United Mine Workers of America
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Progressive Mine Workers of America, Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2715
Overview
Four contracts, constitutions, and wage agreements from archives of the Progressive Mine Workers of America: 1) "Agreement Between Wisconsin Steel Co. and Benham Employees Association, 1937-38"; 2) "Constitution of District No. 1 PMWA, 1942"; 3) "Contract Between PMWA District 5 and the following: Providence Coal Mining Co.; Meador, Young & Holt Co.; Lick Creek Coal Co.; Williams Coal Co.; Norton Coal Corp.; Sixth Vein Coal Co.; Hart Coal Corp.; Ruckman Coal Co.; Dawson Daylight Coal...
Dates:
1937-1942
Teamsters Local 175, Scrapbook and Diary
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2284
Overview
A scrapbook and personal diary of Volney Andrews, one-time president of Local 175, covering the years 1938-1949. There is material on disputes over the legitimacy of the AFL and the CIO especially as it was reflected in state regional labor councils and jurisdictional struggles in West Virginia between the United Mine Workers of America and the Progressive Mine Workers of America. Also mentioned are political concerns such as elections, congressional investigations of labor and foreign trade...
Dates:
1938-1949
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- Benham, Ky. -- Benham Employees Associations 1
- Bluefield (W. Va.) 1
- Charleston. 1
- Elections 1
- Fairmont. 1
- Grafton. 1
- Labor 1
- Labor organization. SEE ALSO Coal mining - labor 1
- Labor unions - Teamsters. 1
- Logan (W. Va.) 1
- Madisonville, KY. - Dawson Colleries. 1
- Morgantown (W. Va.) 1
- New Deal, 1933-1939 1
- PMWA, District 1 - Springfield, IL. 1
- PMWA, District 5 - Madisonville, KY. 1
- Strikes and lockouts 1
- Union names. 1
- Unions - Teamsters. 1
- Unions. 1
- Unions. SEE ALSO Labor organization. 1
- Wheeling (W. Va.) 1 + ∧ less
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