Barbers' and Beauty Culturists' Union of America

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The Barbers' and Beauty Culturists' Union of America (BBC) was a labor union representing workers in the beauty industry in the United States.

The union was established in 1939, as a split from the Journeymen Barbers' International Union of America. In November, it was chartered by the Congress of Industrial Organizations. [1] By 1953, it had 5,000 members. [2] It transferred to the new AFL-CIO in 1955, and the following year, it merged back into the Journeymen Barbers. [3]

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References

  1. "Developments in Industrial Relations". Monthly Labor Review. 79 (9): 1075. September 1956.
  2. Durkin, Martin P. (1953). Directory of Labor Unions in the United States (PDF). Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  3. Directory of National and International Labor Unions in the United States (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Labor. 1957. Retrieved 18 April 2022.