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- ↑ Stewart, Estelle May. United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Handbook of American Trade-Unions: 1936 edition Washington: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1936; pp. 159-160
- ↑ "Unions Map Big Drive in South" Milwaukee Journal December 20, 1977; Accent section, p. 9, col. 6
- ↑ "Union Merger Final" Dubuque Telegraph Herald October 13, 1985; p. 36, col. 1
- 1 2 3 4 5 Notable Names in American History. Clifton, New Jersey: James T. White & Company. 1973. p. 559. ISBN 0883710021.
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