United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America

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The United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America (URW) was a labor union representing workers involved in manufacturing using specific materials, in the United States and Canada.

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The union was founded in 1935 as the United Rubber Workers of America, and was chartered by the American Federation of Labor (AFL) on September 12. It aligned itself with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), and as a result, was suspended by the AFL in 1936 and expelled in 1938. In 1937, it was chartered by the CIO, and by 1953, it had grown to become the federation's sixth-largest affiliate, with 190,000 members. [1] [2] [3]

In 1955, the URW affiliated to the new AFL–CIO, and by 1980, its membership had increased slightly, to 199,990. [4] On July 2, 1995, it merged into the United Steelworkers of America. [1]

Presidents

1935: Sherman Dalrymple [5]
1945: L. S. Buckmaster [5]
1960: George Burdon [5]
1966: Peter Bommarito [5]
1981: Mike Stone
1990: Kenneth L. Coss

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References

  1. 1 2 "Inactive Organizations" (PDF). UMD Labor Collections. University of Maryland. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. Durkin, Martin P. (1953). Directory of Labor Unions in the United States (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Labor. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  3. Reynolds, Lloyd G.; Killingsworth, Charles C. (1944). Trade Union Publications: The Official Journals, Convention Proceedings, and Constitutions of International Unions and Federations, 1850-1941. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press.
  4. Directory of National Unions and Employee Associations (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Labor. 1980. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Notable Names in American History. Clifton, New Jersey: James T. White & Company. 1973. p. 559. ISBN   0883710021.