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United Office and Professional Workers of America Records WAG.190
Descriptive Summary
| Creator:
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United Office and Professional Workers of America |
| Title: |
United Office and Professional Workers of America Records |
| Dates [inclusive]: |
1934-1946 |
| Abstract: |
The United Office and Professional Workers of America (UOPWA), a union of private
sector clerical workers, was formed in 1937 by the merger of 23 white collar unions.
UOPWA, whose membership was largely female, had some organizing successes in the 1930s
and 1940s, in sectors of the workplace few of which had any history of unionization,
including the office staffs of a variety of small manufacturers, the insurance industry,
banks and finance, and the direct-mail industry. It reached an apex in 1948 of 75,000
members in more than 100 locals in cities throughout the United States (though it
was strongest in the New York City area), but internal disputes and political pressures
brought about its demise by 1954. This collection contains materials (much of it from
UOPWA's predecessor unions, including the American Federation of Labor's's Office
Workers Union, and Bookkeepers, Stenographers, and Accountants Union) that include
bulletins, newsletters, clippings, draft constitutions, board minutes, and national
convention materials, as well as other organizational materials and photographs.
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| Quantity: |
0.25 Linear Feet in 1 manuscript box |
| Language: |
Materials are in English |
| Call Phrase: |
WAG.190 |
