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United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America
AbbreviationURW
Merged intoUnited Steel Workers of America
Formation1935 (1935)
Dissolved1995 (1995)
TypeTrade union
HeadquartersAkron, Ohio, US[1]
Location
    • Canada
    • United States
AffiliationsAFL-CIO
Formerly called
United Rubber Workers of America

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.

The union was founded in 1935[1] 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.[2][3][4]

In 1955, the URW affiliated to the new AFL-CIO, and by 1980, its membership had increased slightly, to 199,990.[5] On July 2, 1995, it merged into the United Steelworkers of America.[2]

Presidents

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1935: Sherman Dalrymple[6]
1945: L. S. Buckmaster[6]
1960: George Burdon[6]
1966: Peter Bommarito[6]
1981: Mike Stone
1990: Kenneth L. Coss

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Rubber Workers' Union Is Launched in Akron". Labor Clarion. San Francisco: San Francisco Labor Council. 27 September 1935. p. 11. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Inactive Organizations" (PDF). UMD Labor Collections. University of Maryland. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ^ Durkin, Martin P. (1953). Directory of Labor Unions in the United States (PDF). Washington, DC: US Department of Labor. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Directory of National Unions and Employee Associations (PDF). Washington, DC: US Department of Labor. 1980. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d Notable Names in American History. Clifton, New Jersey: James T. White & Company. 1973. p. 559. ISBN 0883710021.