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Publication Information
| Creator | Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.) |
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| Date Created | November 21, 1950 |
| Language | English |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 26 x 21 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America records, 1903-1980 |
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| Call Number | M79-517 |
| Media Number | Box 3 |
| Catalog Record | https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/9911124690702121 |
| Finding Aid | https://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=wiarchives;view=reslist;subview=standard;didno=uw-whs-micr0935 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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Philip Murray at the UPWA Convention
May 1950
Philip Murray (dark suit in the center of the photo), the president of the CIO, being escorted to the podium to speak to the annual convention of the United Packinghouse Workers Union, a CIO union.
Representation Election
September 1962
Vying to represent some Illinois packinghouse workers are (left to right) representatives of the United Packinghouse Workers of America (UPWA), the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workers (AMC...
First AFL-CIO Convention
1955
Elevated view of the first national convention after the merger of the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
Ninth Convention
May 1954
An integrated banquet hall during the Ninth Convention in Sioux City, Iowa. There is a banner overhead that reads "100% Price Support For Farmers Is Job Support For Us".
Contract Bargaining
1961
Heated contract negotiations of the Amalgamated Meatcutters and Butcher Workmen of North America.
Striker Arrested
January 17, 1946
Elevated view of a Swift Company striker being taken from the CIO picket line by police. The striker was reported to have been beaten and arrested.
