United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Photographs and Other Material
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The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) was created through the merger of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union and the Retail Clerks International Union following its founding convention in June 1979. The collection consists of photographs and other material documenting the activities of two locals, the Retail Clerks International Association, Local 1111 and the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 1245, that belong to the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) and/or its predecessors, including the Retail Clerks International Association (RCIA).
Historical/Biographical Note
The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) was created through the merger of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union and the Retail Clerks International Union following its founding convention in June 1979. William H. Wynn, president of the Retail Clerks International Union and one of the designers of the merger, became president of UFCW at the time of its founding. The merger created the largest union affiliated with the AFL-CIO. In 1983, the UFCW held its first regular convention in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In 1984 and 1985 the UFCW pursued aggressive campaigns and organized 136,000 workers. In 1994 longtime UFCW staff member and organizer Douglas H. Dority was elected the second International Union President following the retirement of Wynn.
Arrangement
The records are arranged in three series, as follows:
Series I: United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 1245
Series II: Retail Clerks International Association, Local 1111
Series III: Oversize Convention Photographs
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of photographs and other material documenting the activities of two locals, the Retail Clerks International Association, Local 1111 and the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 1245, that belong to the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) and/or its predecessors, including the Retail Clerks International Association (RCIA).
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Because of the assembled nature of this collection, copyright status varies across the collection. Copyright is assumed to be held by the original creator of individual items in the collection; these items are expected to pass into the public domain 120 years after their creation. Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Archives is not authorized to grant permission to publish or reproduce materials from this collection.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Photographs and Other Material; PHOTOS 151; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Provenance unknown but we have reason to believe that materials in Series I: United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 1245 were donated by the United Federation of Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 1245. The accession numbers associated with the collection are 1986.004, NPA.2000.282, NPA.2005.057, and NPA.2007.024.
Separated Materials
One AFL-CIO-CLC-UFCW button from October 1984 (probably from the United Federation of Food and Commercial Workers Annual Convention), has been removed and placed with the Tamiment/Wagner Button Collection (BUTTONS 001).