Third separate section (see p. 24), and 4 unions are no longer in existence as national Convention of the AFL, Monthly Labor Review, November 1954 (p. 1199). and international unions.
2 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Department Store Workers of America (CIO), and Longshoremen (AFL) on September 24, 1953, the Distributive, Processing and Office W orkers of after the International Longshoremen’s Associa America (Ind.) became part of the Retail, W hole tion was expelled by the AFL convention on sale and Department Store Union (CIO); the September 22, 1953.13 United Department Store Union merged in M arch Earlier, on February 26, 1953, the AFL Inter 1955— the other two, during May 1954.11 In national Council of Aluminum Workers was October 1954, the United Railroad Workers of elevated from organizing council to the Aluminum America (CIO) became a division of the Transport Workers International Union. Similar action Workers Union of America (CIO). At the be occurred within the CIO when its Insurance and ginning of November 1954, the Diamond W ork Allied Workers Organizing Committee was char ers’ Protective Union of America (AFL) entered tered in June 1953 as the Insurance Workers of the International Jewelry W orkers’ Union (AFL). America. The Leather Workers Organizing Com The International Fur and Leather Workers’ mittee (CIO) was chartered at the beginning of Union of U. S. and Canada (Ind.) became a de 1955, made up largely of locals which did not partment of the Amalgamated M eat Cutters and concur with the Fur and Leather Workers’ move Butcher Workmen of North America (AFL) on ment into the AFL Meat Cutters Union.14 The February 22, 1955. Because of the Fur Workers’ new CIO Oil, Chemical and Atom ic Workers Inter left-wing history, the move drew opposition from national Union has already received mention the AFL’s Executive Council, which indicated above. In mid-1954, 3 guilds of the Authors that the merger would be subject to federation League of America, Inc., (Ind.)— the Screen review. Extended moves toward amalgamation Writers Guild, Radio Writers Guild, and Tele between 2 CIO unions, the United Gas, Coke and vision Writers Group— united as the Writers Chemical Workers of America and the Oil Workers Guild of America to form 2 affiliated units, “East” International Union, culminated in merger on and “West.” March 4, 1955, and the creation of the new Oil, The results of three changes in affiliation are Chemical and Atomic Workers International shown in directory listings, not including the Union (CIO). temporary withdrawal from the AFL of the Four unions are no longer active. Two of United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of these, the United Public Workers of America America.15 * Expulsion of the International Long (Ind.) and the National Union of Marine Cooks shoremen’s Association took place at the AFL’s and Stewards (Ind.), had been expelled from the 1953 convention on charges that the ILA had CIO in 1950 on charges of Communist domination. failed to comply with directives to rid itself of In February 1953, the Public Workers union was racketeering elements. In September 1954, the dissolved. The Marine Cooks union, as an unaffiliated Mechanics Educational Society of entity, disappeared after it failed to win repre America was granted a CIO charter. The sentation rights in an NLRB election held early National Association of Postal Supervisors with in 1954. The National Professional Association, drew from the AFL on February 28, 1955. Engineers, Architects and Scientists (Ind.) re ported to the Bureau early in 1955 that it was Unions Expelled From the CIO “inactive.” The International Spinners Union (Ind.) stated that it had disbanded. Of the 11 unions expelled from the CIO during Of the 11 new unions in the Directory, 5 are the 1949-50 on charges of Communist domination, result of actions related in some way to previously only 4 remain as unions in 1955. Their combined listed organizations.12 One such action was estab membership is approximately a third of the 850,000 lishment of the International Brotherhood of to 900,000 estimated for the 11 unions when the
n The Distributive, Processing and Office Workers of America held a CIO w The word brotherhood was substituted for association in the AFL union’s charter from mid-1953 to the end of that year, reverted to an unaffiliated name at the new AFL Longshoremen’s first convention held during July 1954. status, and finally merged with RWDSU-CIO in May 1954. H Although the Leather Workers Organizing Committee is included in the 12 The discussion which follows deals only with the 5 having some prior discussion here, it is not counted as an international union because of its connection with unions in the 1953 Directory. See appendix A, for the organizing committee status. remaining 7 unions. Some of these came to the attention of the Bureau for u This occurred on August 12,1953, and ended on September 8 of that year, the first time and others, although previously known to the Bureau, were not after the AFL executive council assured the Carpenters that the union’s listed because they did not meet the standards set in previous directories for dissatisfaction over the handling of disputes between the various AFL listing as an unaffiliated or independent union. affiliates would receive proper federation attention.
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Present status of the 11 unions expelled from the CIO i Date expelled Union from CIO Present status 1
United Electrical, Radio and Ma Nov. 2, 1949 Unaffiliated. chine Workers of America. International Union of Mine, Mill Feb. 15, 1950 Unaffiliated. and Smelter Workers. International Longshoremen’s and ; Aug. 29, 1950 Unaffiliated. Warehousemen’s Union. American Communications Associ- j June 15, 1950 Unaffiliated. ation. International Fur and Leather : June 15, 1950 Merged on February 22, 1955, to become a department of the Workers’ LTnion of United States i Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North and Canada. j America (AFL). Some Fur and Leather Workers’ locals joined the Leather Workers’ Organizing Committee (CIO). United Office and Professional ! Mar. 1, 1950 Became part of the Distributive, Processing and Office Workers of Workers of America. ; America (Ind.) during 1950. The DPOWA merged to enter the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (CIO) during May 1954. Food, Tobacco, Agricultural and Mar. 1, 1950 Became part of the Distributive, Processing and Office Workers of Allied Workers Union of America, j America (Ind.) during 1950. The DPOWA merged with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (CIO) during M ay 1954. United Farm Equipment and Metal Nov. 2, 1949 I Merged late in 1949 to become part of the United Electrical, Radio Workers of America. and Machine Workers of America (Ind.). A substantial part of the Farm Equipment Workers membership has reportedly joined the United Automobile Workers (CIO).2 International Fishermen and Allied Aug. 29, 1950 Merged July 1, 1950, to become part of the International Longshore Workers of America. men’s and Warehousemen’s Union (Ind.). United Public Workers of America. Mar. 1, 1950 Disbanded February 1953. National Union of Marine Cooks Aug. 29, 1950 |Became defunct after results of a representation election conducted and Stewards. by the National Labor Relations Board were announced during M ay 1954.
1 Occasionally, when mergers occur, some local unions affiliate with another stances, locals of a merged union continue their existence without any affiliation, union; e. g., see entry for the Fur and Leather Workers’ Union. Insome in- 2 New York Times, Mar. 20, 1955. Structure of the Labor Movement
Coordination and direction of the 18-million- members in 1954. In the CIO, there were 30 member labor movement in the United States internationals with 10,000 locals, and a combined rests essentially in an interrelated 3-level structure. membership of 5.2 million, according to reports Its broadly based foundation derives from mem submitted to the Bureau. In addition, both bers organized in 77,000 locals, affiliated with 195 federations had directly affiliated unions which national or international unions, in 1955. were not part of any international; there were 900 federal labor unions (FLU) in the AFL as of AFL and CIO June 30, 1954, and approximately 100 local indus
In 1955, the AFL with 108 international unions trial unions (LIU ) in the CIO at the end of 1954.17 and 50,000 local affiliates was the oldest and largest A number of FLU’s with common industry ties federation; its affiliates had close to 11 million were affiliated with 1 of 3 existing organizing
16 See Twelfth Convention of the CIO, Monthly Labor Review, January 17 In 1954, a special effort to transfer local industrial unions to international 1951, footnote 4 (p. 12). unions of proper jurisdiction more than halved the number of LIU’s.
Digitized for FRASER 4 http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis councils in the AFL. These represented a stage dents, would meet at least three times a year; prior to the attainment of full-fledged international (2) the Executive Committee, an advisory body union status. The CIO had, on a comparable composed of president, secretary-treasurer, and level, two organizing committees. 6 vice presidents, would meet every other month; An integral part of AFL structure was its 5 and (3) a General Board, composed of Executive departments, 4 of which were composed of unions Council members and a principal officer of each with mutual trades interests; the other, concerned national or international union, would decide with the union label, promoted the interests of policy questions referred by the Executive Council all AFL unions with labels or emblems. [Re or Committee, meeting at least once annually. search and education departments and special The proposed constitution provided for the committees in both the AFL and CIO compiled retention of the same organizing jurisdiction held data, disseminated information, and recommended by international unions through prior affiliation action on affairs which directly affected the mem with either the AFL or CIO. A reliance upon ber’s welfare as worker or citizen, including: voluntary action to solve interunion problems is collective bargaining, social security, housing, stated in Article III, Sec. 10: atomic energy, public power, and safety measures. Affiliates of the federation shall be encouraged to elimi The AFL’s political arm, Labor’s League for nate conflicts and duplications in organization and juris Political Education, and the CIO’s Political dictions through the process of agreement, merger, or other means, by voluntary agreement in consultation with Action Committee stimulated political support the appropriate officials of the federation. for labor’s objectives. Each federation held annual conventions where However, State, territorial, and local bodies were summary reports were delivered, major policies to merge wdthin 2 years. were decided, and elections held for key offices. A merged federation, then, according to present Between conventions, federation affairs were di Bureau data, would comprise approximately rected in the AFL by the president, secretary- 60,000 locals and 138 national and international treasurer, and 15 vice presidents who constituted unions. At the end of 2 years, there would be 48 the Executive Council; and in the CIO b y an State organizations, and 1 each in Alaska and Executive Board consisting of the president, Puerto Rico. executive vice president, secretary-treasurer, 8 In recognition of the principle stated in the vice presidents, and 1 member from each CIO proposed constitution “ that both craft and indus international union and organizing committee. trial unions are appropriate, equal and necessary All of these offices were elective positions. as methods of union organization,” a new depart In order to cope with problems at State and ment for industrial union affiliates would be added local levels, AFL and CIO bodies were maintained to the 5 departments previously existing in the on a geographic basis. Early in 1955, the AFL AFL. had 48 State federations of labor, 2 territorial bodies covering Alaska and Puerto Rico, and 829 RLEA city central labor unions. The CIO had 44 State The Railway Labor Executives’ Association is industrial union councils, including the District composed of the chief executive officers of 19 of Columbia; 1 territorial organization for Puerto labor organizations; 16 are AFL affiliates; 1, CIO ; Rico; and 296 city and county councils. and 2, independent. Twelve of the organizations Prior to the scheduled merger convention, the have virtually all their membership in the rail Executive Council of the AFL and Executive road industry; the remaining seven are principally Board of the CIO had agreed to the following in other industries. Except for operating em organizational structure and government for the ployees organized by 3 unions which are not new federation. members,18 the RLE A ’s affiliates represent most Conventions would be held every 2 years instead of the organized railway workers in the United of annually, and 3 executive bodies would guide the federation between conventions: (1) the Exec 18 The Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen; the Brotherhood of utive Council, a governing body composed of Railroad Trainmen; and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. The Conductors and Trainmen are scheduled to rejoin the RLEA as of January 1, president, secretary-treasurer, and 27 vice presi 1956.
5 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis States. RLEA is not a federation of unions; Unaffiliated or Independent Unions rather, it functions as a policy-making body on A total of 57 national or international unions legislative and other matters of mutual interest not affiliated with the AFL or CIO were known to to railroad workers. the Bureau in 1955. Their combined membership Other Federations for 1954 was estimated at 1.8 million. This group includes such long-established and well-known There are three organizations which function as organizations as the four “operating” railroad federations or have some of the characteristics of brotherhoods and the United Mine Workers of a federation such as the issuance of charters to, A m e rica . or the maintenance of a formal affiliation among, All of these unions, other than those organizing autonomous labor organizations in more than one Government employees, reported agreements cov industry 19— The Confederated Unions of America, ering different employers in more than one State.20 the Engineers and Scientists of America, and the A number of unions do not meet the Bureau’s National Independent Union Council. Unions present definition of an unaffiliated national union; affiliated with these organizations which had nego that is, they are generally confined to a single tiated agreements covering different employers in establishment, employer, or locality. These are more than one State are included among the un- neither listed in this Directory nor included in affiliated or independent unions discussed below. total membership count.21 Union Membership
This is the fourth survey made by the Bureau problem centers on the variety of concepts and in recent years which has undertaken to obtain practices among unions as to the definition and information on union membership.22 reporting of “membership” rather than on the All affiliates of the AFL and CIO were accounted development of survey techniques, although the for. Unions not affiliated with either of these fed Bureau has been able to add refinements over the erations were included if they indicated that they years. Since an understanding of this problem is had negotiated collective bargaining agreements essential for the proper use and evaluation of with different employers in more than one State. membership data, a brief explanation is provided Interstate unions of government workers, which b e lo w . typically do not execute collective bargaining agreements, were, of course, included. Almost 90 Difficulties in Membership Measurement percent of the 199 international unions responded The Bureau requested that union membership as contrasted with nearly 80 percent in the last reports be based on the annual average number of su rv ey . dues-paying members. Although a dues-paying The Bureau has long recognized the difficulties standard represents an objective criterion, it does of measuring union membership. Basically, the not assure uniformity in reporting by unions, which make their own rules on dues requirements, and 16 Two of the three were identified as federations in the Bureau’s 1953 directory but were listed with the national or international unions. have established their own concepts and practices 20 The requirement for collective bargaining agreements was waived for in compiling membership counts. Moreover, the unions which organize Government workers and, therefore, generally do not negotiate agreements. A few independent unions failed to reply to the kinds of records kept by unions have a direct Bureau’s questionnaire and it was, therefore, impossible to determine whether bearing on available membership information. they met the “interstate” definition. In addition, some unaffiliated unions, interstate in scope, may have been omitted because adequate information Union members, while employed, generally have was not available. the obligation to pay full dues, usually monthly, to The criteria for listing as an unaffiliated imion in this Directory, differed from those used in the 1953 edition. In that Directory, “independent or un then* local. Local unions, in turn, generally remit affiliated unions were included where information existed that the union had a portion of dues, the so-called per capita tax, to at least 2 locals and was a party to collective bargaining agreements with more than 1 employer. In the absence of local branches, exceptions were 22 A mail questionnaire sent to all unions known to the Bureau which might made if the union had negotiated at least 10 collective bargaining agreements be national or international in scope was the principal source of information. with different employers.” See Directory of Labor Unions in the United (See appendix B for copy of the questionnaire, and appendix O for a summary States, 1953, BLS Bull. 1127 (p. 1, footnote 2). of the number of unions which responded to membership queries. In a few The Bureau’s file of collective bargaining agreements contains agreements instances, the Bureau obtained information through personal visits to inter negotiated by over 300 unions of this type, covering more than a half million national unions which did not respond to the questionnaire. Listings were workers. compiled for a few unions from secondary sources, principally union journals.)
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sions arise w hen dues paym ent becom es a hardship the railroad industry, the entertainm ent field, and
for workers. For exam ple, som e unions set less in casual w ork such as longshoring.
than full dues requirem ents or w aive the paym ent O bviously, the type of records kept also affects
for workers who are unem ployed or on strike. membership reports. Some unions are able to
(See appendix D for sam ples of union constitution report m em bership only as of a certain date instead
provisions specifying dues requirem ents.) of on an annual average basis.
Although the unem ployed m em ber or one on In an attem pt to determ ine union practices in
strike m ay be in a partial or a non-dues-paying reporting membership, the Bureau requested
status, he usually rem ains a m em ber in good stand unions to indicate whether they included or ex
ing, w ith the sam e rights as full dues-paying m em cluded from m em bership reports five specified
bers. For exam ple, he can attend union m eetings, groups: unem ployed; those involved in w ork stop
vote on union policy, and participate in other union pages; those in the Arm ed Forces; apprentices;
affairs. Therefore, from a particular union’s view and the retired (appendix E ). M oreover, unions
point, a distinction between “dues-paying” m em w ere asked to furnish an estim ated or actual figure
bers and those in “good standing” m ay be con on the num ber of m em bers w ho w ere in “ excluded”
sidered as arbitrary; hence separate counts m ay categories.23 Conceptually, if all unions could
not be m aintained. furnish such data w ith som e degree of precision,
Sim ilar qualifications m ay apply to union m em a total m em bership strength report could be com
bers w ho are in the A rm ed Forces, apprentices, or piled w hich w ould uniform ly account for all m em
retired. Dues payments may be waived for bers attached in some way to unions. The re
servicem en; set at less than full levels for appren sponses fell short of the goal, how ever.
tices; and at nom inal levels for retired workers. In all, 129 unions reported in w hole or part on
T he latter, particularly in unions w hich have estab the practices which they followed (table l).24
lished benefit plans, m ay be required to pay som e Thus, only lim ited generalizations can be m ade,
dues in order to continue their eligibility for since for every category surveyed approxim ately
b e n e f i t s . half of all unions, w ith one-third of all m em bers,
A t som e tim e, virtually every union has w orkers did not respond.
w ho are in arrears in dues. The proportion m ay be If observations concerning union practices are
high in unions faced w ith declining em ploym ent keyed to the num ber of m em bers affected in re
opportunities. U nion rules differ as to the allow porting unions only, it w ould generally appear that
able num ber of m onths w orkers m ay be in arrears. m em bership reports are m uch m ore likely to in
Som e provide first for suspension from good-stand clude the unem ployed, m em bers involved in w ork
ing status after a relatively short period, e. g., 2 or stoppages, and apprentices. The retired are likely
3 m onths, and for autom atic expulsion after a to be excluded, and m em bers in the Arm ed Forces
longer period has elapsed. Others have more have roughly an even chance of being included or
liberal practices. excluded from m em bership reports.
Inflated m em bership claim s by som e unions pose W ith the exception of the retired, w ho are gen
an additional problem in m easuring union m em erally excluded from m em bership reports, each of
bership. This practice, w hich is reflected not only the categories surveyed includes m em bers who
in reports to the Bureau but in the public state have continued prospects for attachm ent to the
ments of these unions, m ay spring from rivalry labor force and a long-term outlook for continu
am ong unions seeking greater prestige, or m ay be ance of union m em bership. This m ay partially
rooted in the internal politics of the labor m ove explain w hy m any unions do not drop m em bers in
m ent, or m ay be intended to strengthen the union’s these groups from a m em bership count, regardless
bargaining position w ith em ployers. Conversely, of existing dues requirem ents. unions m ay understate their m em bership. 23 Union reports on this item were requested with the understanding that they would be used for general analysis and the numbers involved would From an overall view, a com bined m em bership not be published for individual unions. count of unions inevitably includes some dual 24 The number of unions and members involved was relatively constant for most categories. However, the identity of the unions varied from group to counting. For exam ple, som e workers have m ore group to the extent that unions reported the exclusion of certain categories, than 1 occupation and hold m em bership in m ore e. g., the retired, and inclusion of others.
7 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis T a b l e 1 .—Specified categories included in or excluded from Finally, it was apparent by com paring m em ber union membership reports, 19d/f 1 ship totals reported by unions w ith inform ation
Unions Membership2 on included and excluded groups that, in som e Category instances, reported m em bership was not equiva Number i Number Percent ; (000’s) i Percent lent to dues-paying membership. For example, i a union that exempted unemployed members All unions------199 ; 100.0 17, 757 | 100.0 from dues paym ent included the unem ployed in Unemployed: ! Included------61 30.7 : 8,929 ; 50.3 their dues-paying m em bership count. The Bureau, Excluded______48 . 24.1 : 3.331 i 18.8 No reply------90 j 45.2 5,497 j 31.0 therefore, has presented its m em bership sum m aries Involved in work stoppages: Included______64 32.2 9.433 i 53.1 in terms of “total membership,” rather than Excluded______| 23 11.6 1,972 11.1 No reply3______! U2 56.3 6,351 , 35.8 “dues-paying m em bership.” Armed Forces: j Included— ------! 48 : 24.1 5,957 33.5 In the light of all the difficulties in m easuring Excluded------1 58 i 29.1 6,570 ' 37.0 No reply______93 46.7 5,230 29. 5 union membership, the Bureau is aware of the Apprentices: Included______!' 60 | 30.2 9,290 52.3 mixed nature of individual union membership Excluded______- i! 25 I 12.6 1,841 10.4 No reply4. ------| 114 57.3 6,625 37.3 figures w hich it has published in previous direc Retired: ! Included------1! 37 18.6 4,372 ' 24.6 tories and in this one. They range from those Excluded______72 36.2 7,226 i 40.7 No reply______90 45. 2 6,159 34.7 which adhere quite closely to an average annual Other:8 Included______5 2.5 176 1.0 dues-paying membership count to those which Excluded------5 : 2.5 217 1.2 No reply______190 j 95.5 97.8 include all m em bers in “good standing.” There j 17-375 are also indications that m em bership figures m ay 1 Based on responses by 129 unions to the Bureau of Labor Statistics ques tionnaire. have been overstated by several respondents. 2 The data refer to total membership of unions reporting, not the number of members actually included or excluded in the specified categories. Although the Bureau cannot vouch for the ac 3 Includes some unions prohibited by law from striking, e. g., unions which curacy of individual m em bership reports, it is organize Federal employees. 4 Includes some unions which do not have jurisdiction over any apprentice- believed that the aggregate figures derived from able trades. 8 Very few unions listed any types of workers in this category. Among the survey represent a reasonable approxim ation those reported were groups such as permanently sick or disabled, temporarily disabled, and associate members. Totals for this group are nonadditive of the total m em bership strength of national and since 1 union reported that certain categories of workers were included and others excluded. international unions.25 25 At various times, suggestions have been made concerning the use of O nly 46 of 90 unions w hich reported the practice alternative sources for membership data. One well-known source is the tabulation of “ voting strength” of international unions based upon average of excluding certain groups supplied estim ated or paid membership (per capita payments) to the AFL which are published actual figures on the num ber of w orkers involved. regularly by the AFL. In recent years, use of this series would probably have resulted in understatement of AFL membership. This appears to be F or all categories, the total excluded w as 355,000, borne out by the turn taken in AFL per capita tax collections in 1954, which or about 12 percent of the total m em bership of indicated a membership of 9.6 million, an increase of approximately 1 million over 1953. It is probable that part of this increase was attributable more to nearly 3 m illion reported by the 46 unions. B y the AFL’s drive to secure per capita payments on a uniform basis from indi category, the excluded unem ployed numbered vidual unions than to a net membership gain. The Teamsters’ Union, which since 1943 had paid on approximately 600,000 members, paid for nearly 1.2 244,000; the retired, 72,000; the Arm ed Forces, million members in 1954. A less extreme instance is the Carpenter’s Union 19,000; apprentices, 10,000; involved in work which had paid on 600,000 members from 1943 until 1954 when the figure rose to 750,000. stoppages, 6,000; and all other categories, 4,000. Another possibility is the use of international union financial statements. These figures are based on reports from approxi However, the kind of detail that may be found and the time periods covered impose limitations on this source. For example, the per capita tax item on a m ately half of the unions that excluded unem financial statement may be merged with other receipts. It could include ployed, Aim ed Forces, and retired; and approxi per capita tax as well as income from initiation fees and assessments. It could be composed of payments made at different levels, i. e., higher for jour m ately 20 percent that excluded apprentices and neymen than apprentices, or higher for beneficial members (covered by a those involved in w ork stoppages. The practices union sponsored and financed benefit system) as against nonbeneficial members. Unless full information is available on the component parts of follow ed by individual unions in reporting m em such financial items, precise computations of per capita paying membership bership data significantly affect the total num ber cannot be made. Moreover, some published statements cover more than a 1-year period. Derived computations would not, in such cases, yield an of excluded m em bers. For exam ple, results were average particularly applicable to any 1 year. considerably w eighted by 1 union w hich accounted In the case of the national CIO, its annual financial statement could be used for a per capita membership figure but no information on its individual for alm ost 80 percent of the 244,000 excluded affiliates could be derived. Such a per capita figure is subject to limitations unem ployed, and m ore than half of the 72,000 already discussed. It represents a minimum membership approximation since groups of workers who pay partial dues in some unions may not be r e t i r e d . accounted for in the computed figure.
Digitized for FRASER s http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis T a b l e 2 . —Membership reported 1 by national and international unions, by geographic area and affiliation, 1954
All unions Unions affiliated with—
Geographic area Members AFL CIO i Unaffiliated Number of unions ! Number ' Percent Unions Members Unions Members j Unions Members (000’s) (000’s) (000’s) j (000’s) Total membership reported 1______199 1 17, 757 100.0 109 110,746 32 ! i 5,185 1 58 11,826 In continental United States------1 199 16,718 94.1 109 10,234 32 4,827 | 58 1,657 Outside continental United States2______132 1,039 5. 9 91 512 19 358 22 169 Canada______118 933 | 5.3 84 487 18 307 16 139 Hawaii______32 33 .2 27 8 2 (3) 3 25 Puerto Rico______14 53 .3 9 1 1 50 4 3 Alaska------43 16 i .1 33 14 1 (3) 9 2 Canal Zone______20 s! 2 j (9 16 2 1 (3) 3 (3) Other.. ______5 i 1 C) 3 (3) 2 1 , j j | i National and international unions were asked to report their average 2 Membership figures outside of continental United States were compiled dues-paying membership for 1954 (see discussion in text). 177 national and primarily from union reports to the Bureau (see appendix F). For unions international unions reported a combined total of 16,385,231 members, and which did not report Canadian membership, data were secured from Labour the Bureau estimated on the basis of other information that membership of Organization in Canada, 1954 edition (Department of Labour, Economics the 22 unions which did not report was 1,371,300. Members of federal labor and Research Branch, Ottawa, Canada). unions directly affiliated with the AFL and members of CIO organizing 3 Less than 500 members. committees or local industrial unions directly affiliated with the CIO are not * Less than 0.05 percent. accounted for in these estimates. Also excluded are members of unaffiliated unions not interstate in scope, as defined in this directory.
Total M em bership attached to the organized labor m ovem ent of the
U nited States. As previously indicated, at least Reports from 177 national and international 355.000 “m em bers” were excluded from m em ber unions, supplem ented by Bureau estimates for ship reports; i. e., unem ployed, those involved in 22 unions which did not report membership, w ork stoppages, in the Arm ed Forces, apprentices, yielded a total count of 17,757,000 m em bers of and retired workers, categories generally exon national and international unions for 1954 (table erated in whole or in part from the dues-paying 2). It was estim ated that the addition of m em ber requirements. M oreover, membership of un- ship of A F L federal labor unions (184,000) and C IO afliliated or independent unions which are not local industrial unions (15,000) w ould bring the interstate in scope is not included. At least total to approxim ately 18 m illion.26 B y affiliation, 500.000 w orkers, according to available collective m em bership was distributed as follow s: A F L, 10.9 bargaining agreem ents, m ay be in this category.29 m illion; C IO , 5.2 m illion; unaffiliated, 1.8 m illion.27
Slightly over 1 m illion members were located M em bership O utside of Continental U nited States outside of continental U nited States, m ainly in
C a n a d a . 28 O f the 199 national and international unions,
The 18 m illion mem bers of the AFL and CIO 132 30 claim ed jurisdiction and had organized
and the unaffiliated national and international workers in areas outside of continental United
unions do not reflect the total num ber of persons States (table 2). O f these unions, 73 had m em bers 26 Previous Bureau estimates of total membership included the FLU’s in Canada only ; 45 in C anada and other areas; and and LIU’s, hence the figure of approximately 18 million should be used for 14 had m em bers in areas exclusive of Canada.31 year-to-year comparisons. 27 The estimate of 1.8 million members represents a decrease from the Total m em bership in all areas outside of the previous Bureau estimate of 2 to 2H million for 1951. Among the factors accounting for this decline, and discussed at various points in this directory, United States am ounted to 1,039,000 in 1954. were: (1) membership losses in a few large unions, (2) mergers bringing The largest concentration was found in Canada, unaffiliated unions into the AFL or CIO, (3) revised Bureau procedures for listing unaffiliated national unions which resulted in a reduction in the where 118 unions had 933,000 members. Else number listed (see appendix A, p. 50), and (4) the exclusion of “other federa where, the com bined total was approxim ately tions” (p. 6) from the membership count and the inclusion only of those affiliates which were “interstate” in scope. 28 Many international unions traditionally include in their membership 29 Coverage of collective bargaining agreements in these cases, however, count members who work and live outside of the continental borders of the probably exceeds the number of union members. (See footnote 21.) United States. To obtain detailed information, the Bureau for the first 30 One additional union reported members outside of the United States but time asked each union to specify the number of dues-paying members outside. excluded these from its membership total. United States continental borders who were included as of the end of 1954 See appendix F for listing of unions and their membership in areas outside or any other appropriate period. of continental United States.
9 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 105,000, the bulk of them distributed as follow s:
Puerto Rico, 53,000; Hawaii, 33,000; Alaska, Chart 2. MEMBERSHIPS A PERCENTAGE OF 16,000; and the Canal Zone, 2,000. One union TOTAL LABOR FORCE AND OF EMPLOYEES IN NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS accounted for most of the members in Puerto
Rico, and another for m ost m em bers in H awaii; Percent
in Alaska and Canal Zone, no one union was pre
dom inant. An additional thousand members of
5 unions were located in w idely scattered areas
throughout the world.
M em bership Changes
The unprecedented rate at which union mem
bership grew during the decade 1935-45 was not
matched in the past decade (chart 1). From
1935 to 1940, membership more than doubled
from approxim ately 3% m illion to m ore than 8K
million. It continued sharply upwards to reach
n e a r l y 1 4 H m illion by 1945. Since then, growth
has been relatively m oderate. -^Excludes Canadian membership. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR The relationship between various labor force BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS ______
data and union m em bership figures presents per
spective on the rate of growth, since the labor persons, m em bers of the Arm ed Forces, etc.; and
force represents the universe from which union (b) em ploym ent in nonagricultural establishm ents,
members are drawn. For this comparison, two which excludes the Arm ed Forces, and unem
labor force series were selected: (a) total labor ployed, agricultural workers, proprietors, self-
force, which includes both em ployed and unem em ployed persons, unpaid fam ily workers, and
ployed workers in all industries, self-em ployed dom estic servants— groups which have not been
particularly susceptible to union organization.
For com parative purposes, Canadian m em bership Chart 1. MEMBERSHIP OF NATIONAL AND was elim inated from total union m em bership.32 INTERNATIONAL UNIONS, 1930-54 (EXCLUSIVE OF CANADIAN MEMBERS)^ From 1930 to 1945, union membership as a
percentage of the labor force grew from 7 percent Millions of Members to 22 percent (Chart 2). By 1954, it had in
creased further to about 25 percent of the total
labor force. In terms of total nonagricultural
employment— where most union members are
found— these ratios were som ew hat higher, m oving
from 12 percent in 1930 to alm ost 36 percent in
1945 at the close of W orld W ar II. Since that
tim e, the grow th of union organization, in term s
of m em bership, has m atched but not exceeded the
em ploym ent expansion in nonagricultural indus
tries. Thus a ratio of about 1 union m em ber to
every 3 nonagricultural workers has typically
prevailed during the past decade.
Year-to-year com parisons of total union m em * Midpoints of membership estimates made in a range for the years 1943*52 were used. bership tend to obscure the constant flux in m em
•^Includes a relatively small number of trade union bership am ong individual unions. For instance, members in areas outside the continental United States other than Canada. In 1954. approximately 100,000 union members fell in this category: comparable 32 The total membership figure used for these comparisons included approx data for earlier years are not available. imately 200,000 members of the FLU’s and LIU’s in addition to the member ship of national and international unions. This procedure conforms to the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR previous practice of the Bureau in the construction of its historical series on BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS union membership.
10 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis while total mem bership rose by approxim ately how ever, is not necessarily the key index to union
one-half of 1 percent between 1953 and 1954, strength that it appears to be. The larger interna
m em bership in m ore than one-fifth of the unions tional unions can, of course, m uster greater sup
which reported data for both years fluctuated by port, financial and otherw ise, to help their affiliated
10 percent or m ore (table 3). Between 1951 and locals. However, smaller unions organizing in
1954, approxim ately half of the reporting unions industries with a small labor force, or those
experienced a rise or fall in m em bership of 10 per strategically situated because of the nature of the
cent or m ore; only 3 out of 10 union reports indi w ork done by m em bers, have an inherent strength
cated a net gain or loss of m em bership of less than not readily apparent from m em bership figures.
5 percent. For all the periods studied, more Six unions, w ith 500,000 or m ore m em bers each,
unions gained than lost m em bership. had a com bined membership of 5.9 million or
It is difficult to isolate all the factors responsible one-third of the total. There were 100 unions w ith
for these changes and to evaluate their significance. less than 25,000 m em bers each, w ith a com bined
Som e of these, such as interunion rivalry resulting total of less than 750,000, or less than 5 percent
in gains for one union at the expense of another, and of all members. An additional 58 unions ranged
m ergers w hich involve w holesale transfers of m em in size from 25,000 to 100,000 m em bers, and the
bership, bring no net gains in m em bership for the rem aining 35 unions, 100,000 or m ore to less than
labor m ovem ent as a whole. Other factors, such a half m illion.
as declining or expanding em ploym ent in indus T a b l e 3 .— Distribution of national and international unions tries where unionism is well established, bring by percentage change in membership reported, 1 9 5 1 -5 4 losses or gains which m ay have a real im pact on 1951-53 1951-54 1953-54 total union membership. The effects of union shop arrangem ents, w hich require m em bership as Num Num Num Percentage change ber ber ber a condition of em ploym ent, although operative of Per of Per of Per un cent un cent un cent for m any years in some industries, have un ions ions ions doubtedly been a significant factor in the increases Total unions reporting 1______138 100.0 141 100.0 167 100.0 recorded in union membership during recent 20 percent or more gain...... 21 15.2 26 18.4 11 lu i y e a r s . 33 15 to 19.9 percent gain______10 7.2 7 5.0 1 .6 10 to 14.9 percent gain ______4 2.9 12 8.5 13 7.8 5 to 9.9 percent gain______17 12.3 20 14.2 14 8.4 1 to 4.9 percent gain______.. 13 9.4 14 9.9 36 21.6 Size of U nions None or less than 1 percent gain or loss______31 22.5 21 14.9 56 33.5 1 to 4.9 percent loss... ______5 3.6 6 4.3 16 9.6 The heavy concentration of membership in a 5 to 9.9 percent loss______7 5.1 9 6.4 7 4.2 10 to 14.9 percent loss______13 9.4 11 7.8 9 5.4 few unions rem ains a characteristic of the labor 15 to 19.9 percent loss ______6 4.3 3 2.1 20 percent or more loss______11 8.0 12 8.5 4 2.4 m ovem ent. Thirteen of the 199 unions had nearly half of the total m em bership (table 4). Sheer size, 1 Only membership figures as reported by unions to the Bureau were used as a basis for the comparative data shown. The 1953 and 1954 membership figures were obtained from the questionnaire which was used to compile the See Union-Security Provisions in Agreements, 1954, Monthly Labor current Directory. The 1951 membership reports appeared in the previous Review, June 1955 (p. 649). Directory of Labor Unions in the United States, 1953, BLS Bull. 1127.
T a b l e 4 .— Distribution of national and international unions by number of members reported 1 and affiliation , 1954
All unions Unions affiliated with—
Number of members reported' Unions Members AFL CIO Unaffiliated Number Number Percent (000’s) Percent
All unions 1...... 199 100.0 17,757 100.0 109 32 58 Under 1,000 members______16 8.0 8 8 8 1.000 and under 5,000 members____ 34 17.1 82 0.5 12 2 20 5.000 and under 10,000 members___ 23 11.6 170 1.0 8 4 11 10.000 and under 25,000 members___ 27 13.6 452 2.5 21 2 4 25.000 and under 50,000 members___ 24 12.1 852 4.8 15 5 4 50.000 and under 100,000 members.. _ 34 17.1 2,431 13.7 19 9 6 100.000 and under 200,000 members.. 17 8.5 2,336 13.2 10 4 3 200.000 and under 300,000 members.. 11 5.5 2,655 14.9 9 1 1 300.000 and under 400,000 members.. 3 1.5 1,047 o.v ------3 400.000 and under 500,000 members.. 4 2.0 1,762 9.9 3 1 500.000 and under 1,000,000 members. 3 1.5 2,298 12.9 3 1,000,000 members and over...... 3 1.5 3,664 20.6 1 2
1 See footnote 1, table 2. 2 Less than 0.05 percent.
358569-55- -3 l i Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Although the distribution of unions by size unions accounted for m ore than 2 % m illion w om en
group shows relatively little change since 1951, or five-sixths of all w om en m em bers.
the identity of unions in the various size groups Am ong unions with large numbers of women
shifted somewhat. For instance, 17 organiza m em bers are those having their principal jurisdic
tions reported betw een 100,000 and 200,000 m em tion in the needle trades, service industries,
bers in both 1951 and 1954. However, only 10 electrical goods m anufacturing, com m unications
unions included in the earlier count rem ained in work, and textile mills. The num ber of wom en
this size group in 1954. Am ong the smaller m em bers who worked at office occupations could
groups, one factor accounting for changes in not be determ ined from the reports com piled in
com position was the Bureau’s present definition this survey. Some large industrial and semi
of a national union. A few unions, principally industrial unions reported a relatively large num
with less than 1,000 members, were dropped ber of women, although they com prised only a
b e c a u s e t h e y did not m eet the interstate standard. sm all fraction of their total m em bership.35
W omen M em bers T a b l e 5 .—Distribution of national and international unions by proportion of women members, 1954 1 A lm ost 3 m illion or one-sixth of all m em bers of
international unions in 1954 were wom en. This All unions
is based on reports from 135 unions and estim ates | Unions Number of women m ade from available inform ation for m ost of the Percent of women members members reported
64 unions which did not report (table 5).34 The Number Percent Number total of wom en unionists represented 1 of every (000’s) Percent
7 in the N ation’s fem ale labor force. A similar Total unions reporting1______135 100.0 2,098 100.0 proportion was found to be organized in the No women members______40 29.6 Bureau’s previous survey. Under 10 percent ______44 32.6 85 4.1 10 and under 20 percent______11 8.1 168 8.0 In m any unions (61), wom en represented less 20 and under 30 percent------11 8.1 134 6.4 30 and under 40 percent------6 4.4 275 13.1 than 10 percent of the m em bership. In addition, 40 and under 50 percent______5 3.7 173 8.2 50 and under 60 percent______2 1.5 133 6.3 49 unions had no wom en members. A com bined 60 and under 70 percent- ______9 6.7 366 17.4 70 and under 80 percent______4 3.0 690 32.9 total of slightly over 1.3 m illion w om en were in 80 and under 90 percent______3 2.2 74 3.5
22 unions, and, in each, wom en were reported or 1 64 unions which did not report the number of women members are not estim ated to constitute at least half of the total included. It was estimated that 51 of these had approximately 851,000 women members and 9 unions had no women members. For the remaining m em bership. N early as large a group was in 18 4 unions, appropriate information was not available. Union reports sup plemented by Bureau estimates yield a total of approximately 2,950,000 large unions where the ratio of w om en was m uch women members of national and international unions. In terms of affiliation, it is estimated that these members were distributed as follows: AFL 57 less than half of all members, but numbered percent, CIO 36 percent, not affiliated 7 percent. Women members of AFL federal labor unions and CIO local industrial unions and organizing com 25,000 or m ore in each union. Accordingly, 40 mittees are not included in these estimates.
U nion Functions and Adm inistration
The rules for union governm ent and basic pro and the economic and social status of their
visions for services needed to carry on union m em bership.
affairs are found in union constitutions.36 * Form al
constitutional provisions vary am ong unions in N um ber of Locals the allocation of responsibilities as betw een the
international and its local unions. Regardless of The distribution by num ber of local unions had
how this is resolved, both union levels m utually characteristics sim ilar to the distribution by size
seek to achieve the same goals through the im of international unions, i. e., a few unions w ith a
provem ent of collective bargaining agreements large num ber of locals accounted for the m ajority of locals (table 6). In all, the Bureau estim ated 34 See also appendix G for number of women in specific unions based on union reports. 35 A recent BLS study revealed that two-thirds cf the contracts covering 33 Recent Bureau studies based on union constitutions are: Financing of office workers in establishments in 17 major labor markets were with unions Union Activities, Monthly Labor Review, October 1952; Strike-Control which also represented plant workers in the same establishment. See Extent Provisions in Union Constitutions, Monthly Labor Review, May 1954; of Collective Agreements in 17 Labor Markets, 1953-54, Monthly Labor and Anti-Communist Provisions in Union Constitutions, Monthly Labor Review, January 1955 (p. 68). Review, October 1954.
12 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis T a b l e 6 . —Distribution of national and international unions by number of locals and affiliation, 1954
All unions Unions affiliated with—
Number of locals Unions Locals AFL CIO Unaffiliated
Number Percent Number Percent Unions Locals Unions Locals Unions Locals
All unions i______189 100.0 76,927 100.0 106 50,560 32 10,672 51 15,695 Under 10 locals------20 10.6 94 0.1 5 32 2 7 13 55 10 and under 25 locals__ 13 6.9 220 .3 5 78 8 142 25 and under 50 locals____ 20 !i 10.6 ! 722 .9 ; 8 291 5 181 7 250 50 and under 100 locals___ 27 14.3 ! 1,993 2.6 16 1,187 4 339 7 467 100 and under 200 locals__ 26 13.8 ■ 3,334 4.3 15 1.904 6 786 5 644 200 and under 300 locals__ j 16 8.5 3,775 4.9 10 2,295 4 1,014 2 466 300 and under 400 locals__ i 17 9.0 5,755 7.5 11 3,649 5 1,786 1 320 400 and under 500 locals__ ! 6 3.2 2,512 3.3 6 2,512 500 and under 600 locals__ ; 6 3.2 3,259 4.2 5 2,684 1 575 600 and under 700 locals__ 1 5 2.6 3,200 4.2 3 1,964 1 636 1 600 700 and under 800 locals__ ' 5 2.6 3,797 4.9 3 2,299 2 1,498 800 and under 900 locals__ 1 3 1.6 2,500 3.2 3 2,500 900 and under 1,000 locals... ! 6 1 3.2 5,653 7.3 4 3,745 2 1,908 1.000 and under 1,500 locals. ! 9 4.8 10,931 14.2 6 7,364 1 1,250 2 2,317 1,500 and under 2,000 locals. i 4 I 2.1 7,142 9.3 3 5,642 1 1,500 2.000 locals and over_____ 3.2 22,040 28.7 3 12,414 1 2,600 2 7,026 i 1 21 unions did not report the number of local unions. For 11 unions, sufficient information was available on which to base estimates. For 10 small unions appropriate information was not available.
that about 77,000 local unions w ere affiliated w ith w ith em ployers, and an overall estim ate prepared
the 199 international unions surveyed.37 for 66 unions w hich did n ot reply.1 38
Nineteen unions had a total of approxim ately On the basis of union reports only, 57 unions
40,000 or more than half of all local unions. had less than 100 agreem ents each; 36 had m ore
E ighty unions, each w ith less than 100 locals, had than 100 and less than 500; 12 had from 500 to
slightly m ore than 3,000 local unions or only 4 1,000; and 19 unions had 1,000 or more. Nine
percent of the total. Sixty-five unions had be unions, m ostly organizations of Government
tween 100 and 500 local affiliates, and 25 unions workers, reported no agreements. Nineteen
were in the 500 and under 1,000 range. For 10 unions accounted for m ore than 50,000 agree
sm all unions, inform ation on num ber of locals was m ents in all. not available. Tw elve A FL international unions
had half of the A F L total of approxim ately 50,000 Union Conventions locals; 2 C IO unions had nearly 40 percent of the The highest policy-m aking body in the inter m ore than 10,000 locals in the C IO ; and 5 unaffili national union is the union convention. In m any ated unions had alm ost 70 percent of the m ore unions, the convention also functions to decide than 15,000 chartered by unaffiliated international appeals from actions taken at local or international u n i o n s . union levels. Local union m em bers custom arily International unions w hich had large m em ber elect a num ber of delegates from their ranks, ship generally had a large num ber of locals. usually in som e fixed proportion to total local H owever, the largest num ber of locals (13,000) m em bership. A t conventions, which usually last was found in 3 m oderate-size unions of G overn a week or so, delegates receive and vote upon m ent postal em ployees with a com bined m em ber officers’ reports, discuss im portant econom ic and ship of only 250,000. political issues and union bargaining goals, elect
officers, and then return to report on convention Collective Bargaining Agreem ents affairs at local union m eetings.
The m ajor efforts of unions are devoted to the One hundred and fourteen unions hold conven
negotiation of collective bargaining agreem ents— tions at intervals of 2 years or less (table 7).
the em bodim ent of trade union aim s for im proved The m ost com m on interval was 2 years, observed
wages and working conditions. It is estimated by 71 unions. Intervals of 3 years or longer were
that upwards of 125,000 labor-m anagem ent con reported by 61 unions, of w hich 49 w ere affiliates tracts exist. This is based on returns from 133 unions, w hich reported nearly 70,000 agreem ents 38 The Bureau requested that unions exclude from their count various supplements, e. g., pension, health or welfare agreements, that might be 37 The number of locals in Canada was not eliminated from this total. provided in separate documents.
Digitized for FRASER 1 3 http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis T a b l e 7.—Intervals at which national and international agreements, which have expanded considerably in unions hold conventions, 1954 scope and complexity over the years. After the
A l l u n i o n s U n ion s affiliated w ith — agreement is signed, there may be a need for assist Interval betw een ance to union representatives at the shop level in convention s U n a f f i N u m b e r ; P e r c e n t • A F L | C I O | l i a t e d the interpretation, application, and enforcement of the formal provisions. In recognition of the need A l l u n i o n s ...... 1 9 9 ! 100.0 | 1 0 9 ; 3 2 ! 5 8 for specialized staff, unions have assigned person
3 m o n t h s . . ______1 1 0 . 5 1 nel to research and education functions, on a full- | 2 6 m o n t h s 2 i ! 1.0 ; or part-time basis. A more recent development is 1 y e a r ______— 3 9 | 1 9 . 6 i 6 j 6 ! 17 1 8 m o n t h s 1 . 5 1 the employment of research and education direc 2 y e a r s ______71 3 5 . 7 3 7 1 20 | 14 tors by State federations of labor (AFL) and State 3 y e a r s ______1 9 1 9 . 5 1 5 i 2 ! 2 4 y e a r s ...... 2 9 ; 1 4 . 6 22 I 1 | 6 industrial union councils (CIO ). 5 y e a r s ...... 13 6 . 5 1 12 l Of the 199 international unions surveyed, 96 D eterm ined by referendum . 5 2 . 5 4 j . 1 N o convention . ______12 6.0 3 I l j 8 reported research directors and 81 education direc Inform ation not av ailab le,. 7 3 . 5 6 ...... 1 tors; in the 95 AFL and CIO State organizations, ! 22 reported research directors and 29 education directors. Table 8 summarizes the responses to of the AFL. Membership referendum votes in o the Bureau’s questionnaire.39 unions determine whether conventions are to be In recent years, the rapid growth of collectively held. Twelve small unions reported no provision bargained social insurance programs (health, insur for conventions, and information was not avail ance, pensions, etc.) has brought added responsi able for 7. bilities to unions for protection of the well-being and security of workers represented. Complex Union Professional Staff problems involving policy, financial practices, ben Unions have increasingly made use of data and efit levels, worker eligibility, and similar im portant analyses prepared by statisticians and economists matters have led unions to assign specialized per to support arguments advanced in contract nego sonnel in this field.
tiations, in public discussions, and in connection 39 T h ese reports cover positions w h ich are form ally establish ed an d prob with legislative issues. Expert assistance is also a b ly un d erstate th e extent to w h ich un ion s use research an d ed ucation tech n iq u es. S o m e u n ion s assign personn el as needed from other regu lar staff, an d
frequently needed in drafting collective bargaining others con tract w ith p rivate con su ltan ts to han d le p roblem s as th ey d evelop .
T a b l e 8 . —Number of research and education directors of national and international uniono, July 1955
B oth research an d educa tio n d irectors T o t a l r e T o t a l e d u E d u c a t i o n R esearch d i P o sition filled b y s e a r c h d i c a t i o n d i d i r e c t o r s rectors on ly r e c t o r s r e c t o r s Sam e person | D i f f e r e n t o n l y in b o th p o- ! p e r s o n i n s i t i o n s each p osition
N a tio n a l or internation al un ion s
T o t a l . ______9 6 81 3 9 3 1 2 6 11
P erson oth er th an p resid en t or secretary-treasu rer. 81 68 3 1 i 2 8 22 9 P resid en t or secretary-treasu rer ...... 1 5 13 8 3 4 2
S tate organ izations
T o t a l ...... -...... 22 2 9 13 5 ! 4 11
P erson oth er th an p resid en t or secretary-treasu rer. 1 4 22 7 2 5 2 10 P r e s id e n t o r s e c r e ta r y -t r e a s u r e r ...... 8 7 6 2 1
» I n c l u d e s 1 u n ion w h ere th e p resid en t fills th e ed u ca tio n p o sitio n b u t a p er a n d 1 S tate b o d y w h ere th e p resid en t an d secretary-treasu rer fill th e ed u ca tio n son oth er th a n p resid en t or secretary-treasu rer fills th e research p o sitio n . position an d a person other th an president or secretary-treasu rer fills th e 2 I n c l u d e s 1 S tate b o d y w h ere th e p resid en t fills th e research p o sitio n an d a research p o sitio n . p erso n oth er th an p resid en t or secretary-treasu rer fills th e ed u ca tio n p ositio n ;
14 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Ninety-two of the 199 international unions re lions, bringing the total issued to 175. Most ported personnel who held a position related in publications (122) appeared m onthly; 15, biweekly some way to various social insurance programs.40 or semimonthly; 14, bimonthly; 13, quarterly; Of these, 60 unions reported individuals who also 7, weekly; and the period of publication was not had duties as president, secretary-treasurer, re specified for 4. search director, or education director. In 32 Of the 95 AFL or CIO State and territorial unions, other individuals were designated.41 bodies, 49 issued publications; 3 of these issued 2 publications for a total of 52. Twenty-three Union Publications were published month}’ ; 13, weekly; 2, biweekly or Union publications serve as a means of commu semimonthly; 1, bimonthly; 1, quarterly; 9, nication between international unions and their annually; and for 3 no time interval was speci members in affiliated local unions. They keep fied . members informed of international union affairs, as well as matters of general interest in the labor Union Headquarters Locations movement. In format, they vary from mimeo In 1954, headquarters of 144 of the 199 inter graphed single sheets to attractive printed news national unions, with nearly 80 percent of total papers and magazines. membership, were located in 10 cities (table 9). Of the 199 international unions, 166 issued pub The greatest concentration was found in Wash lications. Of these unions, 9 reported 2 publica- ington, D. C., where 46 unions representing nearly Su ch personn el assigned in G overn m en t un ion s w ere n ot considered for 6K million members maintained central head d irecto ry p u rp oses becau se of th e n a tu re of social in su ran ce ben efits received b y G overnm ent w orkers. quarters. Other locations where there were at « T h e B u reau requ ested th e n am es of people in charge of social insurance Jeast 5 international unions and the combined activities. A lth ou gh it w as evid en t th at som e u n ion s resp on d ed on th is basis,
others ap parently did not, e. g., bookkeepers an d claim s m anagers w ere membership exceeded a million were New York, n a m ed b y som e. T h erefore, th e in tern ation al u n ion listin gs, u n d er th e broad N. Y.; Detroit, Mich.; Indianapolis, Ind.; and h ead in g of social in su ran ce, record th e n am e of th e in d ivid u al an d h is title, if an y, specified b y th e u n ion . Chicago, 111.
T able 9.—Cities with jive or more international union headquarters, 1954 1
B y affiliation
U n i o n s
AFL CIO U n affiliated L o c a t i o n
T o t a l N u m b e r o f M e m b e r s h i p N u m b e r o f M e m b e r s h i p N u m b e r o f M e m b e r s h i p N u m b e r m e m b e r s h i p u n i o n s ( 000’ s ) u n i o n s ( 000’ s ) u n i o n s ( 000’ s ) ( 000’ s )
T o t a l ...... 1 4 4 1 4 ,1 6 4 8 4 9 , 1 1 4 2 5 3 , 5 0 6 3 5 1 ,5 4 4
W ash ington, D . C ______4 6 6 , 4 7 8 3 0 4 , 8 0 2 8 9 7 3 8 7 0 3 N ew Y ork, N . Y ______3 2 2 , 0 4 3 1 3 6 9 1 11 1 , 0 7 0 8 2 8 2 D e tr o it, M ic h ______6 1 ,6 9 9 2 4 0 9 2 1 , 2 6 4 2 2 6 In d ian ap olis, In d 5 1 ,0 6 1 5 1 ,0 6 1 C h icago , Ill.______2 3 1 ,0 4 2 1 5 8 7 5 3 1 3 7 5 2 9 C in cinnati, O h io ______5 8 5 3 4 7 9 1 1 6 2 Cleveland, Ohio ______7 4 7 7 3 100 4 3 7 7 St. L ouis, M o 7 2 5 6 7 2 5 6 P h iladelphia, P a 8 2 4 4 5 1 2 8 3 1 1 7 M ilw aukee, W is_ 5 11 5 11
i N o t in clu d ed are offices estab lish ed b y u n ion s for sp ecial fu n ction s, e. g., leg islativ e a c tiv ity or research .
15 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR
A. F. L. Bldg., 901 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Washington 1, D. C. Phone: National 8-3870 President Secretary-Treasurer G e o r o e M e a n y W i l l ia m F . S c h n it z l e r
Executive Council41
M a t t h e w W o l l , president, Union Label and C h a r l e s J. M a c g o w a n , president emeritus, In Service Trades Departm ent; first vice president. ternational Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Help G e o r g e M . H a r r i s o n , president, Brotherhood of ers; eighth vice president. Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Han dlers, Express and Station Employees; second H e r m a n W i n t e r , president emeritus, Bakery and vice president. Confectioner}7 W orkers’ International Union of America; ninth vice president. D a n ie l J. T o b i n , president emeritus, Inter W il l ia m L . M cF e t r id g e , president, Building national Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Service Employees International Union; tenth Warehousemen and Helpers of America; third vice president. vice president. J a m e s C . P e t r il l o , president, American Feder H a r r y C . B a t e s , president, Bricklayers, Masons ation of Musicians; eleventh vice president. and Plasterers International Union of America; D a v e B e c k , president, International Brotherhood fourth vice president. of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and
W il l ia m C . B ir t h r i g h t , president and secretary- Helpers of America; twelfth vice president.
treasurer, Journeymen Barbers, Hairdressers, M a u r ic e A . H u t c h e s o n , president, United Broth Cosmetologists, and Proprietors’ International erhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America; Union of America; fifth vice president. thirteenth vice president.
W il l ia m C . D o h e r t y , president, National Associ A . J. H a y e s , president, International Association ation of Letter Carriers; sixth vice president. of M achinists; fourteenth vice president. J o s e p h D . K e e n a n , secretary, International D a v i d D u b i n s k y , president and secretary- Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; fifteenth treasurer, International Ladies’ Garment W ork vice president. ers’ Union; seventh vice president. At the end of 1954, the AFL had 109 national
41 In accordance w ith traditional A F L procedure, w henever a vacancy and international unions, 5 major departments, occu rs in a vice p resid en tial p o st, th e oth er vice p resid en ts are each ad van ced and 3 organizing councils. Only 108 AFL unions to th e n ext high est vice p resid en cy. C h an ges in m em bersh ip of th e executive cou n cil occurrin g sin ce p rep aration of th e listin g w h ich ap p eared in th e 1 9 5 3 are listed, since one union withdrew from the A FL D irectory w ere caused b y th e follow ing even ts: on February 1, 1955.42 O n A u g u s t 1 2 , 1 9 5 3 , th e w ith draw al of the U n ited B rotherhood of C ar penters an d Joiners of A m erica (the u n ion returned on Septem ber 8, 1 9 5 3 ) Average annual membership for the A FL in 1954 left a v a ca n cy in th e office o f first vice p resid en t, h eld a t th a t tim e b y W illia m approximated 10.9 million, a slight increase over L . H u tcheson , C arpen ters u n ion president em eritus. (M r. H u tcheson died on O ctober 2 0 , 1 9 5 3 .) the 1953 figure, based on the following informa O n A u g u s t 1 3 , 1 9 5 3 , M r. B eck w as elected b y the A F L E xecutive C ou ncil tion available to the Bureau: a s 1 3 th vice p resid en t.
T h e nu m ber of vice presidents in the E xecutive C ou ncil w as increased
f r o m 1 3 t o 1 5 at the A F L annual convention held Septem ber 2 1 - 2 5 , 1 9 5 3 . 1954 M aurice A . H u tcheson , an d A . J. H ayes w ere elected as 1 4 t h a n d 1 5 t h v i c e Membership reports (102 unions)______10, 256, 293 p resid en ts, resp ectiv ely, a t th e con ven tion . AFL “ per capita” data (7 unions)______489, 300 O n M a r c h 2 2 , 1 9 5 5 , D aniel W . T racy, president em eritus of the Inter Federal labor unions______183, 531 national B roth erh ood of E lectrical W orkers, an d A F L 10th vice president, d i e d . T otal______10, 929, 124 J. S cott M iln e, president of th e Intern ation al B roth erh ood of E lectrical W orkers, w h o w as elected A F L 1 5 th vice presid ent b y th e E xecu tive C ou n cil 1953 o n M a y 3 , 1 9 5 5 , died Ju ly 2 0 , 1 9 5 5 . Joseph D . K een an, secretary, Inter Membership reports (98 unions)------9, 994, 371 national B rotherhood of E lectrical W orkers, w as elected to this post on AFL “per capita” data (12 unions)______586, 700 A u g u s t 8, 1 9 5 5 . Federal labor unions______197, 364 42 T h e N ational A ssociation of P ostal Supervisors w ith drew on F ebruary 2 8 , 1 9 5 5 . T ota l______10, 778, 435
16 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis For the year ending June 30, 1954, the average R e s e a r c h S t a f f : membership of the AFL based on per capita pay Boris Shishkin, Director. ments received from affiliated unions was Peter Henle, Assistant Director. 9,603,979.43 Bert Seidman, Staff Economist. Seymour Brandwein, Staff Economist. C o n v e n t io n :
Merger developments caused a change in the DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION convention schedule. Originally scheduled for 1625 Eye St. NW ., Suite 914 September 15, 1955, in Chicago, 111., the date and Washington 6, D. C. place of the 1955 convention was changed to Phone: National 8-3870 December 1-2, in New York, N. Y. Director: John D. Connors. Publication: News Letter (monthly). P ublications : Editor: Bess K. Roberts. AFL News-Reporter (weekly): Editors: Philip Pearl, H. W . Flannery, F. K. Until early 1954, the AFL Department of Edu Dashiell, R. J. Wentworth. cation was known as the Workers Education The American Federationist (m onthly): Bureau. Founded as an independent educa Editor: George Meany. tional agency in 1921, the W EB performed services Managing Editor: Bernard Tassler. for the AFL and its affiliated unions for many Research Report (monthly). years. By convention vote in 1949, the AFL approved action to integrate the W EB into the <3 A n organ ization ch art describing A F L stru ctu re ap pearing in th e A F L Federation’s structure. This was formally com N ew s-R eporter, January 2 8 , 1 9 5 5 , indicated th at 1 0 , 2 0 0 ,0 0 0 w orkers w ere cu rren tly d u ?s-p ayin g m em bers of A F L affiliates. pleted late in 1950.
DEPARTMENTS OF AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPARTMENT A. F. L. Bldg., 901 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Washington 1, D. C. Phone: National 8-3870 President Secretary- Treasurer R ic h a r d J. G r a y F r a n k B o n a d io Affiliated Organizations
Asbestos Workers; International Association of Lathers International Union; The Wood, Wire and Heat and Frost Insulators and. M e ta l. Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Marble, Slate and Stone Polishers, Rubbers and Forgers and Helpers; International Brother Sawyers, Tile and Marble Setters Helpers and h o o d o f. Terrazzo Helpers; International Association of. Bricklayers, M asons and Plasterers International Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of Amer Union of America. ica; Brotherhood of. Carpenters and Joiners of America; United Plasterers’ and Cement Masons’ International Brotherhood of. Association of the U. S. and Canada; Operative. Electrical W orkers; International Brotherhood of. Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the U. S. Elevator Constructors; International Union of. and Canada; United Association of Journey Engineers; International Union of Operating. men and Apprentices of the. Granite Cutters’ International Association of Roofers, Damp and Waterproof Workers Asso America; The. ciation; United Slate, Tile and Composition. Hod Carriers’, Building and Common Laborers’ Union of America; International. Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association. Iron W orkers; International Association of Bridge, Stone Cutters’ Association of North America; Structural and Ornamental. Journevmen.
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C o n v e n t i o n : (m o n t h ly ). Held annually in the same city and beginning Editor: Richard J. Gray. immediately before the AFL convention. The R e s e a r c h D i r e c t o r : 1955 convention is scheduled to begin November 28 in New York City. W . J. Shickler.
METAL TRADES DEPARTMENT
A. F. L. Bldg., 901 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Washington 1, D. C. Phone: National 8-3870 President Secretary- Treasurer J a m e s A . B r o w n l o w B . A . G r i t t a {President emeritus) J o h n P . F r e y Affiliated Organizations
Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the U. S. Forgers and Helpers; International Brotherhood and Canada; United Association of Journey o f. men and Apprentices of the. Electrical Workers; International Brotherhood of. Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association. Engineers; International Union of Operating. Stove Mounters International Union of North Engineers; American Federation of Technical. A m e rica Firemen and Oilers; International Brotherhood of. C o n v e n t i o n : Hod Carriers’, Building and Common Laborers’ Held annually in the same city and immediately Union of America; International. before the AFL convention. The 1955 conven Iron W orkers; International Association of Bridge, tion is scheduled to begin November 28 in New Structural and Ornamental. Y o r k C ity . M achinists; International Association of.
Metal Polishers, Buffers, Platers, and Helpers P u b l i c a t i o n : International Union. Bulletin of the M etal Trades Department of the Molders and Foundry Workers Union of North American Federation of Labor (monthly). America; International. Editor: B. A. Gritta. Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of Amer ica; Brotherhood of. R e s e a r c h D i r e c t o r : Pattern Makers’ League of North America. Paul Hutchings.
RAILWAY EMPLOYES’ DEPARTMENT
220 South State St. Chicago 4, 111. Phone: Harrison 7-9546 President Secretary- Treasurer M ic h a e l F o x J o h n K o l a n d a Affiliated Organizations
Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association Forgers and Helpers; International Brotherhood o f. R e s e a r c h D i r e c t o r : Electrical Workers; International Brotherhood of. George Cucich. Firemen and Oilers; International Brotherhood of. Machinists; International Association of. C o n v e n t i o n : Railway Carmen of America; Brotherhood. Held every 4 years.
18 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT
675 Fourth Ave. Brooklyn 3, N. Y. Phone: Hyacinth 9-6600 President Secretary- Treasurer H a r r y L u n d e b e r g E . L . S l a u g h t e r Affiliated Organizations
Engineers; International Union of Operating. C o n v e n t i o n : Longshoremen; International Brotherhood of. Held annually in the same city and immediately Masters, Mates and Pilots of America; Inter before or after the AFL convention. national Organization. Seafarers’ International Union of North America. R e s e a r c h a n d E d u c a t io n D i r e c t o r : Telegraphers’ Union; Commercial. Herb Brand.
UNION LABEL AND SERVICE TRADES DEPARTMENT
100 Indiana Ave. NW . Washington 1, D. C. Phone: National 8-2131 President Secretary- Treasurer M a t t h e w W o l l R a y m o n d F . L e h e n e y
The function of the Union Label and Service Union Label Industries Show featuring exhibitions Trades Department is primarily to publicize the of products and services of AFL members. The official emblems— union labels, shop cards, and Tenth Union Label Industries Show was held service buttons— of 59 affiliated national and inter M ay 19-24, 1955, in Buffalo, N. Y. national unions. Formerly known as the Union C o n v e n t i o n : Label Trades Department, the name was changed at the Department’s 1952 convention to give rec Held on the Tuesday before the AFL conven ognition to the expanded activities of AFL affili tion. The 1955 convention is scheduled for ates in the service trades. As part of its campaign November 29 and 30. to promote the sale of union label goods and the P u b l i c a t i o n : patronage of union services, the department has sponsored for the past several }rears an annual AFL Union Label Newsletter (monthly).
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYES COUNCIL
100 Indiana Ave. NW. Washington 1, D. O. Phone: Executive 3-2820 Chairman Operations Director Secretary- Treasurer L e o E . G e o r g e T h o m a s G . W a l t e r s O r r in A . B u r r o w s
This council was formed in 1945 as a planning Engineers; American Federation of Technical. organization through which leaders of AFL unions Fire Fighters; International Association of. having members in Government service could pre Government Employees; American Federa pare programs for legislative and administrative tio n o f. action. The Government Employes Council is Iron Workers; International Association of composed of 21 organizations, as follows: Bridge, Structural and Ornamental. Bookbinders; International Brotherhood of. Letter Carriers; National Association of. Electrical Workers; International Brother Machinists; International Association of. h o o d o f. Messengers; The National Association of Engineers; International Union of Operating. Special Delivery.
3 5 8 5 6 9 - 5 5 - 4 19 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Office Em ployes’ International Union. M ail Handlers, Watchmen and Messengers; Panama Canal Zone; Metal Trades Council National Association of. and Central Labor Union of the. Postal Transport Association; National. Photo-Engravers’ Union of North America; Printing Pressmen and Assistants’ Union of International. North America; International. Plate Printers, Die Stampers and Engravers’ State, County and Municipal Employees ; Union of North America; International American Federation of. Post Office Clerks; National Federation of. Teachers; American Federation of. Post Office and Postal Transportation Service Typographical Union; International.
AFL COUNCILS
Councils represent an organizational stage prior M etal and Enamelware Workers Council; Fabri to the attainment of full-fledged status as affiliated c a te d : national or international unions. The councils are 3537 North 22d St., Milwaukee 6, Wis. composed of federal labor unions with common Phone: Uptown 3-6602. industry ties. The FLU ’s which affiliate with the President: Edward Wessa. councils pay a nominal per capita tax to the council Secretary-treasurer: William A. Hammond. which serves as a coordinating body; FLU’s also Convention: Annually; June 1955. continue to pay a monthly per capita tax to the Membership: 15,000; local unions, 40. AFL, with which they are directly affiliated. Sugar Workers and Allied Industries Unions; On February 26, 1953, the International Council International Council of: of Aluminum Workers was chartered as the 484 New Brotherhood Bldg., Kansas City 1, Aluminum Workers International Union. Early K a n s. in 1955, the AFL had three councils: Phone: Drexel 1787. M atch Workers Council: President : R. E. James. 230 W est Center St., Akron 2, Ohio. Secretary-treasurer: Glen H. Carmichael. President: T. C. Dethloff. Social insurance: (President). Secretary-treasurer: Herbert Kempinger. Convention: Annually; April 1955. Membership: ------; local unions, 6. Membership: 63,392; local unions, 51.
LABOR'S LEAGUE FOR POLITICAL EDUCATION
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR
1625 Eye St. NW ., Room 922
Washington 6, D. C.
Phone: Executive 5-0220
National Director
J a m e s L . M cD e v it t
Established by a resolution of the 1947 conven and political education material now appears tion of the AFL, to meet the “need for sound in the AFL News-Reporter. Activities of LLPE political education and effective political action include the provision of speakers for meetings, by organized labor.” Those activities of the organization of local LLPE units, research services, league which are strictly political in nature are and the sponsorship of a Radio Department. financed by voluntary contributions from AFL members and their friends. Publication of the R e s e a r c h D ir e c t o r : former official newspaper of LLPE, the League Reporter, was discontinued in December 1951 Frederick K. Dashiell.
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718 Jackson PL NW.
Washington 6, D. C.
Phone: Executive 3-5581 President Secretary-Treasurer Executive Vice President W a l t e r P . R e u t h e r J a m e s B . C a r e y J o h n V . R if f e
Vice Presidents C o n v e n t i o n : Merger developments caused a change in the J o s e p h A. B e i r n e , president, Communications Workers of America. convention schedule. Originally scheduled for O ctober 17, 1955, in Buffalo, N. Y ., the date and L. S. B u c k m a s t e r , president, United Rubber, place of the 1955 convention were changed to Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America. December 1-2 in New York, N. Y.
J o s e p h C u r r a n , president, National Maritime Union of America. P ublications : O. A. K n ig h t , president, Oil, Chemical and Atomic The CIO News (weekly). Workers International Union. Editor: Henry C. Fleisher. D a v id J. M cD o n a l d , president, United Steel Economic Outlook (issued monthly by the CIO workers of America.44 Department of Education and Research).
M ic h a e l J. Q u il l , president, Transport Workers Union of America. D e p a r t m e n t o f E d u c a t io n a n d R e s e a r c h : E m il R i e v e , president, Textile Workers Union of Stanley H. Ruttenberg, Director. America. Katherine Poliak Ellickson, Associate Director F r a n k R o s e n b l u m , secretary-treasurer, Amal of Research. gamated Clothing Workers of America. Nat Goldfinger, Associate Director of Research. At the end of 1954, the CIO had 32 national Frank Fernbach, Associate Director of Re and international unions and 1 organizing com search. mittee. The number of national and interna George T. Guernsey, Associate Director in tional unions early in 1955 decreased to 30, at Charge of Education. which time there were 2 organizing committees in existence.45 Membership for the CIO in 1954 Stuart P. Brock, Associate Director of Educa approximated 5.2 million, a slight decrease from tion. the 1953 figure, based on the following union reports and Bureau estimates: 46 *48 44 Elected by the CIO Executive Board to fill the vacancy created by the death of James G. Thimmes on January 16, 1955. 1 9 5 4 45 The new Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union was Membership reports (28 unions)______5, 021, 759 created through merger of the Oil Workers International Union and the Bureau estimates (4 unions)______163, 000 United Gas, Coke and Chemical Workers of America on March 4, 1955; Local industrial unions______15, 000 that same month, the United Department Store Workers of America merged to become part of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. The T otal______5, 199, 759 Leather Workers Organizing Committee was chartered at the beginning of 1955. 1 9 5 8 48 Local industrial union data were derived from computations based on Membership reports (27 unions)______4, 751, 275 CIO financial statements in the C I O N e w s dated December 27, 1954, and Bureau estimates (7 unions)------476, 000 December 21, 1953. From a computation derived from data in the 1954 Local industrial unions------25, 000 CIO financial statement, it would appear that total CIO membership on a federation per capita basis was 4.4 million in 1954 or about the same as in the T ota l______5,252,275 preceding year.
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Government and Civic Employees Organizing Publication:Service (monthly). Committee. Editor: Milton Murray. 805 G St. NW., Washington, D. C. Membership:------; local unions, 200. Phone: National 8-5364. Leather Workers Organizing Committee Chairman: Anthony J. Federoff. 73 Tremont St., Boston 8, Mass. Secretary-treasurer: Milton Murray. Phone: Capital 7-1275. Research and education director: Miss Ruth Chairman: R. J. Thomas. W iencek. Secretary-treasurer: Hugh Thompson. Social insurance: (Secretary-treasurer). Membership: ------; local un ion s,------.
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS 718 Jackson PL NW. Washington 6, D. C. Phone: Executive 3-5581 Chairman
W a l t e r P. R e u t h e r
Established in July 1943. The CIO convention Action Committee is financed primarily by that year endorsed “ organized participation in the voluntary contributions from members of CIO political life of the nation” to help further CIO affiliates. objectives. Activities of the PAC include pre senting the CIO viewpoint on political matters, P u b l i c a t i o n : publicizing the records of candidates for public office, and encouraging registration and voting Political Action of the Week (weekly). in national and local elections. The Political E ditor: H enry Zon.
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Chairman Executive Secretary-Treasurer G . E. L e ig h t y A. E. L y o n
Organized in 1926, RLE A is an unincorporated Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association; Na and voluntary association of the chief executive tional (CIO). officers of the railway labor organizations listed Masters, Mates and Pilots of America; Inter below. Most of these unions have virtually all national Organization (AFL). their membership in the railroad industry; a few Porters; Brotherhood of Sleeping Car (AFL). are principally in other industries, but with Railroad Signalmen of America; Brotherhood of segments in rail transportation. (AFL). Railroad Trainmen; Brotherood o f (I n d ).* Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Railroad Telegraphers; The Order of (AFL). Forgers and Helpers; International Brotherhood Railroad Yardmasters of America (AFL). of (AFL). Railway Carmen of America; Brotherhood (AFL). Electrical Workers; International Brotherhood Railway Conductors and Brakemen; Order of of (AFL). (I n d ).* Firemen and Oilers; International Brotherhood Railway Employes’ Department (AFL). of (A F L). Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Hotel and Restaurant Employees and Bartenders Express and Station Employes; Brotherhood International Union (AFL). of (AFL). Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen; Brother Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association hood of (I n d ). (AFL). Machinists; International Association of (AFL). Switchmen’s Union of North America (AFL). Train Dispatchers Association; American (I n d ). Maintenance of Way Employes; Brotherhood of (AFL). *Scheduled to reaffilliate January 1, 1956.
RAILWAY LABOR’S POLITICAL LEAGUE
401 Third St. NW . Washington 1, D. C. Phone: Sterling 3-9378
Chairman Secretary-Treasurer A . E . L y o n C. T . A n d e r s o n
Established by the chief executive officers of the ization financed by railroad workers and their Railway Labor Executives’ Association. Railway friends. Labor’s Political League is an independent organ
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A number of other organizations operate as Phone: Metropolitan 8-6353. federations or have some of the characteristics of President: Joseph Amann. federations; that is, they issue charters to, or Secretary: George Stosskopf. maintain a kind of formal affiliation among labor Treasurer: W. L. Bencan. organizations in more than one industry. Listed Research director: Mrs. Ruth D. Gossert. below are those organizations known to the Convention: Annually; May 1955. Bureau as federations of unions not affiliated with Publication: ESA News Digest (monthly). the AFL or CIO. Affiliates of these federations Editor: John E. Taft. known by the Bureau to have negotiated agree Membership: 39,000; affiliated unions, 19. ments with different employers in more than one State appear in the national and international National Independent Union Council (Ind. federa unions listing. tion). Confederated Unions of America (Ind. federation). Box 959, Ben Franklin Station, Washington 4, 1236 North 43d St., Milwaukee 8, Wis. D . C. Phone: West 3-0953. Phone: Republic 7-7784. President and secretary-treasurer: Arthur Sor President: Roger Rettig. ensen. Executive secretary-treasurer: Don Mahon. Convention: Annually; October 1955. Convention: Annually; September 1955. Membership: Not reported; affiliated unions, 55. Publication: N. I. U. C. (monthly). Engineers and Scientists of America (Ind. federa Editor: Don Mahon. tion). Membership: Not reported; affiliated unions, Munsey Bldg., Washington 4, D. C. not reported.
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A total of 195 national and international unions (health, insurance, pension, etc.) activities. Under are listed in this section.47 Major subordinate or the general heading “social insurance,” replies of semiautonomous branches of international unions unions were reproduced as reported, listing the appear indented below the parent union. name supplied and the title, if designated by the All 108 AFL and 30 CIO national and inter union. If an officer already listed, e. g., president national unions are listed. AFL organizing coun or secretary-treasurer, was also reported under cils and CIO organizing committees are listed in social insurance, then the officer’s title only was the introductory section (p. 20, and p. 22). Fifty- inserted in parentheses. This procedure was seven unions not affiliated with the AFL and CIO followed for the first time, also, in the case of are listed. Unions in the latter category were research and education directors. listed if information indicated that they had Each union is listed alphabetically, wherever negotiated contracts with different employers in possible, by the key word or words identifying the more than one State. The Confederated Unions craft or industry organized by the union. Union of America, the Engineers and Scientists of affiliation is indicated: (AFL) for American Federation of Labor; (CIO) for Congress of America, and the National Independent Union Industrial Organizations; or (I n d ) for unaffiliated Council are listed under “other federations” on or “independent” unions. Affiliates of other page 24. federations are also designated (I n d ) with a Unions were asked to report their annual footnote to indicate the federation’s name. For average dues-paying membership for 1954, and the convenience of those who customarily identify the number of locals at the end of 1954. They a union by its full official title (e. g., International were instructed to exclude from membership Association of Marble, Slate and Stone Polishers, reports all workers who are not union members Kubbers and Sawyers, Tile and Marble Setters although covered by collective bargaining agree Helpers and Terrazzo Helpers) a finding index ments. If a union indicated that it did not appears beginning on p. 62. supply an average 1954 membership figure, but Most unions provided the information necessary one related to some other period or date, this was for an adequate listing. For some, this was noted in each case. If a union did not report supplemented by reference to official union sources membership, the space was left blank except in such as convention proceedings, officers’ reports, the case of nonreporting AFL unions. For the or journals. In an effort to keep information up latter, paid per capita membership as published to date, all recent changes, other than those in AFL 1954 convention proceedings was used, related to membership and locals, were incor followed by an asterisk. porated in the listings wherever possible. Only Most of the information requested from inter where mergers occurred early in 1955 do listings national unions covers items included in previous reflect changed membership and locals, as well directory questionnaires and are self-explanatory. as other new information. The listing under “ Social Insurance” is an added All changes in the listing of unions as between item. Unions were asked to designate the name the 1953 Directory and the present Directory are and title of the person in charge of social insurance accounted for in appendix A. In order readily to identify unions which 47 Late revisions based on merger actions account for the fact that listings changed their official title since the last Directory appear for 195 international unions but the tabulations cover 199 unions which were in existence at the end of 1954. appeared, the following listing was prepared:
1953 Directory 1955 Directory
Brother Artists Association (Branch of the Actors (A F L )). Burlesque Artists Association (Branch of the Actors (AFL)). Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers; International Brotherhoods of (AFL). and Helpers; International Brotherhood of (AFL). Broadcast Engineers and Technicians; National Associa Broadcast Employees and Technicians; National Associa tion of (CIO). tion of (CIO). Glass, Ceramic and Silica Sand Workers of America; Glass and Ceramic Workers of North America: United Federation of (CIO). (CIO). Handbag, Luggage, Belt and Novelty Workers’ Union; Leather Goods, Plastic and Novelty Workers’ Union; International (AFL). International (AFL).
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Masters, Mates and Pilots of America; National Organiza Masters, Mates and Pilots of America; International tion (AFL). Organization (AFL). Postmasters of the U. 8.; National League of District Postmasters of the United States; National League of (Ind). (Ind). Railway Conductors of America; Order of (I nd). Railway Conductors and Brakemen; Order of (Ind). Railway Supervisors Association, Inc.; The American Railway Supervisors Association; The American (Ind). (Ind). Railway Trainmen and Locomotive Firemen, Inc. Railway Trainmen and Locomotive Firemen, Inc.; Association of Colored (Ind) . Association of (Ind.). Transport Service Employees of America; United (CIO). Transport Service Employees; United (CIO).
Actors and Artistes of America; Associated (AFL), Publication: Equity (monthly). 45 West 47th St., New York 36, N. Y. Editor: Alfred Harding. Phone: Plaza 7-7660. Membership: 1,437; Branches, 3. President: Paul Dullzell. Secretary: Mrs. Florence Marston. Hebrew Actors Union, Treasurer: Ben Irving. 31 East 7th St., New York 3, N. Y. Convention: None. Phone: Orchard 4-1923. Membership: 36,000; Branches, 11. Secretary-treasurer: Charles Cohan. M em bersh ip:------; local unions, - Actors’ Equity Association, 45 West 47th St., New York 36, N. Y. Hebrew Chorus Union, Phone: Plaza 7-7660. 166 2d Ave., New York, N. Y. President: Ralph Bellamy. Secretary: Ida Honig. Executive secretary: Angus Duncan. Membership:------; local unions, - Publication: Equity (monthly). Editor: Alfred Harding. Membership: ------; local unions,------. Italian Actors Union, 55 West 56th St., New York 19, N. Y. American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Phone: Plaza 5-5140. 15 West 44th St., New York 36, N. Y. President: Alberto Campobasso. Phone: Vanderbilt 6-1810. Secretary-treasurer: Lawrence Ron dine. President: Frank Nelson. Education director: Bartolo Liscio. Secretary: Miss Janet Baumhover. Membership: 200; local union, 1. Treasurer: Miss Elizabeth Morgan. Convention: Annually; July 1955. Screen Actors Guild, Membership: 15,000; local unions, 33. 7046 Hollywood Bldg., Hollywood 28, Calif. Phone: Hollywood 9-7311. American Guild of Musical Artists, President: Walter Pidgeon. 247 West 46th St., New York 36, X . Y. Secretary: Paul Harvey. Phone: Columbus 5-3687. Treasurer: George Chandler. President : John Brownlee. Publication: Intelligence Report to Members. Treasurer: Jerome Hines. Editor: E. T. Buck Harris. Social insurance: Murray Bilmes (Assistant execu Membership: 9,500; Branches, 9. tive secretary). Convention: Subject to membership or Board call. Screen Extras Guild, Publication: Agmazine (6 times yearly). 723 North Western Ave., Hollywood 29, Calif. Editor: Sandra Munsell. Phone: Hollywood 1-9301. Membership: 1,700; local unions, ------. President: Richard H. Gordon. Treasurer: Jeffrey Sayre. American Guild of Variety Artists, Membership: 3,000; local unions,------. 1697 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y. Phone: Circle 6-7130. Agricultural Workers Union; National (AFL), President: Jackie Bright. 2140 P St. N.W ., Washington 7, D. C. Secretary: Peter Chan. Phone North 7-1750. Treasurer: Rex Weber. President: H. L. Mitchell. Social insurance: Miss Margie Coate (Director, Sick Secretary-treasurer: A. E. Cox. and Relief). Research and education director: Ernest Galarza, Convention: Annually; June 1955. 1031 Franquette St., San Jose, Calif. Publication: Agva News (monthly). Convention: Every 2 years. Editor: Jimmy Lyons. Publication: Agricultural Unionist (quarterly). Membership: 8,435; Branches, 24. Editor: H. L. Mitchell. Membership: 7,136; local unions, 326. Burlesque Artists Association, 45 West 45th St., Rm. 1306, New York 36, N. Y. Air Line Dispatchers Association (AFL), Phone: Plaza 7-8252. 1080 Grand Ave., Hempstead, N. Y. President and secretary-treasurer: Thomas J. Phillips. Phone: Ivanhoe 1-5503. Membership: ------; local unions,------President: William B. Dunne. Secretary-treasurer: Robert Swain. Chorus Equity Association,48 Convention: Annually; October 1955. 701 7th Ave., New York 36, N. Y. Publication: Air Line Dispatcher (monthly). Phone: Circle 5-6054. Editor: William B. Dunne. President: Ralph Bellamy. Membership: 544; local unions, 71. Treasurer: Paul Dullzell. Social insurance: Ben Irving (Executive secretary). « Merged Aug, 1, 1955, to become part of Actors’ Equity Association.
Digitized for FRASER Q6 http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Air Line Pilots Association; International (AFL), President: Rex Stout. 55th St. and Cicero Ave., Chicago 38, 111. Executive secretary: Luise M. Sillcox. Phone: Portsmouth 7-1400. Secretary: Erik Barnouw. President: Clarence N. Sayen. Convention: ------. Secretary: Francis A. Spencer. M em bership:------; Guilds, 2. Treasurer: Don J. Smith. Research director: W. J. McWilliams. Authors Guild, Education director: Victor J. Herbert. 6 East 39th St., New York 16, N. Y. Social insurance: W. W. Anderson (Executive assistant). Phone: Murray Hill 9-4950. Convention: Every 2 years; 1956. President: Merle Miller. Publication: The Air Line Pilot (monthly). Secretary: Elizabeth Jane way. Editor: Edward Modes. Dramatists Guild, Membership: 9,300; local unions, 118. 6 East 39th St., New York 16, N. Y. Phone: Murray Hill 9-4950. Air Line Stewards and Stewardesses Association; In President: Moss Hart. ternational, Executive secretary: Mills Ten Eyck, Jr. 55th St. and Cicero Ave., Chicago 38, 111. Secretary: Dorothy Fields. Phone: Portsmouth 7-1400. President: Rowland K. Quinn, Jr. Secretary: Miss Helen Chase. Automobile, Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers of Treasurer: Miss Helen Givan. America; International Union, United (CIO), Research and education director: Miss Margaret 8000 East Jefferson Ave., Detroit 14, Mich. Graham. Phone: Lorain 8-4000. Convention: Every 2 years; April 1955. President: Walter P. Reuther. Publication: Service Aloft (quarterly). Secretary-treasurer: Emil Mazey. Editor: Rowland K. Quinn, Jr. Research director: Nat Weinberg. Membership:------; local unions, 101. Education director: Brendan Sexton. Social insurance: James Brindle (Director, Social Security Department). Airline Communications Employees Association (Ind), Convention: Every 2 years; March 1955. 161-24 Northern Blvd., Flushing, L. I., N. Y. Publications: 1. The United Automobile Worker (monthly). Phone: Independence 3-1412. 2. Ammunition (monthly). President: Mil Senior. Editors: 1. Frank Winn. 2. Brendan Sexton. Secretary-treasurer: William Gallagher. Membership: 1,239,000; local unions, 1,250. Convention: None. Publication: ALCEA News (monthly). Editor: Mil Senior. Automobile Workers of America; International Union, Membership: 1,500; local unions, 8. United (AFL), 8670 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, Calif. Aluminum Workers International Union (AFL), Phone: Bradshaw 2-0711. 119 North 7th St., St. Louis, Mo. President: Earl Heaton. Phone: Main 1-7292. Secretary-treasurer: Anthony Doria. President: Eddie R. Stahl. Social insurance: George Grisham (Vice President). Secretary-treasurer: William L. Cowley. Convention: Every 4 years; November 1955. Convention: Every 2 years; M ay 1955. Publication: AFL Auto Worker (monthly). Publication: The Aluminum Light (monthly). Editors: Earl Heaton and Marc Spinelli. Membership: 18,900;* local unions, 35. Membership: 120,000; local unions, 325.
Asbestos Workers; International Association of Heat and Bakery and Confectionery Workers* International Union Frost Insulators and (AFL), of America (AFL), 211 Machinists Bldg., 9th St. and Mt. Vernon PI., NW ., 2719 North Wilton Ave., Chicago 14, 111. Washington 1, D. C. Phone: Eastgate 7-4300. Phone: Metropolitan 8-4246. President: James G. Cross. President: Carl W. Sickles. Secretary-treasurer: Curtis R. Sims. Secretary-treasurer: John W. Hoff. Research director: Andrew W. Myrup, Research and education director: (Secretary-treasurer). 1145 19th St., NW ., Washington 6, D. C. Convention: Every 5 years; September 1957. Convention: Every 5 years; October 1956. Publication: Asbestos Worker (quarterly). Publication: Bakers* and Confectioners* Journal (monthly). Editor: Carl W. Sickles. Editor: James G. Cross. Membership: 9,000; local unions, 118. Membership: 160,000; local unions, 340.
Associated Unions of America (Ind), 7018 Plankinton Bldg., 161 West Wisconsin Ave., Mil Barbers and Beauty Culturists Union of America (CIO), waukee 3, Wis. 330 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn 17, N. Y. Phone: Broadway 2-2543. Phone: Ulster 7-7676. President: Robert C. Whitmyer. President: Ernest Hebert. Secretary-treasurer: Donald F. Cameron. Secretary-treasurer: Miss Lilyan Moscowitz. Social insurance: Mrs. Annette Davies. Convention: Every 3 years; May 1955. Convention: Annually; October 1955. Publication: The Beacon. Publication: AUA Report (bimonthly). Editor: Harold Rubinstein. Editor: John O. Pink. Membership: ------; local unions, 43. Membership: 6,500; local unions, 20. Barbers, Hairdressers, Cosmetologists, and Proprietors’ Authors League of America, Inc. (Ind), International Union of America; Journeymen (AFL), 6 East 39th St., New York 16, N. Y. 1141 North Delaware St., Indianapolis 7, Ind. Phone: Murray Hill 9-4950. Phone: Melrose 5-4701.
Digitized for FRASER3 5 8 5 6 9 - 5 5 - 5 27 http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President and secretary-treasurer: William C. Birthright. President: Harry C. Bates. Social insurance: George Husk (Secretary-treasurer, Secretary: John J. Murphy. Health and Welfare Trust Fund). Treasurer: Thomas F. Murphy. Convention: Every 5 years; September 1958. Convention: Every 2 years; October 1956. Publication: The Journeyman Barber, Hairdresser and Publication: Bricklayer, Mason and Plasterer (monthly). Cosmetologist (monthly). Editor: Harry C. Bates. Editor: William C. Birthright. Membership: 147,157; local unions, 927. Membership: 85,000; local unions, 850.
Broadcast Employees and Technicians; National Associa Bill Posters, Billers and Distributors; International tion of (CIO), Alliance of (AFL), 80 East Jackson Blvd., Chicago 4, 111. 402 Market St., St. Louis, Mo. Phone: Wabash 2-2462. Phone: Bryant 9-2689. President: Clifford F. Rothery. President: Michael Noch. Executive secretary: George Maher. Secretary-treasurer: John J. Grady. Secretary-treasurer: Arthur Hjorth. Convention: Every 2 years; August 1956. Education director: Miss Mary Ellen Trottner. Membership: 1,800; local unions, 78. Convention: Annually. Publication: CIO News. NABET Edition (monthly). Editor: Sam Saran. Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers Membership: 4,100; local unions, 32. and Helpers; International Brotherhood of (AFL), 8th at State Ave., New Brotherhood Bldg., Kansas City 11, Kans. Broom and Whisk Makers’ Union; International (AFL), Phone: Drexel 2640. 2308 West North Ave., Chicago 47, 111. President: William A. Calvin. Phone: Dickens 2-7812. Secretary-treasurer: W. J. Buckley. President: Roy Johnson, Research director: Thomas L. Wands. 914 State St., Kansas City, Kans. Social insurance: (Research director). Secretary-treasurer: O. A. Steinke. Convention: Every 4 years; M ay 1957. Convention: Determined by membership referendum. Publication: Boilermakers-Blacksmiths Journal (monthly). Membership: 400;* local unions,------. Editor: Earl B. Ashbrook. Membership: 150,000; local unions, 1,000. Building Service Employees International Union (AFL), 318 West Randolph St., Chicago, 111. Bookbinders; International Brotherhood of (AFL), Phone: Randolph 6-5601. 901 Massachusetts Ave. NW ., Rm. 301, Washington 1, President: William L. McFetridge. D. C. Secretary-treasurer: George E. Fairchild. Phone: National 8-7088. Research and education director: Anthony G. Weinlein, President: Robert E. Haskin. 749 North 2d St., Milwaukee 3, Wis. Secretary-treasurer: Joseph Denny. Convention: Every 5 years; April 1955. Research director: (Secretary-treasurer). Publications: 1. Building Service Employee (bimonthly). Social insurance: (Secretary-treasurer). 2. Report to Locals (monthly). Convention: Every 2 years; July 1956. Editors: 1. George E. Fairchild. 2. Anthony G. Weinlein. Publication: International Bookbinder (bimonthly). Membership: 206,692; local unions, 355. Editors: Robert E. Haskin and Joseph Denny. Membership: 54,316; local unions, 220. Carpenters and Joiners of America; United Brotherhood o f (AFL), Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drink & Distillery Workers of 222 East Michigan St., Indianapolis 4, Ind. America; International Union of United (CIO), Phone: Melrose 5-6571. 2347 Vine St., Cincinnati 19, Ohio. President: M. A. Hutcheson. Phone: Plaza 5130. Secretary: Albert E. Fischer. President: Karl F. Feller. Treasurer: Frank Chapman. Secretary-treasurer: Arthur P. Gildea. Research director: Donald D. Danielson. Social insurance: (President). Education director: Peter Terzick. Station E, Box 28, Cincinnati 19, Ohio. Convention: Every 4 years; 1958. Convention: Every 2 years; August 1956. Publication: The Carpenter (monthly). Publication: The Brewery Worker (monthly). Editor: Peter Terzick. Editor: Emil Beinecke. Membership: 804,343; local unions, 2,895. Membership: 62,000; local unions, 254.
Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers International Union; Brick and Clay Workers of America; United (AFL), United (AFL), 1550 West 95th St., Chicago 43, 111. 3329 West Washington Blvd., Chicago 24, 111. Phone: Cedarcrest 3-0042. Phone: Sacramento 2-7210. President: Harold R. Flegal. President: Felix C. Jones. Secretary-treasurer: William Tracy. Secretary-treasurer: Toney Gallo. Research director: Paul Pelfrey. Convention: Every 2 years; October 1956. Education director: Howard R. Hill. Publication: Voice of the Cement, Lime, Gypsum and Social insurance: (Secretary-treasurer). Allied Workers (monthly). Convention: Every 4 years; September 1958. Editor: Felix C. Jones. Publication: Union Clay Worker (monthly). Membership: 38,246; local unions, 223. Editor: William Tracy. Membership: 23,000; local unions, 325. Chemical Workers Union; International (AFL), 1659 West Market St., Akron 3, Ohio. Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers International Union Phone: University 4r-2123. of America (AFL), President: Edward R. Moffett. 815 15th St. NW., Washington 5, D. C. Secretary-treasurer: Marshall Shafer.
Digitized for FRASER 2 8 http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Research and education director: Otto Pragan. Social insurance: Martin J. Hughes (Assistant to vice Social insurance: (Research and education director). president). Convention: Annually; August 1955. Convention: Annually; June 1955. Publication: The Chemical Worker (monthly). Publication: CWA News (monthly). Editor: Mrs. Helen McClurg. Editor: A. B. Herrington. Membership: 90,000; local unions, 396. Membership: 300,000; local unions, 717.
Christian Labor Association of the United States of Coopers’ International Union of North America (AFL), America (Ind), 120 Boylston St., Rm. 527, Boston 16, Mass. 1600 Buchanan Ave. SW., Grand Rapids 7, Mich. Phone: Liberty 2-9612. Phone: Cherry 5-8032. President and secretary-treasurer: James J. Doyle. President: Ralph De Groot. Convention: Every 2 years; April 1955. Secretary: Joseph Gritter. Publication: Coopers International Journal (quarterly). Education director: (Secretary). Editor: James J. Doyle. Convention: Annually; M ay 1955. Membership: 3,300; local unions, 46. Publication: Christian Labor Herald (monthly). Editor: Joseph Gritter. Membership: ------; local unions,------. Die Sinkers’ Conference; International (I nd), 7039 Superior Ave., Rm. 106, Cleveland 3, Ohio. Phone: Express 1-3744. Cigar Makers’ International Union of America (AFL), President: J. G. Meiner. 1003 K St. NW ., Rm. 604, Washington 1, D. C. Secretary-treasurer: R. G. Arnold. Phone: National 8-9185. Convention: Semiannually; September 1955. President: Mario Azpeitia. Publication: News Flashes (monthly). Secretary-treasurer: Otto C. Dehn. Editor: Walter T. Lynch. Convention: Every 4 years; October 1956. Membership: ------; local unions, 40. Publication: Cigar Makers’ Official Journal (monthly). Editor: Mario Azpeitia. Membership: 9,640;49 local unions, 68. Distillery, Rectifying and Wine Workers’ International Union of America (AFL), Cleaning and Dye House Workers; International Associ 6 North Hamlin Ave., Chicago, 111. ation of (AFL), Phone: Monroe 6-3734. 1771 East 12th St., Cleveland 14, Ohio. President: Joseph O’ Neill. Phone: Cherry 1-0052. Secretary-treasurer: (Vacancy). President: W. S. Gross. Research director: Howard J. Hansen. Secretary-treasurer: John Zitello. Social insurance: Melvin M. Dykes (Business manager). Social insurance: (Secretary-treasurer). Convention: Every 2 years; 1956. Convention: Every 5 years; 1955. Membership: 25,200;* local unions, 92. Membership: 20,000; local unions, 31.
Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers; International Clothing Workers of America; Amalgamated (CIO), Union of (CIO), 15 Union Square, New York 3, N. Y. 734 15th St. NW ., Washington 5, D. C. Phone: Algonquin 5-7800. Phone: Executive 3-6096. President: Jacob S. Potofsky. President: James B. Carey. Secretary-treasurer: Frank Rosenblum. Secretary-treasurer: A1 Hartnett. Research director: Milton Fried. Research and education director: David Lasser. Education director: Emil Starr. Social insurance: Joe Swire (Director, Pension, Health and Social insurance: Hyman Blumberg (Executive vice presi Welfare Department). dent) . Convention: Every 2 years; 1956. Convention: Every 2 years; M ay 1956. Publication: IUE-CIO News (biweekly). Publication: The Advance (semimonthly). Editor: Arthur Riordan. Editor: C. Edmund Fisher. Membership: 361,639; local unions, 393. Membership: 385,000; local unions, 636.
Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America; Communications Association; American (Ind), United (Ind), 5 Beekman St., New York 38, N. Y. 11 East 51st St., New York 22, N. Y. Phone: Cortlandt 7-1374. Phone: Plaza 3-1960. President: Joseph P. Selly. President: Albert J. Fitzgerald. Secretary-treasurer: Joseph F. Kehoe. Secretary-treasurer: Julius Emspak. Research director: Charles Silberman. Convention: Annually. Convention: Every 2 years; 1956. Publication: UE News (biweekly). Publication: ACA News (monthly). Membership: ------; local unions,------. Editor: Charles Silberman. Membership: 7,000; local unions, 5. Electrical Workers; International Brotherhood of (AFL), 1200 15th St. NW ., Washington 5, D. C. Communications Workers of America (CIO), Phone: Columbia 5-8040. 1808 Adams Mill Road NW ., Washington 9, D. C. President: Gordon M. Freeman. Phone: Hudson 3-9200. Secretary: Joseph D. Keenan. President: Joseph A. Beirne. Treasurer: William A. Hogan. Secretary-treasurer: William A. Smallwood. Research director: William W. Robbins. Research director: Mrs. Sylvia B. Gottlieb. Convention: Every 4 years; 1958. Education director: Jules Pagano. Publication: The Electrical Workers’ Journal (monthly). Editor: Gordon M. Freeman. 49 Based on 10-month average for 1954. Membership: 630,000; local unions, 1,697.
2 9 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Elevator Constructors; International Union of (AFL), Federal Employees; National Federation of (Ind), 12 South 12th St., Philadelphia 7, Pa. 1729 G St. NW ., Washington 6, D. C. Phone: Walnut 2--2226. Phone: Metropolitan 8-0357. President: Edward A. Smith. President: Michael E. Mark’wood. Secretary-treasurer: Frank Feeney, Jr. Secretary-treasurer: Henry G. Nolda. Social insurance: H. S. Ritter (Chairman, Board of Research director: Miss Matilda Lindsay. Trustees, National Elevator Industry Welfare Plan), Convention: Every 2 years; September 1956. c/o Westinghouse Elevator Division, 150 Pacific Ave., Publication: The Federal Employee (monthly). Jersey City 4, N. J. Editor: Michael E. Markwood. Convention: Every 5 years; 1956. Membership: 99,000; local unions, 1217. Publication: The Elevator Constructor (monthly). Editor: Frank Feeney, Jr. Membership: 8,643; local unions, 100. Fire Fighters; International Association of (AFL), 901 Massachusetts Ave. NW., Washington 1, D. C. Engineering Employees Association; Seattle Professional Phone: District 7-0084. (Ind),50 President: John P. Redmond. 3106 Arcade Bldg., Seattle 1, Wash. Secretary-treasurer: George J. Richardson. Chairman: Clayton E. Myron. Research and education directors: (President and Secre Secretary: Robert Fawcett. tary-treasurer) . Treasurer: K. Harold Hummel. Social insurance: (President and Secretary-treasurer). Social insurance: Dan N. Hendricks, Jr. (Business man Convention: Every 2 years; August 1956. ager). Publication: International Fire Fighter (monthly). Convention: None. Editor: John P. Redmond. Publication: Northwest Professional Engineer. Membership: 85,000; local unions, 1,185. Editor: Randall A. Diefendorf. Membership: 1,780; local union, 1.
Firemen and Oilers; International Brotherhood of (AFL), Engineers; American Federation of Technical (AFL), 330 South Wells St., Chicago 6, 111. 900 F St. NW ., Washington 4, D. C. Phone: Wabash 2-1740. Phone: Republic 7-7366. President and secretary-treasurer: Anthony E. Matz. President and secretary-treasurer: Russell M. Stephens. Research and education director: John Curran, 1321 Arch Education director: Edward J. Coughlin. St., 508 Towne Bldg., Philadelphia 7, Pa. Convention: Every 2 years; June 1956. Convention: Every 5 years; April 1956. Publication: Engineer Outlook (monthly). Membership: 60,000; local unions, 850. Editor: Russell M. Stephens. Membership: 11,606; local unions, 72.
Flight Engineers’ International Association (AFL), Engineers Association; Technical (Ind), Mineola, L. I.. N. Y. 2217 North 35th St., Milwaukee 8, Wis. Phone: Pioneer 2-8584. Phone: Hilltop 2-4523. President: William D. Kent. President: Walter M. Schiefelbein. Secretary-treasurer: Hulet Robison. Secretary: Marshall E. Fredrich. Social insurance: (President). Convention: None. Convention: Annually. Publication: TEA News (monthly). Publication: The Flight Engineer (monthly). Editor: Colin G. Welles. Editor: Sam Williams. Membership: 1,000; local unions,------Membership: 1,500; local unions, 51.
Engineers; International Union of Operating (AFL), 1003 K St. NW ., Washington 1, D. C. Foreman’s Association of America (Ind), Phone: National 8-9265. 1605 Cadillac Tower, Detroit 26, Mich. President: William E. Maloney. Phone: Woodward 1-2828. Secretary-treasurer: Charles B. Gramling. President: Richard A. Smith. Research directors: Hunter P. Wharton and Paul Larson. National executive director: Carl Brown. Convention: Every 4 years; April 1956. Research director: (President). Publication: International Engineer (monthly). Education director: (National executive director). Editor: Charles B. Gramling. Social insurance: (National executive director). Membership: 200,000; local unions,------. Convention: Annually; September 1955. Publication: Supervisor (monthly). Editor: Carl Brown. Membership: 19,000; local unions, 76. Engravers and Sketchmakers; Friendly Society of (I nd), 44 1st Ave., Hawthorne, N. J. Phone: Hawthorne 7-5095. President: Joseph Mecionis. Secretary: William Lough. Furniture Workers of America; United (CIO), Treasurer: Maurice Whitlock. 700 Broadway, New York 3, N. Y. Social insurance: Joseph Owen (Vice president), Phone: Gramercy 7-9150. 405 Urban Ave., Norwood, Pa. President: Morris Pizer. Convention: Annually; September 1955. Secretary-treasurer: Fred Fulford. Publication: Monthly Report. Research director: Charles Taibi. Editor: William Lough. Convention: Every 2 years; M ay 1956. Membership: 515; local unions, 7. Publication: Furniture Workers Press (monthly). Editor: Morris Pizer. 50 Affiliated with the Engineers and Scientists of America. Membership: 50,000; local unions, 140.
30 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Garment Workers of America; United (AFL), Glove Workers’ Union of America; International (AFL), 31 Union Square West, New York 3, N. Y. 430 Bridge St., Marinette, Wis. Phone: Watkins 4-6860. Phone: 2-5413. President: Joseph P. McCurdy. President: Thomas Durian, Secretary-treasurer: Miss E. M. Hogan. Station F, P. O. Box 263, Milwaukee, Wis. Research and education director: (President). Secretary-treasurer: Joseph C. Goodfellow. Convention: Every 5 years; August 1957. Research and education director: Miss Nellie Bosley, Publication: The Garment Worker (monthly). 812 Washington Ave. SE., Minneapolis 14, Minn. Editor: Miss E. M. Hogan. Convention: Every 2 years; June 1955. Membership: 40,000; local unions, 409. Publication: The Glove Workers Bulletin (monthly). Editor: Thomas Durian. Membership: 2,900; local unions, 28. Garment Workers’ Union; International Ladies’ (AFL), 1710 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y. Phone: Columbus 5-7000. President and secretary-treasurer: David Dubinskv. Government Employees; American Federation of (AFL), Research director: Lazare Teper. 900 F St. N W ., Rm. 716, Washington 4, D. C. Education director: Mark Starr. Phone: Republic 7-4705. Social insurance: Adolph Held (Director of Welfare & President: James A. Campbell. Health Benefits). Secretary-treasurer: Miss Henrietta E. Olding. Convention: Every 3 years; 1956. Research and education director: W. J. Voss. Publication: Justice (semimonthly). Social insurance: (President). Editor: Leon Stein. Convention: Every 2 years; August 1956. Membership: 440,650;51 local unions, 525. Publication: The Government Standard (weekly). Editor: David L. Perlman. Membership: 62,000; local unions, 800. Glass Bottle Blowers Association of the U. S. and Canada (AFL), Room 501, 226 South 16th St., Philadelphia 7, Pa. Grain Millers; American Federation of (AFL), Phone: Kingsley 6-4422. 916 Metropolitan Bldg., Minneapolis 1, Minn. President: Lee W. Minton. Phone: Main 2471. Secretary: Newton W. Black. President: Samuel P. Ming. Treasurer: Howard A. Taylor. Secretary-treasurer: Harold A. Schneider. Research and education director: Carl W. Lindner. Social insurance: (Secretary-treasurer). Convention: Every 4 years; 1957. Convention: Every 2 years; October 1956. Publication: Glass Horizons (monthly). Publication: Grain Millers News (monthly). Editor: Lee W. Minton. Editor: Earle L. Lobdell. Membership: 51,000; local unions, 234. Membership: 32,378; local unions, 225.
Glass and Ceramic Workers of North America; United Granite Cutters’ International Association of America; The (CIO), (AFL), 556 East Town St., Columbus 15, Ohio. 18 Federal Ave., Quincy 69, Mass. Phone: Capital 1-4465. Phone: Granite 2-0209. President: Burl W. Phares. President: Costanzo Pagnano. Secretary-treasurer: Lewis McCracken. Convention: Subject to membership referendum. Research and education director: Leland Beard. Publication: The Granite Cutters’ Journal (monthly). Social insurance: (Research and education director). Editor: Costanzo Pagnano. Convention: Every 2 years; July 1956. Membership: 4,051; local unions, 45. Publication: CIO News. Glass Workers Edition (m onthly). Editor: Leland Beard. Membership: 47,150; local unions, 111. Guard Workers of America; International Union, United Plant (I n d ), 601 Donovan Bldg., Detroit 1, Mich. Glass Cutters’ League of America; Window (AFL), Phone: Woodward 5-4155. 1078 South High St., Columbus 6, Ohio. President: James C. McGahey. Phone: Hickory 3-2310. Secretary-treasurer: Norbert Tym. President: Marcel R. Boucher, Sr. Education director: Walter T. Brown, 1501 Lynn St., Secretary-treasurer: Harry D. Nixon. Owosso, Mich. Social insurance: (President). Convention: — ------. Conventions: None. Publication: Guard News (monthly). Publication: The Glass Cutter (monthly). Editor: Roy I. Haines. Editors: Marcel R. Boucher, Sr. and Harry D. Nixon. Membership: 6,500; local unions, 50. Membership: 1,600; local unions, 12.
Hatters, Cap and Millinery Workers International Union; Glass Workers’ Union; American Flint (AFL), United (AFL), 204 Huron St., Toledo 4, Ohio. 245 5th Ave., New York 16, N. Y. Phone: Adams 7149. Phone: Murray Hill 3-5200. President: Harry H. Cook. President: Alex Rose. Secretary-treasurer: Charles M. Scheff. Secretary-treasurer: Marx Lewis. Convention: Annually; June 1955. Social insurance: Gerald R. Coleman (Executive secre Publication: American Flint (monthly). tary). Editor: George M. Parker. Convention: Every 3 years; 1956. Membership: 30,000; local unions, 250. Publication: The Hat Worker (monthly). Editor: J. Rich. 51 As of January 1, 1955. Membership: 40,000; local unions, 90.
31 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Hod Carriers’, Building and Common Laborers’ Union of Publication: Insurance Agent (monthly). America; International (AFL), Editor: Max Shine. 821 15th St. NW ., Washington 5, D. C. Membership: 12,604; local unions, 217. Phone: Republic 7-6464. President: Joseph V. Moreschi. Secretary-treasurer: Peter Fosco. Insurance Agents; International Union of Life (I nd), Research and education director: Vincent F. Morreale. 161 West Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee 3, Wis. Convention: Determined by membership referendum, Phone: Broadway 3-7849. every 5 years. President: William P. Harper. Publication: The Laborer (monthly). Treasurer: E. H. Knorr. Editor: Joseph V. Moreschi. Research and education director: (President). Membership: 433,125; local unions, 945. Social insurance: (President). Convention: Every 2 years; October 1956. Publication: Our Voice (monthly). Horseshoers of the U. S. and Canada; International Editor: Cy Burlingame. Union of Journeymen (AFL), Membership: 2,000; local unions, 35. 310 Merrell Ave., Collinsville, 111. President: George C. Miller. Secretary-treasurer: Fred D. Webb. Insurance Workers of America (CIO), Social insurance: (Secretary-treasurer). 1129 Vermont Ave. NW ., Washington 5, D. C. Convention: Every 2 years; November 1955. Phone: Metropolitan 8-1888. Membership: 246; local unions, 16. President: William Gillen. Secretary-treasurer: Arthur Higginson. Research and education director: Kenneth Young. Hosiery Workers; American Federation of (AFL), Social insurance: Robert Nicholson (2d Vice president). 2319 North Broad St., Philadelphia 32, Pa. Convention: Every 2 years; July 1955. Phone: Baldwin 9-1800. Publication: The Insurance Worker (monthly). President: Alexander McKeown. Editor: Kenneth Young. Secretary-treasurer: Andrew Janaskie. Membership: 12,000; local unions, 120. Social insurance: Miss Anne Murkovich (Director). Convention: Every 2 years; 1957. Publication: Hosiery Worker (monthly). Iron Workers; International Association of Bridge, Struc Editor: John J. McCoy. tural and Ornamental (AFL), Membership: 15,000; local unions, 51. Continental Bldg., Suite 300, 3615 Olive St., St. Louis 8, Mo. Phone: Franklin 1-3900. Hotel and Restaurant Employees and Bartenders Inter President: J. H. Lyons. national Union (AFL), Secretary: James R. Downes. 525 Walnut St., Cincinnati 2, Ohio. Social insurance: J. J. Dempsey (Treasurer). Phone: Parkway 8164. Convention: Every 4 years; October 1956. President: Ed. S. Miller. Publication: The Bridgemen’s Magazine (monthly). Secretary-treasurer: Jack Weinberger. Editor: Julian Meyer. Convention: Every 4 years; 1957. Membership: 139,462; local unions, 313. Publication: Catering Industry Employee (monthly). Editor: Jack Weinberger. Membership: 412,946; local unions, 615. Jewelry Workers’ Union; International (AFL), 19 West 44th St., Suite 1215, New York 36, N. Y. Phone: Murray Hill 2-7595. Independent Unions; Allied (I nd),52 President: Joseph Morris. 1236 North 43d St., Milwaukee 8, Wis. Secretary-treasurer: Hyman J. Powell. Phone: West 3-0953. Research and education director: Frank Cannizzaro. President: Arthur Sorensen. Convention: Every 3 years; M ay 1956. Secretary-treasurer: A. C. Treichler. Publication: The Gem (quarterly). Convention: None. Editor: Frank Cannizzaro. Membership: 1,000; local unions,------Membership: 32,000; local unions,------.
Industrial Workers of the World (I nd), Lace Operatives of America; Amalgamated (Ind), 2422 North Halsted St., Chicago 14, 111. 545 West Lehigh Ave., Philadelphia 33, Pa. Phone: Lincoln 9-5045. Phone: Regent 9-6644. General executive board chairman: Walter V. Bendle. President: Frederick Dixon. Secretary-treasurer: W. H. Westman. Secretary-treasurer: Thomas Reed. Research director: Fred W. Thompson. Convention: Every 5 years; June 1956. Convention: Annually; subject to membership referendum. Publication: American Lace Worker (bimonthly). Publication: Industrial Worker (weekly). Editor: Francis Fritz. Editor: Charles Doehrer. Membership: 3,500; local unions, 40. Membership: 8,200; local unions, 22.
Lathers International Union; The Wood, Wire and Metal (AFL), Insurance Agents International Union (AFL), 2605 Detroit Ave., Cleveland 13, Ohio. 724 9th St. NW., Rm. 427, Washington 1, D. C. Phone: Cherry 1-5403. Phone: National 8-9135. President: Lloyd A. Mashburn. President: George L. Russ. Secretary-treasurer: John J. Langan. Secretary-treasurer: Max Shine. Social insurance: (Secretary-treasurer). Research director: Herbert Hammerman. Convention: Every 3 years; October 1955. Convention: Every 2 years; May 1955. Publication: The Lather (monthly). 52 Affiliated with the Confederated Unions of America. Membership: 15,301; local unions, 316.
32 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Laundry Workers’ International Union (AFL), Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen: Brotherhood of 30 West Washington St., Indianapolis, Ind. (Ind), Phone: Melrose 5-3858. 318 Keith Bldg., Cleveland 15, Ohio. President: Sam J. Byers. Phone: Cherry 1-5375. Secretary-treasurer: E. C. James. President: H. E. Gilbert. Research director: Herbert S. Shockney. Secretary-treasurer: Ray Scott. Education director: John J. Meiser. Research and education director: Virgil Davis. Social insurance: Miss Evelyn Horner (Bookkeeper). Convention: Every 4 years; July 1957. Convention: Every 4 years; 1957. Publication: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Publication: The International Laundry Worker Enginemen’s Magazine (monthly). (monthly). Editor: L. E. Whitler. Editor: Sam J. Byers. Membership: 95,000; local unions, 974. Membership: 73,204; local unions, 125.
Leather Goods, Plastic and Novelty Workers’ Union; Longshoremen; International Brotherhood of (AFL), International (AFL), The Longshoremen’s Bldg.; 3631 Marine Ave., St. Louis 18, 1733 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y. Mo. Phone: Plaza 7-1255. Phone: Central 1-8093. President: Ossip Walinsky. President: Larry W. Long. Secretary-treasurer: Norman Zukowsky. Secretary-treasurer: E. L. Slaughter. Research and education director: (President). Convention: Every 3 years. Social insurance: Charles Feinstein (Director, Health and Membership: 15,000; local unions, 211. Welfare Fund). Convention: Every 3 years; June 1957. Membership: 28,000; local unions, 100. Longshoremen’s Association; International (Ind), 265 West 14th St., New York 11, N. Y. Letter Carriers; National Association of (AFL), Phone: Watkins 4-3111. 100 Indiana Ave. NW ., Washington 1, D. C. President: William V. Bradley. Phone: Executive 3-4695. Secretary-treasurer: Harry R. Hasselgren. President: William C. Doherty. Convention: Every 4 years; July 1955. Secretary: Peter J. Cahill. Membership: 65,000; local unions, 266. Research director: Jerome J. Keating. Convention: Every 2 years; August 1956. Publication: The Postal Record (monthly). Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union; Inter Editor: Jerome J. Keating. national (Ind), Membership: 103,000; local unions, 4,000. 150 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco 2, Calif. Phone: Prospect 5-0533. Letter Carriers’ Association; National Rural (Ind), President: Harry R. Bridges. 1040 Warner Bldg., Washington 4, D. C. Secretary-treasurer: Louis Goldblatt. Phone: Republic 7-0732. Research and education director: Lincoln Fairley. President: Warren B. Bledsoe. Social insurance: Germain Bulcke (Vice president). Secretary: John W. Emeigh. Convention: Every 2 years; April 1955. Convention: Annually; August 1955. Publication: The Dispatcher (biweekly). Publication: The National Rural Letter Carrier (4 times Editor: Morris Watson. m onthly). Membership: 65,000; local unions, 90. Editor: Warren B. Bledsoe. Membership: 36,355; local unions, 1,500. Machine Printers Beneficial Association of the U. S. (Ind), Lithographers of America; Amalgamated (CIO), 3 Riverview Dr., Barrington, R. I. 143 West 51st St., New York 19, N. Y. Phone: Warren 1-1137. Phone: Judson 2—1775. President: Bryan Vaughn. President: John Blackburn. Secretary-treasurer: Thomas Crabtree. Secretary-treasurer: Donald W. Stone. Social insurance: Eric W. Lindberg (Executive secretary). Research director: Miss Lucille Levitt. C on v en tion :------. Education director: Miss Jane Schumann. Membership: 900; local unions,------. Convention: Every 2 years; September 1955. Publication: Lithographers’ Journal (monthly). Editor: Miss Patricia Donnelley. Membership: 27,976; local unions, 80. Machinists; International Association of (AFL), Machinists Bldg., 9th St. and Mt. Vernon PI. NW ., Locomotive Engineers; Brotherhood of (Ind), Washington 1, D. C. 1118 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Bldg., Phone: National 8-4135. Cleveland 14, Ohio. President: A. J. Hayes. Phone: Cherry 1-3110. Secretary-treasurer: Eric Peterson. Grand chief engineer: Guy L. Brown. Research director: Carl Huhndorff. Secretary-treasurer: H. F. Hempy. Education director: Tom Tippett. Research director: D. S. Beattie. Social insurance: (Secretary-treasurer). Social insurance: (Secretary-treasurer). Convention: Every 4 years; September 1956. Convention: Every 3 years; June 1956. Publications: 1. Machinists’ Monthly Journal. 2. The Publication: Locomotive Engineers Journal (monthly). Machinist (weekly). Editor: Paul M. Smith. Editors: 1. William Dameron. 2. Gordon H. Cole. Membership: 74,481; local unions, 934. Membership: 864,095; local unions, 1,957.
Digitized for FRASER 33 http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Mailers Union; International (I n d ), Masters, Mates and Pilots of America; International 2418 Lewis Tower Bldg., 225 South 15th St., Philadelphia Organization (AFL), 2, Pa. 1420 New York Ave. NW., Rm. 911, Washington, D. C. Phone: Pennypacker 5-4270. Phone: Sterling 3-0152. President: Harold A. Hosier. President: Captain C. T. Atkins. Secretary-treasurer: Leonard M. Sagot. Secretary-treasurer: Captain John M. Bishop. Convention: Annually; August 1955. Social insurance: (President), Publication: International Mailer (monthly). 105 Washington St., New York 6, N. Y. Editor: Leonard M. Sagot. Convention: Every 2 years; M ay 1956. Membership: 3,300; local unions, 66. Publication: The Master, Mate and Pilot (monthly). Editor: Captain J. M. Bishop. Membership: 9,500; local unions, 35. Maintenance of Way Employes; Brotherhood of (AFL), 12050 Woodward Ave., Detroit 3, Mich. Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America; Phone: Townsend 8-0489. Amalgamated (AFL), President: T. C. Carroll. 2800 North Sheridan Rd., Chicago 14, 111. Secretary-treasurer: A. Shoemake. Phone: Bittersweet 8-8700. Research director: F. L. Noakes. President: Earl W. Jimerson. Social insurance: (President). Secretary-treasurer: Patrick E. Gorman. Convention: Every 3 years; June 1955. Research director: David Dolnick. Publication: Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Em Education director: H. F. Kern. ployes Journal (monthly). Social insurance: (President and secretary-treasurer). Editor: E. J. Plondke. Convention: Every 4 years; June 1956. Membership: 219,191; local unions, 1,437. Publication: The Butcher Workman (monthly). Editor: Patrick E. Gorman. Membership: 335,167;53 local unions, 417. Marble, Slate and Stone Polishers, Rubbers and Sawyers, Tile and Marble Setters Helpers & Terrazzo Helpers; Mechanics Educational Society of America (CIO), International Association of (AFL), 1974 National Bank Bldg., Woodward at Cadillac Square, 815 15th St. NW., Rm. 306, Bowen Bldg., Washington 5, Detroit, Mich. D. C. Phone: Woodward 3-0700. Phone: District 7-7414. President: George White. President and secretary-treasurer: William McCarthy. Secretary-treasurer: Matthew Smith. Convention: Every 2 years; 1955. Convention: ------. Membership: 6,500; local unions, 120. Publication: MESA Educator. Membership: ------— ; local unions,------.
Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association; National (CIO), Mechanics and Foremen of Naval Shore Establishments; 132 3d St. SE., Washington 3, D. C. National Association of Master (AFL), Phone: Lincoln 4-2600. 711 Maryland Ave., Norfolk 8, Va. President: Herbert L. Daggett. Phone: Madison 3-7604. Secretary-treasurer: William O. Holmes. President: D. H. Bradshaw. Social insurance: (President). Secretary: E. E. Dennis. Convention: Annually; May 1955. Convention: Annually; November 1955. Publication: The American Marine Engineer (monthly). Membership: 550; local unions, 26. Editor: Herbert L. Daggett. Membership: 9,000; local unions, 32. Messengers; The National Association of Special Delivery (AFL), 112 C St. NW ., Washington 1, D. C. Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America; Industrial Phone: District 7-6971. Union of (CIO), President: George L. Warfel. 534 Cooper St., Camden 2, N. J. Secretary-treasurer: William E. Peacock. Phone: Woodlawn 4-0517. Convention: Every 2 years; August 1956. President: John J. Grogan. Membership: 2,000; local unions, 150. Secretary-treasurer: Ross D. Blood. Research director: Mrs. Rosalind Schulman. Social insurance: (Research director). Metal Engravers and Marking Device Workers Union; Convention: Every 2 years; October 1956. International (AFL), Publication: The Shipbuilder (monthly). 5131 North Neenah Ave., Chicago 31, 111. Editor: A. G. Delman. Phone: Rodney 3-0520. Membership: 50,000; local unions, 44. President: Raymond H. Kieffer. Secretary-treasurer: Mario Gatto, 1133 Broadway, New York 10, N. Y. Research director: (Secretary-treasurer). Maritime Union of America; National (CIO), Education director: (President). 346 West 17th St., New York 11, N. Y. Convention: Every 4 years; June 1956. Phone: Chelsea 3-8770. Publication: International Metal Engravers Newsletter President: Joseph Curran. (monthly). Secretary: John B. McDougall. Membership: 500; local unions, 8. Treasurer: M. Hedley Stone. Research director: Thomas Ray. Social insurance: Lloyd A. Jenkins (Administrator), Metal Polishers, Buffers, Platers and Helpers Interna 259 West 14th St., New York 11, N. Y. tional Union (AFL), Convention: Every 2 years; October 1955. 5578 Montgomery Rd., Cincinnati 12, Ohio. Publication: The NMU Pilot (biweekly). Phone: Jefferson 2500. Editor: (Vacancy). 53 Membership early in 1955 after the International Fur and Leather Membership: 43,000; port branches, 30. Workers’ Union merged with the Meat Cutters.
Digitized for FRASER 3 4 http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President and secretary-treasurer: Ray Muehlhoffer. Newspaper Guild; American (CIO), Social insurance: (President and secretary-treasurer). 99 University PL, New York 3, N. Y. Convention: Every 2 years, subject to membership refer Phone: Oregon 7-1661. endum. President: Joseph F. Collis. Publication: Metal Polisher, Buffer and Plater (bimonthly). Executive vice president: Ralph B. Novak. Editor: Ray Muehlhoffer. Secretary-treasurer: William J. Farson. Membership: 20,000; local unions, 100. Research and education director: Ellis T. Baker; Eva Jollos, Executive secretary. Social insurance: Miss Yetta Riesel. M ine, M ill and Smelter W orkers; International Union of Convention: Annually; June 1955. (I n d ), Publication: The Guild Reporter (semimonthly). 412 Tabor Bldg., Denver 2, Colo. Editor: Charles E. Crissey. Phone: Keystone 4r-7211. Membership: 26,936; local unions, 97. President: John Clark. Secretary-treasurer: Albert Pezzati. Research director: Bernard Stern. Newspaper and Mail Deliverers’ Union of New York and Education director: Morris Wright. V ic in it y (I n d ), Convention: Annually; March 1955. 63 Park Row, New York 7, N. Y. Publication: Mine-Mill Union (biweekly). Phone: Rector 2-6135. Editor: Morris Wright. President: Joseph Simons. Membership: 100,000; local unions, 170. Secretary-treasurer: Stanley J. Lehman. Convention: None. Publication: N. M. D. U. Bulletin (monthly). Editor: A1 Ziviello. Mine Workers of America; United (I n d ), Membership: 3,900; local unions,------. 900 15th St. NW., Washington 5, D. C. Phone: Metropolitan 8-0530. President: John L. Lewis. Secretary-treasurer: John Owens. O ffice Em ployes’ International Union (AFL), Social insurance: Miss Josephine Roche (Director, United 707 Continental Bldg., 1012 14th St. NW., Washington 5, Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund), D. C. 907 15th St. NW., Washington 5, D. C. Phone: Executive 3-4464. Convention: Every 4 years; October 1956. President: Howard Coughlin. Publication: United Mine Workers Journal (semimonthly). Secretary-treasurer: J. Howard Hicks. Editor: Justin G. McCarthy. Convention: Every 2 years; June 1955. Membership: ------; local unions,------. Publication: White Collar (monthly). Editor: Howard Coughlin. Membership: 50,000; local unions, 250. District 50, United Mine Workers of America; and United Construction Workers, United Mine Work ers of America, Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union 900 15th St. NW., Washington 5, D. C. (.CIO),5* Phone: Metropolitan 8-0530. P. O. Box 2812, Denver 1, Colo. President “ District 50” : A. D. Lewis. Phone: Amherst 6-0811. Director “ Construction Workers” : A. D. Lewis. President: O. A. Knight. Secretary-treasurer “ District 50” : O. B. Allen. Secretary-treasurer: T. M. McCormick. Comptroller “ Construction Workers” : O. B. Allen. Research and education director: E. E. Phelps. Research director: Edward E. Kennedy. Social insurance: (Secretary-treasurer). Social insurance: (Research director). Convention: Annually; 1956. Publication: District Fifty News (semimonthly). Publication: Oil, Chemical and Atomic Union News Editor: Warren Irvin. (semimonthly). Membership: ------; local unions,------. Editor: Ray Davidson. Membership: 180,000; local unions, 605.
M olders and Foundry Workers Union of North America; International (AFL), Packinghouse W orkers; National Brotherhood of (I n d ), 1225 East McMillan St., Cincinnati 6, Ohio. 518 East Grand Ave., Des Moines, Iowa. Phone: Capitol 1526. Phone: 2-1313. President: Chester A. Sample. President: Don Mahon. Secretary: N. D. Smith. Secretary-treasurer: Leo Hausman. Social insurance: (Secretary). Research director: Lawrence Beilfuss. Convention: Every 3 years, subject to membership refer Education director: Miss Ann Leonard. endum. Social insurance: (President). Publication: International Molders’ and Foundry Work Convention: Annually; October 1955. ers’ Journal (monthly) . Publication: National Brotherhood News. Editor: Elmer Reynolds, Sr. Editor: Don Mahon. Membership: 65,000;* local unions, 423. Membership: ------; local unions,------.
P ackinghouse Workers of America; United (CIO), Musicians; American Federation of (AFL), 608 South Dearborn St., Rm. 1800, Chicago 5, 111. 220 Mt. Pleasant Ave., Newark 4, N. J. Phone: Webster 9-5343. Phone: Humboldt 2-8010. President: Ralph Helstein. President: James C. Petrillo. Secretary-treasurer: G. R. Hathaway. Secretary: Leo Cluesmann. Research director: Lyle Cooper. Treasurer: Harry J. Steeper. Education director: Russell Lasley. 54 Convention: Annually; June 1955. Publication: The International Musician (monthly). 54 Formed early in March 1955 by merger of the Oil Workers International Editor: Leo Cluesmann. Union (CIO), and the United Gas, Coke and Chemical Workers of America Membership: 248,078; local unions, 699. (C IO ). Num ber of locals and members applies to March 1955.
Digitized for FRASER 35 http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Social insurance: Charles H. Fischer (Administrative Photo-Engravers7 Union of North America; International assistant to President). (AFL), Convention: Every 2 years; April 1956. 3605 Potomac St., St. Louis 16, Mo. Publication: The Packinghouse Worker (monthly). Phone: Hancock 6-3642. Editor: (Vacancy). President: Wilfrid T. Connell. Membership: ------; local unions, 575. Secretary-treasurer: Henry F. Schmal. Social insurance: (Secretary-treasurer). Convention: Annually; August 1955. P ainters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America; Publication: American Photo-Engraver (monthly). Brotherhood of (AFL), Editor: Matthew Woll. 217-219 North 6th St., Lafayette, Ind. Membership: 16,032; local unions, 96. Phone: 2-3081. President: Lawrence M. Raftery. Secretary-treasurer: William H. Rohr berg. Plasterers7 and Cement Masons7 International Association Convention: Every 5 years; September 1959. of the U . S. and Canada; Operative (AFL), Publication: The Painter and Decorator (monthly). Second Federal Bldg., 335 Euclid Ave., Cleveland 14, Ohio. Editor: William H. Rohrberg. Phone: Tower 1-3116. Membership: 220,000; local unions, 1,400. President: John E. Rooney. Secretary-treasurer: John J. Hauck. Research and education director: (Secretary-treasurer). Paper M akers; International Brotherhood of (AFL), Social insurance: (Secretary-treasurer). Paper Makers Bldg., Albany 1, N. Y. Convention: Every 2 years; May 1955. Phone: 5-7388. Publication: The Plasterer and Cement Mason (monthly). President: Paul L. Phillips. Editor: John E. Rooney. Secretary-treasurer: Joseph Addy. Membership: 65,000; local unions, 536. Research director: Frank Honigsbaum. Education director: Russell W. Allen. Convention: Every 3 years; May 1955. Plate Printers, Die Stampers and Engravers7 Union of Publications: 1. The Paper Maker (monthly). 2. Paper North Am erica; International (AFL), Makers Journal (quarterly). 4119 Paulding Ave., Bronx 66, N. Y. Editor: James F. Russell. Phone: Kingsbridge 7-0351. Membership: 72,700; local unions, 402. President: Ben J. Mazza. Secretary-treasurer: Walter J. Smith. Research and education director: (Secretary-treasurer). Social insurance: (Secretary-treasurer). Paperworkers of America; United (CIO), Convention: Annually; May 1955. 1029 Vermont Ave. NW., Rm. 400, Washington 5, D. C. Membership: 900; local unions, 14. Phone: Sterling 3-8230. President: Harry D. Sayre. Secretary-treasurer: Frank Grasso. Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the U. S. and Research and education director: Henry D. Paley. Canada; United Association of Journeymen and Ap Social insurance: (Research and education director). prentices of the (AFL), Convention: Every 2 years; April 1955. Ring Bldg., Suite 502, 1200 18th St. NW., Washington 6, Publication: CIO Paperworker News (monthly). D. C. Editor: Henry D. Paley. Phone: National 8-5823. Membership: 50,000; local unions, 260. President: Martin P. Durkin. Secretary-treasurer: Edward J. Hillock. Research director: Charles Donahue. Pattern Makers7 League of North America (AFL), Convention: Every 5 years; August 1956. Ring Bldg., 1200 18th St. NW., Washington 6, D. C. Publication: United Association of Journeymen and Ap Phone: District 7-3294. prentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry President: George Q. Lynch. Journal (monthly). Convention: Determined by referendum. Editor: Edward J. Hillock. Publication: Pattern Makers7 Journal (bimonthly). Membership: 240,720; local unions, 759. Editor: George Q. Lynch. Membership: 13,800; local unions, 84. Porters; Brotherhood of Sleeping Car (AFL), 217 West 125th St., Suite 301, New York 27, N. Y. Paving Cutters7 Union of the United States and Canada Phone: Monument 2-5080. President: A. Philip Randolph. (I n d ), 1818 West State St., Milwaukee 3, Wis. Secretary-treasurer: Ashley L. Totten. Phone: Division 4-2163. Research and education director: Theodore E. Brown. President and secretary-treasurer: Hans Nelson. Social insurance: (President). Convention: None. Convention: Every 3 years; September 1956. Membership: 125; local unions, 7. Publication: The Black Worker (monthly). Editor: A. Philip Randolph. Membership: 15,000; local unions, 110.
Petroleum W orkers; Independent Union of (I n d ) ,* 5 Suite 315, Moronet Bldg., 1522 18th St., Bakersfield, Calif. Post Office Clerks; National Federation of (AFL). Phone: Fairview 7-1614. 711 14th St. NW., Suite 502, Washington 5, D. C. President: F. G. Brugere. Phone: Metropolitan 8-2304. Secretary-treasurer: L. P. Taylor. President: Leo E. George. Research director: M. J. Haskett. Secretary-treasurer: John F. Bowen. Convention: Every 2 years. Convention: Every 2 years; August 1956. Publication: Independent Oiler (monthly). Publications: 1. Union Postal Clerk (monthly). 2. Fed Editor: V. U. Groat. eration News Service (weekly, only when Congress is in Membership: 3,700; local unions, 21. session). Editors: 1. Leo E. George. 2. Elroy C. Hallbeck. 55 Affiliated with the National Independent Union Council. Membership: 101,576; local unions, 5,519. SG Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Post Office Clerks; United National Association of (I n d ), Postal Transport Association; National (AFL), 413 Colorado Bldg., 14th and G Sts. NW., Washington 5, 1028 Connecticut Ave., Suite 323, Washington 6, D. C. D. C. Phone: National 8-7281. Phone: National 8-3107. President: W. M. Thomas. President: Samuel E. Klein. Secretary-treasurer: Jerauld McDermott, Secretary: Joseph F. Thomas. Box 538, Portsmouth, N. H. Convention: Every 2 years; 1956. Research and education director: J. L. Reilly. Publication: Post Office Clerk (monthly). Convention: Every 2 years; October 1956. Editor: Samuel E. Klein. Publication: The Postal Transport Journal (monthly). Membership: 40,000; local unions, 3,526. Editor: J. L. Reilly. Membership: 23,800; local unions, 165.
Post Office and General Services Maintenance Em ployees; Postmasters of the United States; National League of National Association of (I n d ), (I n d ), Victor Bldg., Rm. 512, 724 9th St. NW., Washington 1, 1110 F St. NW., Washington 4, D. C. D. C. Phone: District 7-1186. Phone: Sterling 3-7445. President: Lawrence P. Jones, President: Edward A. J. Boutin. Yorkville, Tenn. Secretary-treasurer: James D. Burke. Secretary: C. B. Gravitt, Jr. Convention: Every 2 years; August 1956. Treasurer: Mrs. Ruth Norman. Publication: The Post Office and General Services Main Convention: Annually. tenance News (monthly). Publication: Postmasters Advocate (monthly). Editor: Ross A. Messer. Editor: C. B. Gravitt, Jr. Membership: 7,549; local unions, 320. M embership:------; local unions, 0.
Post Office M otor Vehicle Em ployees; National Federation Potters; International Brotherhood of Operative (AFL), o f (I n d ), 226 West 6th St., East Liverpool, Ohio. 412 5th St. NW., Washington 1, D. C. Phone: Fulton 5-0575. Phone: Sterling 3-4366. President: Frank Hull. President: Everett G. Gibson. Secretary-treasurer: Charles F. Jordan. Secretary-treasurer: Paul M. Castiglioni. Convention: Annually; June 1955. Research director: (Secretary-treasurer). Publication: Potters Herald (weekly). Convention: Every 2 years; August 1956 Editor: Harry Gill. Publication: Rotor (monthly). Membership: 23,674; local unions, 105. Editor: James P. Boyle. Membership: 6,274; local unions, 124. Printing Pressmen and Assistants’ Union of North America; International (AFL), Pressmen’s Home, Tenn. Post Office and Postal Transportation Service M ail Han Phone: 208 dlers, Watchmen and Messengers; National Association President: Thomas E. Dunwody. of (AFL), Secretary-treasurer: George L. Googe. 900 F St. NW., Rm. 916, Washington 4, D. C. Research director: Walter M. Allen. Phone: Republic 7-8066. Education director: (President). President: Harold McAvoy. Convention: Every 4 years; September 1956. Secretary: Harry E. Lennox, Publication: American Pressman (monthly); Specialty 1113 Arch St. N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. Worker (monthly). Treasurer: Max M. Hirsch. Editor: Thomas E. Dunwody. Convention: Every 2 years; September 1955. Membership: 98,967;57 local unions, 754. Publication: Mail Handlers’ Journal (quarterly). Editor: Frank J. Biondi. Membership: 6,000; local unions, 108. Protection Employees in the Electrical and Machine Industry; Independent Union of Plant (I n d ), 33 Market Sq., Lynn, Mass. Postal Em ployees; National Alliance of (I n d ), Phone: 8-0559. 1644 11th St. NW., Washington 1, D. C. President: Frank E. Ryan. Phone: Decatur 2-4314. Convention: Annually; June 1955. President: James B. Cobb. Publication: International News, I. U. P. P. E. (bi Secretary-treasurer: Votie D. Dixon. monthly) . Research director: Charles R. Braxton. Editor: Frank E. Ryan. Education director: Theodore Pettigrew, Membership: 600; local unions, 14. 70 Crawford St., Newark, N. J. Convention: Every 2 years; August 1955. Publication: The Postal Alliance (monthly). Pulp, Sulphite and Paper M ill Workers; International Editor: Snow F. Grigsby. Brotherhood of (AFL), Membership: 19,000; local unions, 110. Fort Edward, N. Y. Phone: 5-3361. President and Secretary: John P. Burke. Postal Supervisors; National Association of (I n d ) , 56 Treasurer: Frank C. Barnes, Jr. P. O. Box 2013, Washington 13, D. C. Research and education director: George W. Brooks, Phone: Sterling 3-3084. 1904 K St. NW., Washington 6, D. C. President: M. C. Nave. Social insurance: (Treasurer). Secretary-treasurer: John D. Swygert. Convention: Every 3 years; August 1956. Convention: Every 2 years; 1956. Publication: Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers’ Publication: The Postal Supervisor (monthly). Journal (bimonthly). Editor: B. B. Saxton. Editor: John P. Burke. Membership: 19,479; local unions, 330. Membership: 149,942; local unions, 572. 86 Withdrew from the A F L on February 28,1955. 57 A s of Novem ber 30, 1954.
37 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Radio Association; American (CIO), Railroad Yardmasters of America (AFL), 5 Beekman St., Rm. 313, New York 7, N. Y. 537 South Dearborn St., Chicago 5, 111. Phone: Cortlandt 7-6397. Phone: Wabash 2-0954. President: W. R. Steinberg. President: Milton G. Schoch. Secretary-treasurer: Bernard L. Smith. Secretary-treasurer: W. F. Meyer. Research director: M. H. Strichartz. Research director: (President). Social insurance: (President). Social insurance: (Secretary-treasurer). Convention: Every 2 years; March 1955. Convention: Every 4 years: July 1958. Publication: ARA Log (bimonthly). Publication: The Railroad Yardmaster (bimonthly). Editor: W. R. Steinberg. Editor: W. F. Meyer. Membership: 1,400; branch offices, 6. Membership: 4,400; local unions, 92.
Radio and Television Directors Guild (AFL), Railroad Yardmasters of North America, Inc. (I n d ), 114 East 52d St., New York 22, N. Y. 809 Lafayette Bldg., Buffalo 3, N. Y. Phone: Plaza 9-0949. Phone: Washington 8778. President: Franklin Schaffner. President: John P. Perdisatt. Treasurer: S. A. MacGregor. Secretary-treasurer: Charles M. Donnelly. Convention: Annually; October 1955. Social insurance: (Secretary-treasurer). Membership: 1,000; local unions, 6. Convention: Annually- May 1955. Publication: Railroad Workers Journal (monthly). Editor: Charles M. Donnelly. Railroad Operating Crafts; United (I n d ), Membership: ------; local unions, 33. Transportation Bldg., 608 South Dearborn, Chicago 5, 111. Phone: Webster 9-0875. President: J. P. Carberry. R ailway Carmen of America; Brotherhood (AFL), Secretary-treasurer: H. C. Johnson. 4929 Main St., Kansas City 2, Mo. Research and education director: W. A. Pratt. Phone: Logan 1112. Social insurance: Miss Marjorie Ball (National book President: A. J. Bernhardt. keeper) . Secretary-treasurer: T. S. Howieson. Convention: Every 2 years; May 1956. Education director: R. H. Jamison. Publication: U. R. O. C. Facts (bimonthly). Convention: Every 4 years, subject to membership Editor: John Willets. referendum. Membership: 6,000; local unions, 117. Publication: Railway Carmen’s Journal (monthly). Editor: R. H. Jamison. Membership: 170,000; local unions, 1,100. Railroad Signalmen of America; Brotherhood of (AFL), 503 West Wellington Ave., Chicago 14, 111. Phone: East gate 7-5115. Railway Conductors and Brakemen; Order of (I n d ), President: Jesse Clark. O. R. C. B. Bldg., Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Secretary-treasurer: C. L. Bromley. Phone: 2-1195. Research director: I. M. Fisher, 1607 11th Ave., Belle Plaine, Iowa. President: R. O. Hughes. Education director: J. A. Work. Secretary-treasurer: C. H. Anderson. Social insurance: (Secretary-treasurer). Research director: P. J. Hilton. Convention: Every 2 years; August 1956. Social insurance: (Secretary-treasurer). Publication: Signalman’s Journal (monthly). Convention: Every 4 years; June 1958. Editor: R. C. Howard. Publication: The Conductor & Brakeman (monthly). Membership: 16,744; local unions, 213. Editor: F. C. Henson. Membership: 31,800; local unions, 600.
Railroad Telegraphers; The Order of (AFL), 3860 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis 8, Mo. Railway Em ployees; International Association of (I n d ), Phone: Jefferson 3-8321. Box 1095, Albany, Ga. President: G. E. Leighty. Phone: Hemlock 5-5549. Secretary-treasurer: E. M. Mosier. President: John W. Whitaker. Research director: R. J. Westfall. Secretary-treasurer: Cyrille Salvant. Education director: J. E. Loving. Research director: William Henderson, Social insurance: (Secretary-treasurer). 618 Jones St., Way cross, Ga. Convention: Every 4 years; June 1956. Education director: W. A. Ratcliff, Publication: The Railroad Telegrapher (monthly). 547 Washington St., Way cross, Ga. Editor: G. E. Leighty. Convention: Every 2 years; July 1955. Membership: 50,842; local unions,------. Publication: Quarterly Bulletin. Editor: John W. Whitaker. Membership: 800; local unions, 47.
R ailroad Trainm en; Brotherhood of (I n d ), Standard Bldg., 1370 Ontario St., Cleveland 13, Ohio. Phone: Cherry 1-2500. Railway Patrolmen’s International Union (AFL), President: William P. Kennedy. 1536 West 105th St., Chicago 43, 111. Secretary-treasurer: William J. Weil. Phone: Hilltop 5-6039. Research and education director: Byrl A. Whitney, President: Culbert Bowen, 312 Pennsylvania Ave. SE., Washington 3, D. C. 619 First Ave., Salt Lake City, Utah. Social insurance: (Secretary-treasurer). Secretary-treasurer: Cecil Smithson. Convention: Every 4 years. Convention: Every 2 years; 1956. Publication: Trainman News (weekly). Publication: Monthly News Bulletin. Acting editor: George H. Hennemuth II. Editor: Cecil Smithson. Membership: 204,397; local unions, 1,100. Membership: 3,275; local unions, 57.
38 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America; and Station Em ployes; Brotherhood of (AFL), U n i t e d (CIO), 1015 Vine St., Cincinnati 2, Ohio. URW Bldg., High at Mill St., Akron 8, Ohio. Phone: Parkway 3151. Phone: Franklin 6-6181. President: George M. Harrison. President: L. S. Buckmaster. Secretary-treasurer: Phil E. Ziegler. Secretary-treasurer: Desmond Walker. Education director: Clifford Dudgeon. Research director: Woodrow L. Ginsburg. Social insurance: (President). Education director: Joseph Glazer. Convention: Every 4 years; May 1955. Social insurance: Paul E. Bowers (Director, Pensions and Publication: Railway Clerk (semimonthly). Insurance Department). Editor: Phil E. Ziegler. Convention: Every 2 years; September 1956. Membership: 293,500;* local unions, 1,988. Publication: United Rubber Workers (monthly). Editors: L. S. Buckmaster and A. L. Lewis. Membership: 175,000; local unions, 334. Railway Supervisors Association; The American (I n d ), 53 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago 4, 111. Phone: Wabash 2-3272. Salaried Unions; National Federation of (I n d ), President: James P. Tahney. 600 Grant St., Rm. 804, Pittsburgh 19, Pa. Secretary-treasurer: M. A. Feit. Phone: Grant 1-3815. Social insurance: Rudolph Durdik (Financial secretary). President: Leo F. Bollens. Convention: Annually; October 1955. Secretary-treasurer: Harry C. Jones. Publication: The Supervisors Journal (quarterly). Research director: (Secretary-treasurer). Editor: Kenneth S. Weaver. Social insurance: (President). Membership: 8,355; local unions, 60. Convention: Semiannually; June 1955. Publication: 1. White Collar Unionist (monthly); 2. Regulator (monthly). Editors: 1. H. C. Jones; 2. Leo F. Bollens and Regina Railway Trainmen and Locomotive Firemen, Inc.; Asso Corbett. ciation of (I n d ), Membership: 36,500; local unions, 50. 408 Gainsboro Ave. NW., Roanoke, Va. Phone: 2-0427. President: Samuel H. Clark. Secretary-treasurer: Rufus L. Edwards. Screen Directors’ Guild of America, Inc. (I n d ), Research director: J. C. Waddy. 9110 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles 1, Calif. Convention: Every 2 years; July 1956. Phone: Crestview 5-1125. Membership: 550; local unions, 19. President: George Sidney. Secretary: Willis Goldbeck. Treasurer: Lesley Selander. Social insurance: Joseph C. Youngerman (Executive Retail Clerks International Association (AFL), secretary). DeSales Bldg., Connecticut Ave. and DeSales St., Wash Convention: None. ington 6, D. C. Membership: 770; local unions,------. Phone: National 8-4644. President: James A. Suffridge. Secretary-treasurer: Vernon A. Housewright. Research and education director: Jacob H. Bennison. S eafarers’ International Union of North America (AFL). Social insurance: John Philpott (Administrative assistant). 450 Harrison St., San Francisco, Calif. Convention: Every 4 years; June 1955. Phone: Douglas 2-8363. Publication: Retail Clerks International Advocate President: Harry Lundeberg. (monthly). Secretary-treasurer: John Hawk. Editor: James A. Suffridge. Convention: Every 2 years; May 1955. Membership: 265,000; local unions, 500. Membership: 44,300;* port branches, 45.
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (CIO), Atlantic and Gulf District, 132 West 43d St., New York 36, N. Y. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, N. Y. Phone: Wisconsin 7-9303. Phone: Hyacinth 9-6600. President: Max Greenberg. Secretary-treasurer: Paul Hall. Secretary-treasurer: Alvin E. Heaps. Research and education director: Herb Brand. Research and education director: (Secretary-treasurer). Social insurance: Walter Siekmann (Director, Welfare Social insurance: (Secretary-treasurer). Department). Convention: Every 4 years; May 1958. Publication: Seafarers Log (biweekly). Publication: RWDSU-CIO Record (biweekly). Editor: Herb Brand. Editor: Max Steinbock. Membership: 12,000; port branches, 15. Membership: 140,000; local unions,------. Great Lakes District, R oofers, Damp and Waterproof Workers Association; 1038 3d St., Detroit 26, Mich. United Slate, Tile and Composition (AFL), Phone: Woodward 1-6857. 6 East Lake St., Chicago 6, 111. Secretary-treasurer: Fred J. Farnen. Phone: Andover 3-2577. Education director: David Lees. President: Charles D. Aquadro. Social insurance: (Secretary-treasurer). Secretary-treasurer: Dean Moore. Publication: Great Lakes Seafarer (monthly). Convention: Every 3 years; October 1957. Editor: David Lees. Publication: The Journeyman Roofer & Waterproofer Membership: 1,500; port branches, 7. (monthly). Editor: Dean Moore. Membership: 17,298;58 local unions, 252. Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific, Pier 53, Rm. 117, Seattle 4, Wash. # As of June 30, 1954. Phone: Elliott 5117.
3 9 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President: John M. Fox. Stage Employes and Moving Picture Machine Operators Secretary-treasurer: Roger Randall. of the United States and Canada; International Alliance Research director: C. J. Simpson. of Theatrical (AFL), Social insurance: Ralph Goldsmith (Claims ad 1270 Ave. of the Americas, Rm. 1900, New York 20, N. Y. ministrator) . Phone: Circle 5-4369. Convention: Annually; June 1955. President: Richard F. Walsh. Membership: 2.500; port branches, 5. Secretary-treasurer: Harland Holmden. Social insurance: (Secretary-treasurer). Convention: Every 2 years; 1956. Publication: Official Bulletin (quarterly). Sailors Union of the Pacific, 450 Harrison St., San Francisco 5, Calif. Editor: Harland Holmden. Membership: 42,000;* local unions, 966. Phone: Douglas 2-8363. Secretary-treasurer: Harry Lundeberg. Social insurance: Omar Hoskins (Welfare officer). Publication: West Coast Sailors (biweekly). State, County and Municipal Employees; American Editor: Frederick J. Steiner. Federation of (AFL), Membership: ------; port branches,------. 448 West Washington Ave., Madison 1, Wis. Phone: Alpine 6-3137. President: Arnold S. Zander. Secretary-treasurer: Gordon W. Chapman. S heet Metal W orkers’ International Association^ (AFL), Research and education director: John P. Caldwell. 642 Transportation Bldg., Washington 6, D. C. Convention: Every 2 years; April 1956. Phone: Metropolitan 8-2580. Publication: The Public Employee (monthly except President: Robert Byron. August). Secretary-treasurer: Edward F. Carlough. Editors: Arnold S. Zander and Mrs. Anne Busacca. Education director: Timothy J. Lynch. Membership: 96,328; local unions, 1,242. Convention: Every 4 years; 1958. Publication: Sheet Metal Workers’ Journal (monthly). Editor: Edward F. Carlough. Steelworkers of America; United (CIO), Membership: 50,000; local unions, 551. 1500 Commonwealth Bldg., Pittsburgh 22, Pa. Phone: Grant 1-5254. President: David J. McDonald.
Shoe and Allied Craftsm en; Brotherhood of (I n d ), Secretary-treasurer: Iorwith W. Abel. 389 Main St., Brockton 48, Mass. Research director: Otis Brubaker. Phone: 2606. Education director: Emery F. Bacon. President: John F. Jankowski. Convention: Every 2 years; September 1956. Secretary-treasurer: Raymond J. Lynch. Publication: Steel Labor (monthly). Social insurance: (President). Editor: Vincent Sweeney. Convention: ------. Membership: 1,194,000; local unions, 2,600. Publication: B. S. A. C. Reporter (bimonthly). Editor: John F. Jankowski. Membership: 6,000; local unions, 15. Stereotypers’ and Electrotypers’ Union of North Am erica; International (AFL), 752 Old South Bldg., Boston 8, Mass. Phone: Lexington 2-8449. Shoe Workers of America; United (CIO), President: Leo J. Bucldey. 1012 14th St. NW., Rm. 701, Washington 5, D. C. Secretary-treasurer: Joseph L. O’Neil. Phone: Republic 7-1442. Convention: Annually; September 1955. President: Russell J. Taylor. Publication: International Stereotypers’ & Electro typers’ Secretary-treasurer: James J. Mitchell. Union Journal (monthly). Education director: (President). Editor: James J. Kelley. Social insurance: (Secretary-treasurer). Membership: 14,000; local unions, 181. Convention: Every 2 years; May 1955. Publication: Biweekly Bulletin. Editor: Russell J. Taylor. Stockyard W orkers Association of America (I n d ), Membership: 64,000; local unions, 140. 4322 Oakland Ave., Kansas City, Kans. Phone: Atwater 5032. President: George J. Paulson. Secretary-treasurer: Howard M. Huntzinger. Shoe Workers Union; Boot and (AFL), Social insurance: (President). 246 Summer St., Boston 10, Mass. Convention: Annually; June 1955. Phone: Hubbard 2-0478. Publication: Stockyard Workers News-Letter (monthly). President and Secretary-treasurer: John J. Mara. Editor: George J. Paulson. Research director: M. R. Stuart. Membership: 1,050; local unions, 4. Education director: Joseph C. Daley. Convention: Every 2 years; June 1955. Publication: Shoe Workers’ Journal (bimonthly). Stone and Allied Products Workers of America; United Editor: John J. Mara. (CIO), Membership: 40,000; local unions, 126. 289 North Main St., Barre, Vt. Phone: 156. President: Sam H. Scott. Siderographers; International Association of (AFL), Secretary-treasurer: John C. Lawson. 3225 North Bambrey St., Philadelphia 29, Pa. Research and education director: (Secretary-treasurer). Phone: Radcliffe 5-4564. Social insurance: (Secretary-treasurer). President: Herbert Johns. Convention: Every 3 years; September 1955. Secretary: Francis J. Heffern. Publication: CIO News. Beacon edition (monthly). Convention: Every 2 years; September 1955. Editor: John C. Lawson. Membership: 44; local unions, 3. Membership: 16,000; local unions, 140. 40 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Stone Cutters’ Association of North America; Journeymen Telegraphers Union; Commercial (AFL), (AFL), 5913 Georgia Ave. NW., Washington 11, D. C. 8 East Market St., Indianapolis 4, Ind. Phone: Taylor 9-1195. Phone: Melrose 5-6059. President: W. L. Allen. President and Secretary-treasurer: Paul A. Givens. Secretary-treasurer: John T. Dowling. Convention: (Indefinitely postponed). Convention: Every 2 years; October 1955. Publication: Official Circular (bimonthly). Publication: The Commercial Telegraphers’ Journal Editor: Paul A. Givens. (monthly). Membership: 1,900; local unions, 65. Editor: John T. Dowling. Membership: 30,000; local unions,------.
Stove Mounters International Union of North America (AFL), T elephone Unions; Alliance Independent (I n d ), 1710 North Grand Blvd., St. Louis 6, Mo. 1211 Chestnut St., Rm. 1103, Philadelphia 7, Pa, Phone: Jefferson 1-0489. Phone: Locust 4^6169. President: William S. Leary. President: Joseph Lewis. Secretary-treasurer: C. B. Scott. Secretary-treasurer: Edw. W. Kaiser. Convention: Quarterly; September 1955. Research director: James Roberts, Membership: 110,000; local unions, 12. Rt. 4, Capital Oaks, Belleville, 111. Education director: John F. Green, 625 State St., Belleville, 111. Textile Workers of America; United (AFL), Social insurance: (Secretary-treasurer). 820 13th St. NW., Washington 5, D. C. Convention: Every 3 years; July 1956. Phone: District 7-8132. Publication: Stove Mounters’ & Range Workers Journal President: Anthony Valente. (quarterly). Secretary-treasurer: Lloyd Klenert. Editor: Edw. W. Kaiser. Research and education director: Frank Gorman. Membership: 14,000; local unions, 73. Social insurance: (Research and education director). Convention: Every 2 years; 1956. Publication: Textile Challenger (monthly). Editor: Anthony Valente. Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of Membership: 90,000; local unions, 311. America; Amalgamated Association of (AFL), 1106 Griswold Bldg., 1214 Griswold St., Detroit 26, Mich. Phone: Woodward 3-1045. Textile Workers Union of America (CIO), President: A. L. Spradling. 99 University PI., New York 3, N. Y. Secretary-treasurer: O. J. Mischo. Phone: Oregon 3-1400. Convention: Every 2 years: September 1955. President: Emil Rieve. Publication: Motorman, Conductor and Motor Coach Secretary-treasurer: John Chupka. Operator (monthly). Research director: Solomon Barkin. Editor: John J. Woods. Education director: Lawrence Rogin. Membership: 190,000; local unions, 461. Social insurance: (Research director). Convention: Every 2 years; May 1956. Publication: Textile Labor (monthly). Editor: Kenneth Fiester. Switchmen’s Union of North America (AFL), Membership: 292,500; local unions, 781. 3 Lin wood Ave., Buffalo 2, N. Y. Phone: Grant 5925. President: William A. Fleete. Tobacco Workers International Union (AFL), Secretary-treasurer: Daniel W. Collins. Carpenters Bldg., Rm. 801, 1003 K St. NW., Washington Research and education director: Jacob J. Kaufman. 1, D. C. Convention: Every 4 years; June 1955. Phone: Republic 7-8625. Publication: Switchmen’s page in LABOR (monthly). President: John O’Hare. Membership: 15,000; local unions, 312. Secretary-treasurer: R. J. Petree. Education director: J. E. Lentie. Social insurance: (Secretary-treasurer). Convention: Every 4 years; September 1956. Teachers; American Federation of (AFL), Membership: 33,967; local unions, 87. 28 East Jackson Blvd., Chicago 4, 111. Phone: Harrison 7-2950. President: Carl J. Megel. Toy Workers of the United States and Canada; Inter- Research director: Mrs. Florence R. Greve. national Union of Doll and (AFL), Convention: Annually; August 1955. 132 West 43d St., New York 36, N. Y. Publication: 1. American Teacher (magazine) (quarterly), Phone: Oxford 5-5766. 2. American Teacher (newspaper) (five times a year). President: Harry O. Damino. Editor: Mrs. Marie L. Caylor. Secretary-treasurer: Milton Gordon. Membership: 45,140; local unions, 400. Research and education director: Richard Strunsky. Social insurance: (President). Convention: Every 3 years; 1956. Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of Membership: 13,500; local unions, 16. America; International Brotherhood of (AFL), 25 Louisiana Ave. NW., Washington 1, D. C. Train Dispatchers Association; American (I n d ), Phone: Sterling 3-0525. 10 East Huron St., Chicago 11, 111. President: Dave Beck. Phone: Whitehall 4-5354. Secretary-treasurer: John F. English. President: O. H. Braese. Research director: Abraham Weiss. Secretary-treasurer: J. B. Springer. Convention: Every 5 years; 1957. Convention: Every 3 years; October 1956. Publication: International Teamster (monthly). Publication: The Train Dispatcher (monthly). Editor: Dave Beck. Editor: J. B. Springer. Membership: 1,231,000; local unions, 907. Membership: ------; local unions, 123.
41 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Transport Service Employees; United (CIO), Utility W orkers Union o f America (CIO), 444 East 63d St., Chicago 47, III. 1413 K St. NW ., Washington 5, D. C. Phone: Fairfax 4-0278. Phone: Executive 3-1171. President: Willard S. Townsend. President: Joseph A. Fisher. Secretary-treasurer: Eugene E. Frazier. Secretary-treasurer: William J. Pachler. Research director: T. Wilbur Winchester. Social insurance: (Secretary-treasurer). Social insurance: (President). Convention: Every 18 months; April 1956. Convention: Every 2 years; June 1956. Publication: CIO News, “Light” Edition (monthly). Publication: 1. News Letter (monthly). 2. President’s Membership: 81,000; local unions, 354. Letter (monthly). Editor: 1. T. Wilbur Winchester. 2. Willard S. Town send. Wall Paper Craftsmen and Workers of North America; Membership: 8,000; local unions, 90. United (AFL), 1992 West Philadelphia St., York, Pa. Phone: 63271. President: Frank Johnson, Transport Workers Union of America (CIO), 1456 North Lavergne Ave., Chicago 51, 111. 210 West 50th St., New York 19, N. Y. Secretary-treasurer: M. C. Firestone. Phone: Judson 6-8000. Social insurance: (Secretary-treasurer). President: Michael J. Quill. Convention: Annually; June 1955. Secretary-treasurer: Gustav Faber. Membership: 3,300; local unions, 20. Research and education director: John J. O’Connell. Convention: Every 2 years; 1956. Publication: TWU Express (monthly). Watch Workers Union; American (Ind), Editor: Joseph Kutch. 479 Moody St., Waltham, Mass. Membership: 90,000; local unions, 135. Phone: Waltham 5-4481. President: Walter W. Cenerazzo. Secretary-treasurer: William F. Hameister. Transportation Association; International (I nd), Convention: Annually; September 1955. 1301 West Carmen Ave., Chicago 40, 111. Publication: Watch Worker (quarterly). Phone: Ravenswood 8-5913. Editor: Walter W. Cenerazzo. President: Robert A. Tobin. Membership: 6,000; local unions, 5. Secretary-treasurer: Miss Dagmar A. Johnson. Research director: Robert C. Griffin. Education director: Leroy W. Johnson. Watchmen’s Association; Independent (Ind), Convention: Every 2 years; December 1956. 164 11th Ave., New York 11, N. Y. Publication: Railroaders in Public Service. Phone: Chelsea 3-8395. Editor: Dorothy E. Miller. President: James McFaun. Membership: 3,700; local unions, 0. Secretary-treasurer: John Durr. Social insurance: (Secretary-treasurer). Convention: Every 4 years; August 1955. Publication: Monthly Letter. Typographical Union; International (AFL), Membership: 3,000; local unions, 6. 2820 North Meridian St., Indianapolis 6, Ind. Phone: Walnut 3-3373. President: Woodruff Randolph. Welders of America; National Union United (I nd), Secretary-treasurer: Don Hurd. 168 North Hawthorne Blvd., Hawthorne, Calif. Research director: Alexander Bevis. Phone: Osborne 6-8513. Education director: Paul A. Beadle. President: C. H. Jackson. Convention: Annually; August 1955. Secretary-treasurer: E. A. French. Publication: The Typographical Journal (monthly). Education director: Muriel L. Parks, Editor: Don Hurd. 3412 Bevis St., San Diego 11, Calif. Membership: 96,455; local unions, 786. Convention: Annually; March 1955. Membership: 1,000; local unions, 4.
Upholsterers’ International Union of North America (AFL), Wire Weavers Protective Association; American (AFL), 1500 North Broad St., Philadelphia 21, Pa. 507 East Spring St., Appleton, Wis. Phone: Poplar 5-7671. Phone: 3-0135. President: Edward J. Powers. President: Sal B. Hoffman. Secretary-treasurer: August K. Witzke, Treasurer: R. Alvin Albarino. 1331 Greengrove Rd., Appleton, Wis. Research director: Thomas P. Rowland. Convention: Annually; February 1956. Education director: Arthur G. McDowell. Membership: 403; local unions, 6. Social insurance: William J. Heffernan (Claims manager). Convention: Every 3 years; June 1956. Publication: UIU Journal (monthly). Editor: Sal B. Hoffman. Wood Carvers Association of North America; International (Ind), Membership: 52,836; local unions, 178. 40 Clark wood St., Mattapan 26, Mass. President: Peter Stevenson. Secretary-treasurer: Emanuel Ufland. Utility Workers of New England, Inc.; Brotherhood of Convention: None. (Ind), Membership: 78; local unions, 8. 42 Weybosset St., Providence, R. I. Phone: Plantations 1-6829. President: Bernard J. Smith. Woodworkers of America; International (CIO), Secretary-treasurer: Joseph P. O’Brien. 418 Governor Bldg., Portland 4, Oreg. Convention: Annually; July 1955. Phone: Broadway 5687. Membership: 5,500; local unions, 19. President: A. F. Hartung.
42 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Secretary-treasurer: William Botkin. Convention: ——— . Research and education director: E. W. Kenney. Membership: ------: local unions, 0. Social insurance: Joseph Huber (Insurance coordinator). Convention: Annually; August 1955. Publication: International Woodworker (semimonthly). Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. (Ind), Editor: George B. Holcomb. 8782 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles 46, Calif. Membership: 105,058; local unions, 275. Phone: Crest view 5-1162. President: Richard L. Breen. Executive director: Miss Frances Inglis. Writers Guild of America. Secretary-treasurer: Curtis Kenyon. Writers Guild of America, East, Inc. (I n d ), Social insurance: Herb Meadow (Chairman, Group 550 5th Ave., New York 36, N. Y. Insurance Committee). Phone: Plaza 7-8319. Convention: ------. President: Erik Barnouw. Publication: WGAW Bulletin. Executive director: Miss Evelyn F. Burkey. Editor: Allen Rivkin. Secretary-treasurer: Wm. Kendall Clarke. Membership: 1,377; local unions, 0.
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President: Carl E. Griffin. President: J. B. Pate. Secretary-treasurer: E. J. Barnett. Secretary-treasurer: W. M. Crim. Headquarters: 501 Lyric Bldg., Birmingham 3. Headquarters: 316 Rhodes Bldg., Atlanta. Phone: 7-3038. Phone: Alpine 0865. Publication: Georgia Federation of Labor News (monthly). ALASKA Editor: J. B. Pate.
President: R. E. McFarland. IDAHO Secretary-treasurer: Mrs. Cledamae Seaman. Headquarters: Box 487, Anchorage. President: Robert Lenhagen. Phone: 2-6773. Secretary-treasurer: Elmer F. Mclntire. Headquarters: P. O. Box 269, 613 Idaho St., Boise. ARIZONA Phone: 2-2361. Publication: Idaho Labor News (monthly). President: E. F. Vickers, Sr. Editor: Elmer F. Mclntire. Secretary-treasurer: K. S. Brown. Headquarters: 520 West Adams St., Phoenix. Phone: Alpine 8-3407. ILLINOIS Education director: Mrs. Fara M. Darland. Publication: Arizona Labor Journal (weekly). President: R. G. Soderstrom. Editor: Ralph Sprague. Secretary-treasurer: Stanley L. Johnson. Headquarters: 503 Security Bldg., Springfield. Phone: 4-4014. ARKANSAS Publication: Weekly News Letter. President: Odell Smith. Editors: R. G. Soderstrom and Stanley L. Johnson. Secretary-treasurer: Wayne E. Glenn. Headquarters: 1017 Pyramid Life Bldg., Little Rock. INDIANA Phone: Franklin 4-1456. Publication: Union Labor Bulletin (weekly). President: Carl H. Mullen. Editor: Herbert Latkin. Secretary-treasurer: Hobert Autterson. Headquarters: 910 North Delaware St., Indianapolis 2. CALIFORNIA Phone: Melrose 4-7397. Publication: The Leader (weekly). President: Thomas L. Pitts. Editor: Louis Hutchinson. Secretary-treasurer: C. J. Haggerty. Headquarters: 995 Market St., Rm. 810, San Francisco. IOWA Phone: Sutter 1-2838. Research director: John F. Henning. President: Ray Mills. Publication: Weekly News Letter. Secretary-treasurer: Earl J. Baum. Headquarters: 412 Paramount Bldg., Des Moines 9. COLORADO Phone: 4-3184. Research and education director: Martin Pardekooper, Jr. President: George A. Cavender. Publication: Iowa State Federation of Labor Year Book. Secretary-treasurer: Frank G. Van Portfliet. Editor: Edric C. Greaves. Headquarters: 360 Acoma St., Rm. 300, Denver 23. Phone: Pearl 3-2401. KANSAS
CONNECTICUT President: George Townsend. Secretary-treasurer: F. E. Black. President: Timothy Collins. Headquarters: 214 West 6th St., Topeka. Secretary-treasurer: Joseph M. Rourke. Phone: 2-0208. Headquarters: 2607 Whitney Ave., Hamden 18. Phone: Atwater 8-1629. KENTUCKY Education director: Miss Ruth Warren. Publication: Connecticut Federationist (annually). President: Oscar J. Coke. Editor: Joseph M. Rourke. Secretary-treasurer: Sam Ezelle. Headquarters: 312 Armory PL, Louisville 2. Phone: Jackson 8189. DELAWARE Research and education director: James E. Wolfe. President: Clement J. Lemon. Publication: The Kentucky Labor News (weekly). Secretary-treasurer: William H. Narvel. Editor: Irvin Dagen. Headquarters: 2702 West 4th St., Wilmington 5. Phone: 2-0643. LOUISIANA
FLORIDA President: E. H. Williams. Secretary-treasurer: E. J. Bourg. President: Frank G. Roche. Headquarters: 223 Ward Bldg., Shreveport. Secretary-treasurer: William E. Allen. Phone: 4-3292. Headquarters: 1657 NW. 17th Ave., Miami. Publication: Review (annually). Phone: 65-4546. Editors: Harry K. Chalmiers and Jack McCarthy 44 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis MAINE NEVADA
President: Benjamin J. Dorsky. President: James G. Ryan. Secretary-treasurer: Richard W. Gustin. Secretary-treasurer: Louis Paley. Headquarters: 199 Exchange St., Bangor. Headquarters: 1415 Industrial Rd., Las Vegas. Phone: 7438. Phone: 947. Publication: Maine State Labor News (monthly). Editor: Benjamin J. Dorsky. NEW HAMPSHIRE
MARYLAND— DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA President: Harry Parr. Secretary-treasurer: William Brideau. President: Harry Cohen. Headquarters: 852 Elm St., Manchester. Secretary-treasurer: J. C. Turner. Phone: 2-7813. Headquarters: 1311 L St. NW ., Washington 5, DC. Education director: (President). Phone: National 8-4528. Publication: New Hampshire Labor News (monthly). Editor: Alfred Saltus. MASSACHUSETTS NEW JERSEY President: Henry J. Brides. President: Louis P. Marciante. Secretary-treasurer: Kenneth J. Kelley. Secretary-treasurer: Vincent J. Murphy. Headquarters: 11 Beacon St., Boston. Headquarters: 790 Broad St., Newark. Phone: Capitol 7-8260. Phone: Market 2-0775.
MICHIGAN NEW M EXICO
President: George W. Dean. President: James A. Price. Secretary-treasurer: John H. Thorpe. Secretary-treasurer: W. S. Roberts. Headquarters: 312 North Capitol Ave., Lansing 15. Headquarters: P. O. Box 168, 492 West Water St., Phone: Ivanhoe 4-8453. Santa Fe. Research and education director: (President). Phone: 2-1171. Publications: 1. New Mexico Labor Leader (weekly). MINNESOTA 2. New Mexico Official Labor Directory and Year Book. Editor: James Giachello. President: R. A. Olson. Secretary-treasurer: George W. Lawson. NEW YORK Headquarters: 416 Auditorium St., St. Paul 2. President: Thomas A. Murray. Phone: Capitol 2-4902. Secretary-treasurer: Harold C. Hanover. Research director: Donald C. Savelkoul. Headquarters: 15 South Hawk St., Albany 10. Education director: Adolph T. Tobler (Chairman, Interim Phone: 4-6831. Education Committee). Education director: Mrs. Betty Hawley Donnelly (Chair Publication: Minnesota Federationist (monthly). man, Education Committee). Editor: Orlin Folwick. NORTH CAROLINA MISSISSIPPI President: W. M. Barbee. President: W. L. Hines Secretary-treasurer: James W. Lazenby. Secretary-treasurer: T. G. Beckham. Headquarters: P. O. Box 1546, Salisbury. Headquarters: 410 First Federal Bldg., Jackson. Phone: 452. Phone: 5-1867. Research director: (President). Publication: Mississippi Federationist (weekly). Education director: E. A. Tarver. Editor: Fred W. Patton. Publication: North Carolina Federationist (monthly). Editor: F. N. Cuddihy. MISSOURI NORTH DAKOTA President: John I. Rollings. Secretary-treasurer: Frank J. Murphy. President: W. W. Murrey. Headquarters: 1411 North Grand Blvd., St. Louis 6. Secretary-treasurer: Frank Gerke. Phone: Olive 2-7417. Headquarters: P. O. Box 1904, 418*4 1st Ave. North, Research and education director: (President). Fargo. Phone: 8289. Publication: North Dakota Labor Review (annually). MONTANA OHIO President: James S. Umber. Headquarters: P. O. Box 1176, Fuller and Placer Sts., President: Michael J. Lyden. Montana Bldg., Rm. 17, Helena. Secretary-treasurer: Phil Hannah. Phone: 630. Headquarters: 273 East State St., Columbus 15. Publication: Treasure State Labor Journal (semimonthly). Phone: Capital 4-1566. Editor: James S. Umber. Education director: Richard Wagner. Publication: Monthly Bulletin. NEBRASKA Editor: Phil Hannah.
President: Gordon C. Preble. OKLAHOMA Secretary-treasurer: E. F. Noble. Headquarters: 1821 California St., OmaL - President: James A. Gillen. Phone: Harney 2500. Secretary-treasurer: Dean Baugh. 45 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Headquarters: 703 Wright Bldg., Oklahoma City 2. Headquarters: 810 Sudekuin Bldg., Nashville 3. Phone: Central 2-0889. Phone: 42-8244. Publication: Oklahoma Federationist. Editor: Dean Baugh. TEXAS
OREGON President: Leroy M. Williams. Secretary-treasurer: Jerry R. Holleman. President : Joseph D. McDonald. Headquarters: Box 878, Houston. Secretary-treasurer: J. T. Marr. Headquarters: 506 Labor Temple, 1316 SW. 4th Ave., UTAH Portland 1. Phone: Atwater 0171. President: R. L. Reese. Research director: Thomas L. Scanlon. Secretary-treasurer: David S. Turner. Education director: Miss May Darling. Headquarters: 151 South 2d St., East, Salt Lake Citv. Publication: Oregon Labor Press (weekly). Phone: 4-7554. Editor: Jim Goodsell. Publication: Utah State Federation of Labor Year Book. Editor: David S. Turner. PENNSYLVANIA VERMONT President : Joseph A. McDonough. Secretary-treasurer: Earl C. Bohr. Headquarters: 101 Pine Street, Harrisburg. President: Camille E. St. Amour. Phone: Cedar 4-3119. Secretary-treasurer: Janies R. Cross. Research director: Eugene C. McLaughlin. Headquarters: 15 Upper Wreldon St., St. Albans. Education director: Michael Johnson. Phone: 683-M. Publication: The Pennsylvania Federationist (monthly). Editors: Joseph A. McDonough and Earl C. Bohr. VIRGINIA
PUERTO RICO President : Harold B. Boyd. Secretary-treasurer: I. C. Welsted. President: Hipolito Marcano. Headquarters: 109 West Grace St., Richmond 20. Secretary: Guillermo Pomares. Phone: 7-2996. Treasurer: Jose Sotomayor. Publication: Union News (quarterly). Headquarters: Box 1648, 252 Tanca St., San Juan 8. Editor: S. J. Proctor. Phone: 2-1198. Education director: Miguel Garriga. WASHINGTON RHODE ISLAND President: E. M. Weston. President: Arthur W. Devine. Headquarters: 2800 1st Ave., Seattle 1. Secretary-treasurer: Edwin C. Brown. Phone: Main 3978. Headquarters: 552 Westminster St., Providence. Phone: Gaspee 1-9828. WEST VIRGINIA Research and education director: (Secretary-treasurer). President: E. A. Carter. SOUTH CAROLINA Secretary-treasurer: Benjamin W. Skeen. Headquarters: P. O. Box 6202, Sta. A., 713 Biglev Ave., President: Earle R. Britton. Charleston. Secretary-treasurer: H. W. Partee. Phone: 30-411. Headquarters: 5906 Colonial Dr., Columbia. Education director: Carl E. Wade. Phone: 2-3852. Publication: West Virginia Federationist (monthly). Research director: (President). Editor: Benjamin W. Skeen. Publication: South Carolina Labor News (monthly). Editor: W. J. Adams. WISCONSIN SOUTH DAKOTA President: George A. Haberman. President: Albert J. Maag. Secretary-treasurer: George W. Hall. Secretary-treasurer: Francis McDonald. Headquarters: 1012 North 3d St., Rm. 321, Milwaukee 3. Headquarters: 721 3d St. SE., Huron. Phone: Broadway 1-4406. Phone: 4825. Publication: Wisconsin Labor (annually). Publications: 1. Monthly News-Letter. 2. Federation of Editor: M. E. Wyrick. Labor Year Book. Editor: Francis McDonald. WYOMING
TENNESSEE President: Frank E. Tucker. Secretary-treasurer: Frank M. Perkinson. President : Stanton E. Smith. Headquarters: 413 West 20th St., Cheyenne. Secretary-treasurer: Charles M. Houk. Phone: 5-5149.
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ALABAMA Headquarters: 95 Merritts Ave. NE., Atlanta 3. Phone: Elgin 8931. President: Cecil A. Robertson. Publication: Georgia Council Spotlight (monthly). Secretary-treasurer: James Battles. Editor: David S. Burgess. Headquarters: 2S}i South 20th St., Birmingham 3. Phone: 3-6188. ILLINOIS
ARKANSAS President : Joseph Germano. Secretary-treasurer: Maurice McElligott. President: George H. Ellison. Headquarters: 1200 Engineering Bldg., 205 West Wacker Secretary-treasurer: Charles M. Catton. Dr., Chicago 6. Headquarters: 119-120 Glover Bldg., Little Rock. Phone: Randolph 6-7022. Phone: Franklin 2-7977. Publication: Illinois Labor (monthly). Research and education director: (Secretary-treasurer). Editor: Robert Bollard.
CALIFORNIA INDIANA
President: Manuel Dias. President: Dallas Sells. Secretary-treasurer: John A. Despol. Secretary-treasurer: George Colwell. Headquarters: 117 West 9th St., Los Angeles 15. Headquarters: 2307 North Meridian St., Indianapolis 8. Phone: Tucker 3187. Phone: Hickory 5335. Research and education director: Miss Geraldine Leshin. Research and education director: Joseph Kinch. Publication: ClO-California Industrial Union Council Publication: CIO Fact Sheet (bimonthly). Newsletter. Editor: Joseph Kinch. Editor: Miss Geraldine Leshin. IOWA COLORADO President: Vernon Dale. President: Wayne Price. Secretary-treasurer: Edris H. Owens. Secretary-treasurer: William T. Butler. Headquarters: 604 Teachout Bldg., Des Moines. Headquarters: 719 Kittredge Bldg., Denver 2. Phone: 3-4253. Phone: Cherry 4r-4101. Research director: (Secretary-treasurer). Education director: James Vincent. CONNECTICUT Publications: 1. Newsletter (monthly). 2. Legisletter. Editor: Edris H. Owens. President: Mitchell Sviridoff. Secretary-treasurer: John J. Driscoll. KANSAS Headquarters: 449 Meadows St., Waterbury 2. Phone: Plaza 3-5191. President : Stanley Hubbard. Publication: Vanguard (monthly). Secretary-treasurer: H. J. Yount. Editor: Harold Senior. Headquarters: 903 North 7th St., Kansas City 1. Phone: Atwater 0884. DELAWARE KENTUCKY President: Earl H. Henderson. Secretary-treasurer: Samuel Hinger. President: Al. Whitehouse. Headquarters: 608 French St., Wilmington 1. Secretary-treasurer: Wiliam F. Billingsley. Phone: 6-8515. Headquarters: 3d and Main Sts., Louisville. Research and education director: Norman H. Greenblatt. Phone: Wabash 6566. Publication: Council Newsletter (monthly). Publication: Monthly News Letter. Editor: Norman H. Greenblatt. Editor: William F. Billingsley.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LOUISIANA
President: J. L. Monaghan. President: K. G. Flory. Secretary-treasurer: Thomas Moran. Secretary-treasurer: Leroy Landry. Headquarters: 718 Jackson PI. NW., Washington 6. Headquarters: 544 Camp St., New Orleans 12. Phone: Executive 3-5581. Phone: Raymond 5265.
FLORIDA MAINE
President: William Grogan. President : George Jabar. Secretary-treasurer: John Murray. Secretary-treasurer: Denis A. Blais. Headquarters: 3890 NW. 36th St., Miami. Headquarters: 277 Lisbon St., Lewiston. Phone: 65-2473. Phone: 4-4001. Education director: Mrs. Doreen O'Leary. MARYLAND GEORGIA President: Robert S. Martin. President: W. H. Montague, Sr. Secretary-treasurer: Charles A. Della. Executive secretary: David S. Burgess. Headquarters: 112 East Lombard St., Baltimore 2. Treasurer: Charles C. Mathias. Phone: Saratoga 7-7307. 47 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis MASSACHUSETTS NEW YORK
President: J. William Belanger. President: Louis Hollander. Secretary-treasurer: Salvatore Camelio. Secretary-treasurer: Harold J. Garno. Headquarters: 18 Tremont St., Rm. 328, Boston 8. Headquarters: 101 West 31st St., New York 1. Phone: Richmond 2-1620. Phone: Lackawanna 4-5168. Publication: Massachusetts CIO News (monthly). Research and education director: Bernard Raskin. Editor: Gerard Kable. Publication: New York State CIO Annual Directory.
MICHIGAN NORTH CAROLINA
President: August Scholle. President: H. D. Lisk. Secretary-treasurer: Barney Hopkins. Secretary-treasurer: J. W. Holder. Headquarters: 716 Lothrop Ave., Detroit 2. Headquarters: 127 West 7th St., Rm. 226, Charlotte. Phone: Trinity 2-3225. Phone: Franklin 6-3601. Education director: Don Stevens. Publication: Michigan CIO News (weekly). Editor: Ted Ogar. NORTH DAKOTA
MINNESOTA President: H. J. Rairdon. Secretary-treasurer: Betty M. Hanson. President: Robert E. Hess. Headquarters: 373 Elmwood Ave., Fargo. Secretary-treasurer: Rodney C. Jacobson. Phone: 2-7517. Headquarters: 428 Lumber Exchange Bldg., Minneapolis 1. Phone: Lincoln 7865. OHIO Publication: Minnesota Labor (biweekly). Editor: Emil J. Krieg. President: James P. Griffin. Secretary-treasurer: Jacob Clayman. MISSISSIPPI Headquarters: 218 East State St., Columbus 15. Phone: Capital 1-6796. President: J. B. Hanna. Education director: Orville C. Jones. Secretary-treasurer: Ray Smithhart. Publication: News and Views (weekly). Headquarters: 105% West Capitol St., Jackson. Editor: Donald E. Smith. Phone 3-5449. OKLAHOMA MISSOURI
President: Hubert Dalton. President: E. R. Burns. Secretary-treasurer: James A. Davis. Secretary-treasurer: Len Yarborough. Headquarters: 112A East High St., Jefferson City. Headquarters: Box 9365, Tulsa. Phone: 6-8651. Phone 2-1883.
MONTANA OREGON
President: William Nichols. President: Jess A. Bell. Secretary-treasurer: Cornelius J. Riedl. Secretary-treasurer: George Brown. Headquarters: Box 265, Fromberg. Headquarters: 505 Woodlark Bldg., Portland 5. Phone: 6574. Phone: Beacon 2081. Research and education director: (Secretary-treasurer). Publication: Actiongram (weekly). Editor: Cornelius J. Riedl. PENNSYLVANIA
President: Harry Boyer. NEBRASKA Secretary-treasurer: Harry Block. Headquarters: 508 Dauphin Bldg., Harrisburg. President J. C. Harris, Jr. Phone: 2-2389. Headquarters: 305 Brandeis Theatre Bldg., 17th and Douglas Sts., Omaha. Phone: Jackson 6221. PUERTO RICO Publication: Nebraska CIO Council Monthly Bulletin. President: Pablo Ortiz. Secretary-treasurer: (Vacancy). NEW HAMPSHIRE Headquarters: 154 Ponce de Leon Ave., San Juan. Phone: 2-1565. President: Thomas J. Pitarys. Secretary-treasurer: Thomas Williams. Headquarters: 21 High St., Nashua. RHODE ISLAND Phone: Tuxedo 2-0221. President: Thomas F. Policastro. Secretary-treasurer: Michael Tamburro. NEW JERSEY Headquarters: 169 Weybosset St., Providence. Phone: Gaspee 1-9107. President: Paul Krebs. Secretary-treasurer: Victor D. Leonardis. Headquarters: 772 High St., Newark 2. SOUTH CAROLINA Phone: Market 3-3818. Research and education director: Joel R. Jacobson. President: L. B. Knox. Publication: New Jersey CIO News (monthly). Secretary-treasurer: C. D. Williamson. Editors: Harry Kranz and Joel R. Jacobson. Headquarters: 596 Houston, Spartanburg. 48 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis TENNESSEE Headquarters: 102 North Belvidere St., Richmond 20. Phone: 2-0558. President: James Harden. Secretary-treasurer: Matthew Lynch. WASHINGTON Headquarters: 121 3d Ave., North, Nashville 3. Phone: 6-7371. Publication: C IO Labor Journal (monthly). President: Daniel E. Bandmann. Editor: W. A. Copeland. Secretary-treasurer: Harold Slater. Headquarters: 2419 2d Ave., Seattle 1. TEXAS Phone: Seneca 0725. Research and education director: (Secretary-treasurer). President: Sherman A. Miles. Publication: Washington State C IO News (monthly). Executive secretary: D. Rpy Harrington. Editor: Ed Gustavson. Headquarters: 310 East 14th St., Austin. Phone: 7-6195. WEST VIRGINIA Research director: Mrs. Lynita M. Naughton. Publication: Council Report (monthly). Editor: D. Roy Harrington. President: Paul Rusen. Secretary-treasurer: Albert D. Viller. UTAH Headquarters: 1116 Lee St., Charleston 23. Phone: 33-035. President and secretary: Ormond Konkle. Headquarters: 222 Beason Bldg., 29 East 2d South, Salt WISCONSIN Lake City. Phone: 22-3321. Research director: Angelo Verdu. President: Charles M. Schultz. Education director: (President and secretary). Secretary-treasurer: Ross Baum. Headquarters: 704 West Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee 3. VERMONT Phone: Broadway 6-2779. Publication: Wisconsin C IO News (weekly). President: Morris Driscoll. Editor: Hubert Van Dyke. Secretary-treasurer: Frank J. Dumas. Headquarters: 451 Colchester Ave., Burlington. WYOMING Phone: 4r-7386.
VIRGINIA President: Ervin E. Russell. Secretary-treasurer: E. S. Krusee. President: Lawrence H. Marine. Headquarters: Oil Worker Bldg., Casper. Secretary-treasurer: James H. Boyette. Phone: 3-5919.
49 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis APPENDIX A Changes in National and International Union Listings
In order to establish continuity between Direc purposes. Three organizations formerly classified tory editions, several special lists were prepared. as national and international unions now appear These account for all changes in national and as “ other federations” in a separate section in the international union listings which appeared in the Directory. Finally, four unions are no longer in 1953 Directory as compared with the current existence as national and international unions. edition. The 215 unions listed in 1953 and the National and international unions listed for the 195 currently listed reflect a net decrease of 20. first time: This results from the addition of 11 new unions Aluminum Workers International Union (AFL). Engineering Employees Association; Seattle Profes and the absence of 31 formerly listed. Ten sional (I n d ) . 59*Oil, 60 unions were dropped because of merger actions Engineers Association; Technical (In d ). Insurance Workers of America (CIO). and a like number because the unions involved Longshoremen; International Brotherhood of (AFL). did not meet the criteria for unaffiliated or so- Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union (CIO). called independent unions, namely, agreements Railroad Operating Crafts; United (I n d ). Railway Employees; International Association of with different employers in more than one State. (I n d). Four unions did not respond to the BLS question Screen Directors’ Guild of America, Inc. (In d ). Stockyard Workers Association of America (I nd). naire and information was not available for listing Writers Guild of America (In d ). Union mergers Name of union Remarks Department Store Workers of America; United Merged to become part of the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store (CIO). Union (CIO) during March 1955. Diamond Workers’ Protective Union of America Merged to become Diamond Workers Division of Local 1, International (AFL). Jewelry Workers’ Union (AFL), on November 1, 1954. Distributive, Processing and Office Workers of Merged to become part of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store America (In d ). Union (CIO) during May 1954. Fishermen’s Union; Alaska (Ind). Affiliated with the C IO as a local industrial union during September 1955. This union was not listed in the 1953 directory. However, it was included as an international union in the 1954 tabulations shown in this directory. Fur and Leather Workers’ Union of United Merged to become a department of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and States and Canada; International (In d ). Butcher Workmen of North America (AFL) on February 22, 1955. Gas, Coke and Chemical Workers of America; Merged with the Oil Workers International Union (CIO) to form the United (CIO). Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union (CIO) during March 1955. Marine Firemen, Oilers, Watertenders and Merged to become part of the Seafarers’ International Union of North Wipers Association, Pacific Coast (In d ). America (AFL) during October 1953. Oil Workers International Union (CIO). (See Gas, Coke and Chemical Workers of America; United). Optical and Instrument Workers of America; Charter withdrawn and locals became part of the International Union United (CIO). of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers (CIO), and the United Glass and Ceramic Workers of North America (CIO) during March 1954. Playthings, Jewelry and Novelty W7orkers Merged to become part of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store International Union (CIO). Union (CIO) during May 1954. Railroad Workers of America; United (CIO). Merged to become part of the Transport Workers Union of America (CIO) during October 1954.
Unaffiliated or independent unions which were Telephone Workers Union of New Jersey.50 Texas Unions; Federated. listed in the 1953 Directory but were not listed in Tool and Die Craftsmen; The Society of.61 Welders and Cutters International Union. 1955 because they did not report agreements with different employers in more than one State: Unaffiliated or independent unions listed in the 1953 Directory, which did not reply to the latest Engineers and Architects Association.59 Industrial Trades Union of America. BLS questionnaire, and were omitted from the Motion Picture Salesmen of America; Colosseum of. Office, Sales and Technical Employees; United Asso current Directory: ciation of. Foundry and Metal Employees; International Broth Shoe workers Protective Assocation; Lewiston-Auburn. erhood of (In d ). State, City and Town Employees; Federation of. Guards Union of America; International (In d ). Steelworkers Federation. Mine Workers of America; Progressive (Ind). Trainmen of America; Colored (Ind). 59 Affiliated with the Engineers and Scientists of America. 60 This union was not listed as an international union in the 1953 Directory, but as an affiliated unit of the Alliance Independent Telephone Unions. 61 Affiliated with the National Independent Union Council.
50 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Organizations, now classified as other federa Unions which are inactive or have gone out of tions, which were formerly listed among national existence: or international unions: Engineers, Architects and Scientists; National Pro fessional Association (In d ).62 Marine Cooks and Stewards; National Union of (In d ). Confederated Unions of America. Public Workers of America; United (In d ). Engineers and Scientists of America. Spinners Union; International (In d). National Independent Union Council. 62 This was the only union which reported that it was “inactive.”
Changes in 63 Nam e of Union and present affiliation R e m a r k s Longshoremen's Association; International (In d ) ______Charter revoked by the A F L on September 22, 1953. Mechanics Educational Society of America (C IO )______Formerly unaffiliated; chartered by the C IO during Sep tember 1954. Postal Supervisors; National Association of (In d ) ______Withdrew from the AFL on February 28, 1955. 63 These changes do not affect the number of unions listed.
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Questionnaire to National and International Unions
BLS 2441 Budget Bureau No. 44-R-952.1 Approval expires 6-30-55.
U. S. D E P A R T M E N T OF L A B O R B u r e a u of L a bo r S ta t ist ic s W a sh in g t o n 25, D. C.
DIRECTORY OF LABOR UNIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1955
I. UNION AND OFFICER IDENTIFICATION: 1. Union name and address: (If not shown correctly on covering letter, please revise on letter) 2. Affiliation (check appropriate box): A F L □ C IO □ None □ Other (specify)______3. Telephone number (spell exchange in full)______4. President (Mr., Mrs., M is s )______5. Secretary-Treasurer (Mr., Mrs., M is s )______6. Research Director (Mr., Mrs., M iss)______Mailing address if different from headquarters______Street City Zone State 7. Education Director (Mr., Mrs., M iss)______Mailing address if different from headquarters______Street City Zone State 8. Name and title of person in charge of social insurance (health, insurance, pension, etc.) activities for your union: (Mr., Mrs., M is s )______T itle ______Mailing address if different from headquarters______Street City Zone State
II. CONVENTIONS AND PUBLICATIONS: 1, Fiv'fpK'Tir'y of nonvontions 9, Npivt. nrmvftntinn Month Day Year City State 3. Name of Official Publication How Often Published Editor
III. LOCALS AND MEMBERSHIP: 1. Number of locals Total number of chartered locals as of the end of 1954:______locals 2. Membership a. Indicate annual average dues-paying membership count for 1953 and 1954. If complete returns for 1954 are not yet available, use 9- or 10-month average. 1954______members 1953______members b. Indicate whether members in the various categories below are included in or excluded from the dues-paying membership figures above (workers who are not union members but who are covered by collective bargaining agreements should be excluded from all membership figures). Estimates of numbers in the categories excluded are for general analysis purposes and will not be shown for individual unions. If excluded, provide estimate of average number of mem Included Excluded bers in category during 1954 Unemployed______□ □ Involved in work stoppages______□ □ Armed Forces______□ □ Apprentices______□ □ Retired______□ □ Other groups (specify)______□ □ ______□ □ ______□ □ c. Approximate percentage of membership who are women %
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______Location Location ______Louis ______St. of ther (specify) laska awaii anal Zone uerto Rico C Canada P O A H Bank various supplements, pension, health or agreements welfare as separate documents) United States, who included were in your total dues-paying membership count as of the end of or any 1954 other appropriate current period: Approximate number of employersdifferent covered by collective bargaining Has agreements your union negotiated contracts with employers different in more than one State? Yes □ No □ . . . . Approximate number of collective bargaining agreements with employers (do not include
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Number of Unions Which Reported on BLS Directory Queries Related to Union Membership
Number of unions: BLS questionnaire item All unions------Reporting Not reporting w Annual average dues-paying membership count for 1953______204 169 35 Annual average dues-paying membership count for 1954______199 177 22 Number of members included in dues-paying membership count who were located outside of continental United States______199 147 52 Practice of including or excluding from membership count, certain groups of workers______199 es 129 70 Approximate percentage of membership who are women______199 135 64 «4 For purposes of this table, if a union did not report on an item, it was included in this column. It is known, however, that some unions did not reply simply because an item did not apply, e. g., not every union has some membership outside of continental United States. Certain groups were reported as being excluded from membership count by 90 unions, of which 46 supplied actual or estimated data on the number excluded.
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Illustrative Glauses From Union Constitutions Specifying Dues Requirements
For purposes of measuring total membership of within any calendar month shall be entitled to exemp tion of payment of regular monthly dues . . . national and international unions, the Bureau Involved in work stoppage requested that unions report on their annual Members may be exempted from dues and per capita average dues-paying membership. In order to payment. obtain specific information on the components The G. E. B. [General Executive Board] may waive the dues and per capita tax of any members working included in union membership reports, the Bureau less than 40 hours in any calendar month by reason also asked whether five specified groups of mem of a lockout or of a strike . . . Per capita thus waived shall be deemed to have been paid . . . Dues thus bers— the unemployed, those involved in work waived shall be deemed to have been paid for the stoppages, members of the Armed Forces, appren purpose of determining the member’s good standing. Members exempt from dues payment. tices, and retired—were included or excluded from Any member who has ceased work on account of a membership data (appendix B). grievance theretofore approved by the Executive Council is entitled to receive strike stamps covering Constitutions of national or international unions the period during which he is without employment by indicate some of the provisions that unions some reason therefor, free of cost . . . times make for members suffering some financial Armed Forces hardship.66 This recognition takes the form of Exempt from dues payment. reductions from regular dues or exemption from Members who leave their employment to serve in the Armed Forces of the United States or Canada or dues for certain categories of members. In order their allies for and during the time of war or national to illustrate the varied approaches unions have emergency shall be absolved from all dues payments for the period of such service. The [union] shall taken to this problem, a number of clauses from determine the existence of war or national emergency. international union constitutions are presented The [union] shall have the authority to extend the provisions of this section to any member of the Armed below. The constitutions, however, do not give Forces so exempted who may be retained in service the rationale for the inclusion or exclusion of for special reasons. certain groups from a membership count, nor do Apprentices or other categories of employed members they explain how these practices developed. The Apprentices pay less than full dues. Any apprentice at the trade is eligible to member sample clauses which were selected reflect the ship in a local lodge upon paying one-half of the regular types of decisions made by particular unions in initiation fee and one-half of the regular dues charged against journeymen in such lodge. meeting individual problems. Dues vary for different categories of members. Every journeyman and skilled mechanic member U n e m p lo y e d shall pay into the funds of the local union to which he belongs the sum of $3.50 per month, payable Pay less than full dues. monthly, and every miscellaneous employee member Membership . . . may be held under the following shall pay into the funds of the local union to which classes. he belongs the sum of $2 per month, payable monthly. Class A— Regular working members whether or not employed in shops covered by contract, to enjoy Retired all benefits and privileges, including pension rights, Exempt from dues payment. according to our bylaws. Dues $3 per week and all Any member in good standing who is retired under assessments which may be levied during an emergency. the terms of a retirement or old-age pension plan Class A - l— Regular members unemployed tem shall be entitled to a “retired membership status” porarily. Same benefits as Class A. Dues $1 per which shall entitle him to all of the privileges of month or part thereof. Regular dues of $3 per week membership except that he shall not be required to on resuming work. pay membership dues during the period of such Exempt from dues payment. retirement. Individual members of a local union who have not Pay nominal dues to maintain union death benefits. worked 5 days in any 1 month through no fault of Any member of a local lodge who has retired from their own shall be exonerated from the payment of active employment on a pension or annuity provided dues. All individual members so exonerated must by civil law, in an amount of $100 or less per month, be reported to the International secretary-treasurer may be issued a retirement stamp at a cost of $1 on the monthly report of the local financial secretary. per year. * * 4s * * Members retired on a pension or annuity provided by civil law, of more than $100 per month, may be Any member who has not worked 40 hours or issued a retirement stamp at a cost of $6 per year. received remuneration equivalent to 40 hours’ pay Retirement stamps shall cover the calendar year for 66 Local union constitutions were not examined. These documents also which they are issued and must be renewed each year include such provisions. on January first, upon payment of the required fee.
Digitized for FRASER 55 http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis The death benefits of members on retirement stamps in a local lodge of this association and all rights, shall be preserved as of the date the first retirement privileges and benefits incident thereto. stamp was issued, but in no case shall the benefits increase. Loss of good standing and expulsion. A member who is 13 weeks, or 3 months if a monthly Disabled and others fixed dues system exists, in arrears shall not be in good Exempt from dues payment. standing. Any member of a local lodge who has been in con A member shall stand automatically expelled if he tinuous good standing for 30 years and has become so fails to pay fixed weekly dues for 39 weeks, or 9 months afflicted or disabled as to prevent him from actively if a monthly fixed dues system exists; unless his [local performing the duties of [his trade], or who has been union] accepts full payment of this arrears in dues discriminated against for his activities as an organizer, before he is in arrears for 52 weeks, or for 12 months business representative, or other official work, and is where a monthly fixed dues system exists . . . in consequence unable to obtain employment . . . Member dropped after 6 months. shall upon leaving the trade and upon request therefor A member who owes a sum equal to 3 months’ dues be granted a card exempting him from further pay must be reported to the General Secretary as being in ment of dues and assessments. The issuing of such arrears for the third month, and per capita tax shall an exemption card shall not deprive the member of be deducted for that month and the member shall not the death benefits . . . again be reported until 6 months in arrears, when the Pay less than full dues. member shall be reported as dropped. Retired members and disabled members receiving Dual union membership necessary aid and those receiving state workmen’s compensation payments, also members temporarily unemployed Members pay less than full dues to local but local remits through no fault of their own, shall pay $1 per month full per capita tax. dues to be forwarded by the local union to the Inter Any member of a local lodge who secures employ national secretary-treasurer, and a record of all such ment within the jurisdiction of any other trade union members filed with the District secretary-treasurer. affiliated with the American Federation of Labor and [Note: Employed members pay $4 monthly dues.] who is thereby required to become a member of such Dues arrearage other trade union may retain his membership in a local lodge . . . by paying such reduced rate of dues Membership canceled after 3 months. as may be stipulated by the local lodge of which he Delinquency for 3 months in the payment of dues is a member. Such local lodge shall, however, pay or assessments shall automatically cancel membership full per capita tax . . . on all such members.
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Categories included in or excluded from union membership data reported by unions, 1954 1
1 Involved in work j Unemployed Armed Forces 1 Apprentices stoppages R etired U nion i I i Included E xcluded Included E xcluded Included E xcluded Included E xcluded Included E xcluded
i i American Federation of Labor j Air Line Dispatchers...... 1 X i x X X X Air Line Pilots______i x X X X Barbers______X X j------Bookbinders...... X X X X Brick and Clay ...... X X Bricklayers...... X X 1 x Carpenters...... X X X 1 X X C e m e n t...... X X X X X C hem ical______X X X I x X C oop ers.______X X X X Electrical______X X X X X Engineers. Operating...... X X x X X Firemen and Oilers...... X X X 1 ___ x ! Flight Engineers______X X X X I X Garment, Ladies______X X X 1 X X Glass Bottle______X X X X ______J X Glass Cutters, W indow ______X X X G love...... X X X X G rain...... X X X X X G ranite______X 1 H atters...... X x j H orsesh oers...... X Insurance...... X x x X X Jew elry...... X X X X i X Lathers...... X X X X X Leather Goods______X Letter Carriers______X x ! x M achinists______X X X X x !. M aintenance of W a y ______X X X I X X I M asters, M ates______X X M ea t______X X X | X X 1. Metal Engravers______X X X X X Metal Polishers...... X i X Musicians...... X \ O ffice...... X X j X X X Painters______X X X X 1. P a p e r ...... X X X X P attern______X X X X x !. Photo-Engravers______X X X X X Plasterers...... X X X j X X Plate Printers______J X X P lum bing...... j X X X X 1 1 1 Post Office Clerks. _ ___ • X ! X Post Office and Postal Transportation______. . X X Postal Transport-...... >...... i______1 X Printing Pressmen______J ______X X ...... ___j X P u lp ...... X X X x ! X R adio and T elevision ______, ______X X X X X Railroad Signalmen______.!______X X X X X Railroad Telegraphers______*______X X X Railroad Yardmasters _ _ _ _ . . . ______X X X X X Railway Carmen.______X X X X j. Retail Clerks. ______X X X X R oofers______1______X X i. SideroeraDhers. ______X ______I. Stereotypers______X X X X X i- Stone Cutters...______X X 1 X Stove Mounters______X X X Sw itchm en______X X 1 X X x i Teachers______X X X i L Team sters______X X X ...... ~— \ X X Telegraphers, Commercial..______...1 X X x 1- T e x tile ...... : X X \ T ob a cco______X x - x ! X X T o y ______. . i X x X 1 X X I- Typographical______! X X X X X Upholsterers______X X X X X Wall Paper ...... __ X ; X X X ______W ire Weavers.. ______i X X X
Congress of Industrial Organizations | j j 1 A u tom obile...... ! X X X i X X Brew erv ______X X X X X B roadcast______X X X X Clothing-...... X X X X X C om m unications W orkers ...... X X X X j j X Electrical . . ______X X X X !. X Furniture _ X X ! X x i. X Gas, C ok e_____ . . X X Glass and Ceramic...... X X X X X Insurance______X X X i X X Lithographers______. ______! X ! X X X X Marine Engineers___ _ ...... 1 X X X ! 1 ' 1 Marine and Shipbuilding ...... X 1 X x X j X M aritim e______x ! X j ...... L i X ______i X N ew spaper G u ild ______. X !. X x ! 1 Paperworkers______1 X X X X X Radio Association...... X L X X X X See footnotes at end of table.
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Involved in work U nem ployed Armed Forces Apprentices R etired stoppages U nion
Included E xcluded Included E xcluded Included E xcluded Inclu ded E xcluded Inclu ded E xcluded
Congress of Industrial Organizations— Con tinued
Retail, Wholesale. ______X X X R u b b e r______X X X X Steelworkers______X X X X X Stone______X X X X X X X X X T ransport S e r v ic e ______X X Transport Workers______X X X X U tilit y ...... X X Woodworkers ______X X X X X
Unaffiliated
Airline Communications______X X ______! X i X X Associated Unions ______X X X X X Com m unications Association______X X X i X Die Sinkers______X X X X X Engineering, Seattle.2 _ __ X Engineers, Technical.______X X X X X Engravers and Sketchmakers______X X X X X Fishermen, Alaska 3 ______X X X F orem an’s A ssociation______X X Guard, Plant—______— X X X L a ce______X X X X Letter Carriers, Rural______X Locomotive Engineers______X X Longshorem en’s A ssociation______X X X X Machine Printers______X X X X M ailers. ______X X X X X Newspaper and Mail Deliverers______X X X X X P a vin g ______X X X X X Petroleum4 ______X X X X X Post Office, Motor Vehicle______X Protection Employees in the Electrical and Ma chine. . ______X X X X X R ailroad O perating Crafts, U n ited______X X X Railroad Trainmen, Brotherhood of______X X X Railroad Yardmasters ______X Railway Employees______X X X X Railway Supervisors.. ______X X X X X Railway Trainmen and Locomotive Firemen______X X X Salaried Unions ______X X X X Screen Directors______X X . X Stockyard Workers______X X Transportation A ssociation______X X X X X Utility, New England______X X X X X Welders X X X W ood Carvers______X X X X X
1 This listing is based on replies to the items on the Bureau questionnaire. 2 Affiliated with the Engineers and Scientists of America (Ind. federation). Interpretations may vary among national and international unions as to the 3 Affiliated with the CIO as a local industrial union in 1955. definition of certain categories. This is particularly true of the apprentice 4 Affiliated with the National Independent Union Council (Ind. federa category where State laws or labor-management collective agreements are tion ). known to differ in their concepts and definitions of apprentices.
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Members outside continental United States included in membership reports submitted by national and international unions, 1954 1
Number of members outside of continental United States by location
U nion T otal out side of Canada H aw aii U nited Puerto R ico Alaska Canal Zone Other States 2
American Federation of Labor | A ctors______350 3 350 A ir L ine D ispatchers______86 4 g 10 19 j 45 A ir L ine P ilots______266 60 10 50 ! 146 A lu m in u m ______800 800 j A sbestos...... 906 825 81 1 B akery______6,000 6,000 B arbers______1,799 1,714 9 75 1 Bill Posters...... __...... 15 15 Boilermakers______10,260 3 10,260 B ook bin ders______2,788 2,788 Brick and Clay ______580 580 ; B ricklayers.— ...... 4,000 4,000 Building Service______5,000 5,000 Carpenters. ______43,844 40,000 400 3,444 C em ent______2,697 2,697 C hem ical______11,000 11,000 j _ _ Cigar______13 4 9 C oopers...... 100 100 ______|______D istillery______3,696 3,696 E lectrical______27,534 23,813 2,199 1,114 408 E levator______853 831 13 2 5 2 Engineers, Operating______10,150 10,000 150 Engineers^ T ech n ical______853 809 33 11 Fire Fighters...... 4,563 4,466 26 71 Firemen and Oilers______2,200 2,200 Flight Engineers______110 25 25 60 Garment, United______1,500 1,500 Garment^ Ladies’______14,500 14,500 ______j______Glass Bottle...... 650 3 650 l_1 ...... Glass, F lin t______125 125 ------, _j G love______45 3 45 G overnm ent______1,209 3 9 300 400 500 G rain______300 300 G ranite______19 19 ! H atters______2,000 2,000 __ _ __ j ______H od Carriers______i'____ 11,447 9,449 11 1,987 H otel______13,911 11,529 385 1,997 | Insurance______109 3 109 Iron ______7,417 6,784 304 329 ...... i ______Jew elry______1,400 1,400 Lathers______573 550 11 12 _ _ _ 1 ______L a u n d ry______800 750 50 ...... 1...... Leather G o o d s ______700 700 1 Letter Carriers______293 178 97 18 Longshorem en______398 131 267 i _ M achinists______57,553 56,185 831 209 328 M aintenance of W a y ______26,693 26,681 12 M arble______300 300 M asters, M ates______115 15 100 M eat . . ______. ______1,813 1,782 31 Metal Polishers______70 70 M old ers______7,000 3 7,000 M usicians______12,725 11,381 493 549 302 O ffice______3,535 3,500 35 Painters______6,745 6,200 525 20 P aper______8,300 8,300 P attern______318 300 12 6 Photo-Engravers______848 848 Plasterers______1,026 826 100 100 Plate Printers______100 100 P lu m bin g ______17,719 16,223 481 932 83 Porters, Sleeping C ar______600 600 Post Office Clerks______425 207 168 45 5 Post Office and Postal Transportation______30 20 10 Postal Transport______7 1 2 4 Potters______572 572 Printing Pressmen______6,884 6,845 34 5 i P u lp ...... 30,000 30,000 Railroad Signalmen ______. _ 1,005 1,005 Railroad Telegraphers______(4) (4) (4) (4) 1 Railway Carmen______18,108 18,000 90 } 18 Railway and Steamship Clerks______21,000 8 21,000 Retail Clerks______3,394 3 3,394 R oofers______80 80 Seafarers . ______8,000 3 8,000 Sheet M etal ______4,881 4,810 50 21 Shoe. ______800 800 Siderographers ______10 10 Stage______1,574 31,574 State and C ou n ty ______115 115 ______Stereotypers______650 3 650 1 Stone Cutters ______200 200 i Stove Mounters ______18 18 ...... r ...... Street, Electric R a ilw a y______12,012 12,000 12
See footnotes at end of table. 59 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Members outside continental United States included in membership reports submitted by national and international unions, 1954 1— Continued
Number of members outside of continental United States by location
U nion T otal ou t side of Canada Hawaii ; Puerto Rico Alaska Canal Zone: O ther U nited States 2 3*
American Federation of Labor— Continued
Sw itchm en...... 29 329 T eachers______249 12 '______: 70 ! 167 Team sters______25,731 23,024 1 1,375 ...... ] 1,332 ...... Telegraphers, Commercial. 4,800 4,800 i ...... i ...... "j------T extile______15,000 15,000 T ob a cco...... 5,323 5,323 i ...... J ...... 1 ...... T ypographical...... 5,398 5,228 ! 122 :...... 1 48 |...... U pholsterers______1,978 1,978 ;
Congress of Industrial Organizations ; ! i ; 1 . ! A u to m o b ile .-...... 70.000 70.000 ------B rew ery...... 5.800 5.800 Broadcast...... 1,000 1,000 ...... 1...... !...... C lo t h in g ...... 15.000 15.000 ! i C om m unications W o rk e rs...... 2.800 2.800 Electrical ______27.000 27.000 Gas, Coke 5 *______2.500 2,500 ______I______Glass and Ceramic______3,363 3,363 i Lithographers______1,944 1,912 32 1 M arine Engineers______94 30 | 64 N ewspaper G uild.------1,144 i 1,144 ______i O il 5______4.500 4,500 ! ! i Packinghouse______-...... 72.000 22,000 ------j1 50,000 . i R etail, Wholesale...... 14.000 14.000 ...... | ______R u b b e r------10.000 10,000 J ! Steelworkers------75.000 75,000 ------1------Stone ------200 200 ! T extile______16.000 16,000 W oodworkers...... 35,250 35,000 250
N ot Affiliated ! I Airline C om m u n ica tion s...... 10 10 Communications Association______100 100 ! E le c tr ic a l...... 24,600 3 24,600 F ed era l______2,047 204 ! 494 616 233 500 Fishermen, Alaska •______600 I 600 F u r 7------7,500 3 7,500 Letter Carriers, Rural______2 2 L ocomotive Engineers______5,585 5,566 19 L ocomotive Firemen...... 8,984 8,856 128 Longshoremen...... 9,000 7.000 2,000 Longshorem en and W arehousem en______26,750 1.000 j 25.000 750 M a ile rs______22 22 M in e...... 24,884 3 24,884 M in e, M ill...... 35,000 35,000 l._ ...... P ost Office and General Service______65 i"...... j 25 40 P ost Office, Motor Vehicle...... 16 | 16 R ailroad Operating Crafts, United ______245 200 i ...... 45 R ailroad Trainmen, Brotherhood of______22,244 22,100 | 144 R ailway Conductors.______1,784 31,784 R ailway Supervisors...... 12 12 T rain Dispatchers...... i 3 5 1 1 W riters G u ild ...... 24 2 22 ! | !
i Based on union reports submitted in response to the BLS questionnaire. 4 U nion reported that 8,695 m em bers in Canada, 11 in Alaska, and 4 in the * Figures represent a total only to the extent that membership reports as Canal Zone were excluded from its membership report. supplemented by the Canadian report are complete. s The United Gas, Coke and Chemical Workers of America merged on 3 The figure was obtained from Labour Organization in Canada, 1954 March 4, 1955 with the Oil Workers International Union to form the Oil, Edition, Department of Labour, Canada. Figures from that source are Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union (CIO). reported as of January 1, 1954, For purposes of this table, it was assumed 6 Affiliated with the CIO as a local industrial union in 1955. that unions which were listed in the Canadian report, but did not report 7 The International Fur and Leather Workers’ Union of U. S. and Canada Canadian membership to the Bureau, did as a matter of practice include became a department of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher W ork Canadian membership in their total report. men of North America (AFL), during February 1955.
60 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis A P P E N D IX G Approximate number of women reported by 95 national and international unions, 19541
Approximate Approximate U nion num ber of U nion num ber of w om en w om en
American Federation of Labor Congress of Industrial Organizations
A gricultu ral...... 1,800 Brew ery...... 2,500 A ir Line Dispatchers...... (2) B roadcast______200 B a k ery...... 53,300 C lothing______279,100 Barbers...... 8,500 Communications Workers______180,000 Boilermakers...... 1,500 Furniture______6,300 B ookbinders...... 32,600 Gas, C o k e 3...... 23,800 Brick and Clay------4,600 Glass and Ceramic.______9,400 Cigar------6,300 Insurance______; 500 Coopers...... — ------(2) M arine and S h ip b u ild in g ...______: 2,500 Electrical------189,000 M aritim e...... i 1,500 Engineers, Technical— ...... 200 Paperworkers...... • 10,000 Firemen and Oilers------600 Stone______500 Garment, U nited-...... — 32,000 Textile...... 117,000 Garment, Ladies’ ...... 330,500 Transport Service...... 1,200 Glass Bottle...... - ...... 12,800 Transport Workers------1,800 G love...... - ...... 2,500 U tility------4,100 G overn m en t...... 15,500 W ood workers______2,100 G rain...... 1,900 H atters------16.000 Not Affiliated Jew elry------9,600 ' L a u n d ry ...... - ...... ------54,900 Associated Unions...... 1 1,600 Leather Goods...... 18,200 Engineering, Seattle 4______(2) M achinists...... 86,400 Engineers, Technical------• (2) M eat...... 39,800 Fishermen, Alaska 5------(2) M etal Engravers------(2) Foreman’s Association______i (2) M etal Polishers...... 4,000 Guard, Plant______! (2) Office...... - ...... - ...... 40,000 Independent Unions, Allied 6------i 500 P a p e r...... - ...... - ...... 5,800 L a ce...... 1 1,100 Plate Printers...... (2) Letter Carriers, Rural------; 400 P lu m bin g------(2) Longshorem en and W arehousem en------9.800 Postal T ransport— ...... (2) M ailers.______100 Potters...... 8,400 Newspaper and Mail Deliverers______(2) Printing Pressm en...... 14,800 P etroleu m 7------1------(2) P u lp ...... - ...... 37,500 Post Office Clerks______2,000 R adio and Television...... (2) Post Office and General Service...... 400 Railroad Signalmen______— (2) Postal, A lliance...... 200 Railroad Telegraphers------2,500 Postal Supervisors3______. ______600 R ailway Carmen------3,400 Railroad Trainmen, Brotherhood of______; 100 R ailway Patrolmen------(2) Railway Employees, International Association of______! (2) R etail Clerks...... 132,500 Salaried Unions______13,900 Shoe...... - ...... 24,000 Screen Directors------1 (2) Stove Mounters.------300 Shoe------1 2,600 Teachers------27,100 Stockyard W orkers______(2) Team sters...... - ...... 49,200 Telephone Unions______i 66,000 T extile...... ------36,000 Train Dispatchers______! (2) T ob a cco...... - ...... 25,500 Transportation______1,500 8,100 Utility, New England______! 600 Upholsterers. 12,700 Watch W orkers ______3,600 Wall Paper.. 600 W e ld e r s...______; 200
i Based on union reports in response to the BLS questionnaire item “ ap 2 Fewer than 100 women. proximate percentage of membership who are women.” Percentage reports 3 The United Gas, Coke and Chemical Workers of America merged on of unions were applied to reported membership data. A few unions submitted March 4, 1965 with the Oil Workers International Union to form the Oil, responses within a range; for purposes of this table, the midpoint of the Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union (CIO). range was used. 4 Affiliated with the Engineers and Scientists of America (Ind. federation). One hundred four of the 199 unions accounted for in tabulations are not s Affiliated with the CIO as a local industrial union in 1955. listed in this table. Of these 104, 40 reported no women members, and 64 6 Affiliated with the ConfederatedUnions of America (Ind. federation). either did not report or failed to furnish membership data against which 7 Affiliated with the National Independent Union Council (Ind. federation). percentages could be applied. 8 Withdrew from the AFL during February 1955.
A o t e : The 40 unions which reported no women members are listed below:
American Federation of Labor Am erican Federation of Labor— Continued Not Affiliated Air Line Pilots Masters, Mates Die Sinkers Asbestos Mechanics, Naval Shore Engravers and Sketchmakers Bricklayers Messengers, Special Delivery Insurance Agents, International Elevator Post Office and Postal Transportat ion Union of Life Fire Fighters Railroad Yardmasters Locomotive Engineers Flight Engineers Siderographers Machine Printers Glass Cutters, Window Stereotypers Paving Hod Carriers Stone Cutters Post Office, Motor Vehicle Horseshoers Switchmen Protection Employees Insurance Agents, International Wire Weavers Railroad Operating Crafts, United Union Railroad Yardmasters Iron Congress of Industrial Organizations Railway Conductors Lathers Railway Supervisors Letter Carriers Marine Engineers Watchmen’s Association Longshoremen Radio Association Marble
61 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Finding Index of Unions Listed in Directory
Barbers and Beauty Culturists Union of America (CIO). N ational and international unions are listed Boot and Shoe Workers Union (AFL). alphabetically by key words in the Directory. Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers International Union of T he listings below present the full official title of America (AFL). the organization with the key word or words Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (I nd). (indicating where the union m ay be found in the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (I nd). D irectory) appearing in boldfaced type. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees (AFL). Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of Actors’ Equity Association. See Associated Actors and America (AFL). Artistes of America (AFL). Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen of America (AFL). Air Line Dispatchers Association (AFL). Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen (Ind). Airline Communication Employees Association (I nd). Brotherhood Railway Carmen of America (AFL). Alliance Independent Telephone Unions (Ind). Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Allied Independent Unions (Ind). Handlers, Express and Station Employes (AFL). Aluminum Workers International Union (AFL). Brotherhood of Shoe and Allied Craftsmen (Ind). Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (AFL). Motor Coach Employes of America (AFL). Brotherhood of Utility Workers of New England, Inc. Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (CIO). (I n d ) . Amalgamated Lace Operatives of America (Ind). Building Service Employees’ International Union (AFL). Amalgamated Lithographers of America (CIO). Burlesque Artists Association. See Associated Actors and Artistes of America (AFL). Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America (AFL). Chorus Equity Association. See Associated Actors and Artistes of America (AFL). American Communications Association (Ind). Christian Labor Association of the United States of American Federation of Government Employees (AFL). America (I nd). American Federation of Grain Millers (AFL). Cigar Makers’ International Union of America (AFL). American Federation of Hosiery Workers (AFL). Commercial Telegraphers’ Union (AFL). American Federation of Musicians (AFL). Communications Workers of America (CIO). American Federation of State, County and Municipal Coopers’ International Union of North America (AFL). Employees (AFL). Distillery, Rectifying and Wine Workers’ International American Federation of Teachers (AFL). Union of America (AFL). American Federation of Technical Engineers (AFL). District 50. See United Mine Workers of America (Ind). American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. Dramatists Guild. See Authors League of America, Inc. See Associated Actors and Artistes of America (AFL). (Ind) . American Flint Glass Workers’ Union (AFL). Flight Engineers’ International Association (AFL). American Guild of Musical Artists. See Associated Foreman’s Association of America (Ind). Actors and Artistes of America (AFL). Friendly Society of Engravers and Sketchmakers (I nd). American Guild of Variety Artists. See Associated Actors and Artistes of America (AFL). Glass Bottle Blowers Association of the U. S. and Canada (AFL). American Newspaper Guild (CIO). Granite Cutters’ International Association of America American Radio Association (CIO). (AFL). American Railway Supervisors Association (Ind). Great Lakes District. See Seafarers’ International Union American Train Dispatchers Association (Ind). of North America (AFL). American Watch Workers Union (Ind). Hebrew Actors Union. See Associated Actors and Artistes of America (AFL). American Wire Weavers Protective Association (AFL). Hebrew Chorus Union. See Associated Actors and Ar Associated Actors and Artistes of America (AFL). tistes of America (AFL). Associated Unions of America (Ind). Hotel and Restaurant Employees and Bartenders Inter Association of Railway Trainmen and Locomotive Firemen, national Union (AFL). Inc. (Ind). Independent Union of Petroleum Workers (Ind). Atlantic and Gulf District. See Seafarers’ International Union of North America (AFL). Independent Union of Plant Protection Employees in the Electrical and Machine Industry (Ind). Authors Guild. See Authors League of America, Inc. (Ind). Independent Watchmen’s Association (Ind).
Authors League of America, Inc. (Ind). Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America (CIO). Bakery and Confectionery Workers’ International Union of America (AFL). Industrial Workers of the World (Ind).
62 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific. See Seafarers’ International Plate Printers, Die Stampers and Engravers' International Union of North America (AFL). Union of North America (AFL). Insurance Agents, International Union (AFL). International Printing Pressmen and Assistants’ Union of North America (AFL). Insurance Workers of America (CIO). International Air Line Pilots Association (AFL). International Stereotypers’ and Electrotypers’ Union of North America (AFL). International Air Line Stewards and Stewardesses Associ ation. See International Air Line Pilots Association International Transportation Association (Ind). (AFL). International Typographical Union (AFL). International Alliance of Bill Posters, Billers and Dis International Union of Doll and Toy Workers of the United tributors (AFL). States and Canada (AFL). International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes and International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Moving Picture Machine Operators of the U. S. and Workers (CIO). Canada (AFL). International Union of Elevator Constructors (AFL). International Association of Bridge, Structural and Orna International Union of Journeymen Horseshoers of the mental Iron Workers (AFL). U. S. & Canada (AFL). International Association of Cleaning and Dye House International Union of Life Insurance Agents (Ind). Workers (AFL). International Association of Fire Fighters (AFL). International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers (Ind) . International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators International Union of Operating Engineers (AFL). and Asbestos Workers (AFL). International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft & Agri International Association of Machinists (AFL). cultural Implement Workers of America (CIO). International Association of Marble, Slate and Stone International Union, United Automobile Workers of Polishers, Rubbers and Sawyers, Tile and Marble of America (AFL). Setters Helpers & Terrazzo Helpers (AFL). International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft International Association of Railway Employees (Ind). Drink & Distillery Workers of America (CIO). International Association of Siderographers (AFL). International Union, United Plant Guard Workers of International Broom and Whisk Makers’ Union (AFL). America (Ind). International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship International Wood Carvers Association of North America Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers (AFL). (Ind) . International Brotherhood of Bookbinders (AFL). International Woodworkers of America (CIO). International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (AFL). Italian Actors Union. See Associated Actors and Artistes of America (AFL). International Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers (AFL). Journeymen Barbers, Hairdressers, Cosmetologists, and International Brotherhood of Longshoremen (AFL). Proprietors’ International Union of America (AFL). International Brotherhood of Operative Potters (AFL). Journeymen Stone Cutters’ Association of North America International Brotherhood of Paper Makers (AFL). (AFL). International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Laundry Workers’ International Union (AFL). Mill Workers (AFL). Machine Printers Beneficial Association of the U. S. (Ind). International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Mechanics Educational Society of America (CIO). Warehousemen and Helpers of America (AFL). Metal Polishers, Buffers, Platers and Helpers Interna International Chemical Workers Union (AFL). tional Union (AFL). International Die Sinkers’ Conference (Ind). National Agricultural Workers Union (AFL). International Glove Workers’ Union of America (AFL). National Alliance of Postal Employees (Ind). International Hod Carriers’, Building and Common La National Association of Broadcast Employees and Tech borers’ Union of America (AFL). nicians (CIO). International Jewelry Workers’ Union (AFL). National Association of Letter Carriers (AFL). International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (AFL). National Association of Master Mechanics and Foremen International Leather Goods, Plastic and Novelty Work of Naval Shore Establishments (AFL). ers’ Union (AFL). National Association of Post Office and General Services International Longshoremen’s Association (Ind). Maintenance Employees (Ind). International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union National Association of Post Office and Postal Trans (Ind). portation Service Mail Handlers, Watchmen and Mes sengers (AFL). International Mailers Union (Ind). National Association of Postal Supervisors (Ind). International Metal Engravers and Marking Device Workers Union (AFL). National Association of Special Delivery Messengers (AFL). International Molders and Foundry Workers Union of North America (AFL). National Brotherhood of Packinghouse Workers (Ind) . International Organization Masters, Mates and Pilots of National Federation of Federal Employees (Ind). America (AFL). National Federation of Post Office Clerks (AFL). International Photo-Engravers’ Union of North America National Federation of Post Office Motor Vehicle Em (AFL). ployees (Ind).
Digitized for FRASER 63 http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis National Federation of Salaried Unions (Ind). United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the National League of Postmasters of the United States Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the U. S. and Canada (AFL). (Ind). National Marine Engineers* Beneficial Association (CIO). United Brick and Clay Workers of America (AFL). National Maritime Union of America (CIO). United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (AFL). National Postal Transport Association (AFL). United Cement, Lime and Gvpsum Workers International National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (Ind). Union (AFL). National Union United Welders of America (Ind). United Construction Workers. See United Mine Workers of America (I nd). Newspaper and Mail Deliverers’ Union of New York and Vicinity (Ind). United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (Ind). Office Employes’ International Union (AFL). United Furniture Workers of America (CIO). Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union (CIO). United Garment Workers of America (AFL). Operative Plasterers’ and Cement Masons’ International United Glass and Ceramic Workers of North America Association of the U. S. and Canada (AFL). (CIO). Order of Railroad Telegraphers, The (AFL). United Hatters, Cap and Millinerv Workers International Union (AFL). Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen (Ind). United Mine Workers of America (I nd). Pattern Makers’ League of North America (AFL). Paving Cutters’ Union of the United States and Canada United National Association of Post Office Clerks (I nd). (Ind). United Packinghouse Workers of America (CIO). Radio and Television Directors Guild (AFL). United Paperworkers of America (CIO). Railroad Yardmasters of America (AFL). United Railroad Operating Crafts (Ind). Railroad Yardmasters of North America, Inc. (Ind). United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America (CIO). Railway Patrolmen’s International Union (AFL). Retail Clerks International Association (AFL). United Shoe Workers of America (CIO). United Slate, Tile and Composition Roofers, Damp and Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (CIO). Waterproof Workers Association (AFL). Sailors’ Union of the Pacific. See Seafarers’ International United Steelworkers of America (CIO). Union of North America (AFL). United Stone and Allied Products Workers of America Screen Actors Guild. See Associated Actors and Artistes (CIO). of America (AFL). United Textile Workers of America (AFL). Screen Directors Guild of America, Inc. (Ind). Screen Extras Guild. See Associated Actors and Artistes United Transport Service Employees (CIO). of America (AFL). United Wall Paper Craftsmen and Workers of North America (AFL). Seafarers’ International Union of North America (AFL). Upholsterers’ International Union of North America Seattle Professional Engineering Employees Association (AFL). (Ind). Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association (AFL). Utility Workers Union of America (CIO). Stockyard Workers Association of America (Ind). Window Glass Cutters’ League of America (AFL). Stove Mounters International Union of North America Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers International Union: (AFL). The (AFL). Switchmen’s Union of North America (AFL). Writers Guild of America (I nd). Technical Engineers Association (Ind). Writers Guild of America, East, Inc. See Writers Guild Textile Workers Union of America (CIO). of America (Ind). Tobacco Workers International Union (AFL). Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. See Writers Guild Transport Workers Union of America (CIO). of America (I nd).
Digitized for FRASER 64 http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1988 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis