Key to Labor Union Names
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AFL-CIO |
American Federation of Labor - Congress of
Industrial Organizations |
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AFSCME |
American Federation of State, County, &
Municipal Employees |
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AFT |
American Federation of Teachers |
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Aluminum Workers |
Aluminum Workers International Union (AWIU) |
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Asbestos Workers |
International Association of Heat and Frost
Insulators and Asbestos Workers |
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Bakers |
Bakery and Confectionery Workers' International
Union of America (BCWIUA) |
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Barbers |
Journeymen Barbers, Hairdressers, Cosmetologists and
Proprietors International Union of America (JBHCIU) |
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Bartenders |
Hotel and Restaurant Employees and Bartenders
International Union (HREBIU) |
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Battery Workers |
Federal Union (Battery Workers) |
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Bookbinders |
International Brotherhood of Bookbinders |
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Brakemen |
Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen (ORC) [UTU, 1969- ] |
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Bricklayers |
Bricklayers, Masons, and Plasterers' International
Union of America (BMPIUA) |
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Carpenters |
United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of
America |
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Cement &
Gypsum Workers |
United Cement, Lime & Gypsum Workers
International Union (UCLGWIU) |
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Cement Finishers |
Operative Plasterers & Cement Masons'
International Association of the United States and Canada |
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Cigarmakers |
Cigarmakers' International Union of America (CIU) |
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CIO |
Committee of Industrial Organization [1935-1938] |
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Clothing Workers |
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA) International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) United Garment Workers of America (UGW) |
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Conductors |
Order of Railway Conductors and
Brakemen (ORC) [UTU, 1969- ] |
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COPE |
Committee on Political Education |
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CWA |
Communication Workers of America |
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Electrotypers |
International Stereotypers',
Electrotypers', and Platemakers' Union of North America (ISE & PU) |
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Elevator Constructors |
International Union of Elevator Constructors |
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FE |
Farm Equipment and Metal Workers of
America; United See also: UE |
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Fire Fighters |
International Association of Fire Fighters |
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GCIU |
Graphic Communications International Union |
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Glaziers |
Glaziers, Architectural Metal, and Glass Workers |
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Grain Millers |
American Federation of Grain Millers (AFGM) |
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Hosiery Workers |
American Federation of Hosiery Workers (AFHW) |
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IBEW |
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers |
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IFL |
Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO |
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Iron Workers |
International Association of Bridge, Structural
and Ornamental Iron Workers (IABSOIW) |
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IUE |
International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine
Workers |
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IWW |
Industrial Workers of the World |
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Laborers |
Laborers' International Union of North America (LIU) |
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Lathers |
Lathers International Union; Wood, Wire
and Metal (WWMLIU) |
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Laundry Workers |
Laundry, Drycleaning and Dye House
Workers' International Union |
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Letter Carriers |
National Association of Letter Carriers
of the United States of America (NALC) |
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Lithographers |
Lithographers and Photoengravers International Union
(LPIU) [after Sept. 1964, merged with Amalgamated Lithographers of America (ALA)] |
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Locomotive Engineers |
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE) |
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Locomotive Firemen |
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
(BLFE) |
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Machinists |
International Association of Machinists
and Aerospace Workers (IAM) |
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Metal Polishers |
Metal Polishers, Buffers, Platers and
Allied Workers; International Union (MPBPAW) |
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Millwright |
Millwright and Technical Engineers
Union |
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Mine, Mill &
Smelter Workers |
International Union of Mine, Mill and
Smelter Workers (IUMMSW) |
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Molders |
International Molders and Allied
Workers Union (IMU) |
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Musicians |
American Federation of Musicians of the
United States and Canada (AFM) |
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NFTW |
National Federation of Telephone
Workers |
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OCAW |
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers
International Union |
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Office Workers |
Office & Professional Employees International
Union (OPEIU) |
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Operating Engineers |
International Union of Operating
Engineers (IUOE) |
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Packinghouse Workers |
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher
Workmen of North America (AMCBW) Packinghouse Workers Organizing
Committee (PWOC) [1937-1943] United Packinghouse Workers of America
(UPWA) United Food & Commercial Workers
(UFCW) |
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Painters |
International Brotherhood of Painters
and Allied Trades of the United States and Canada (IBP & AT) |
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Paper Workers |
International Brotherhood of Pulp,
Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers of the United States and Canada (IBPSPMW) |
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PATCO |
Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization |
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Pattern Makers |
Pattern Makers' League of North America
(PMLNA) |
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Photoengravers |
Photoengravers Union of North America;
International See also: Lithographers and
Photoengravers International Union (LPIU) |
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Pipefitters |
United Association of Journeymen and
Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada
(UA) |
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Plasterers |
Operative Plasterers' and Cement
Masons' International Association of the United States and Canada (OP & CMIA) |
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Plumbers |
United Association of Journeymen and
Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and
Canada (UA) |
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Postal Workers |
American Postal Workers Union (APWU) |
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Pressmen |
International Printing Pressmen and
Assistants Union of North America (IPPAU) |
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Printers |
Printing and Graphic Communications
Union; International (IPGCU) |
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Railway Carmen |
Brotherhood Railway Carmen of the
United States and Canada (BRCA) |
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Railway Clerks |
Brotherhood of Railway, Airline and
Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employees (BRAC) |
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Railway Laborers |
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Employees (BMWE) |
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Railway Postal Workers |
See:
American Postal Workers Union |
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Railroad Trainmen |
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
(BRT) [UTU, 1969- ] |
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Retail Workers |
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
(RWDSU) |
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SEIU |
Service Employees International Union
(SEIU) |
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Sheet Metal Workers |
Sheet Metal Workers' International
Association (SMWIA) |
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Stagehands |
Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving
Picture Machine Operators of the United States and Canada; International Alliance of |
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Steelworkers |
United Steelworkers of America (USWA) |
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Stereotypers |
International Stereotypers',
Electrotypers', and Platemakers' Union of North America (ISE & PU) |
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Switchmen |
Switchmen's Union of North America
(SUNA) [UTU, 1969- ] |
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Teamsters |
International Brotherhood of Teamsters,
Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America (IBT) |
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Telegraphers |
Order of Railroad Telegraphers (ORT) |
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Transit Workers |
Amalgamated Transit Union |
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Typographers |
International Typographical Union (ITU) |
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UAW |
United Automobile, Aerospace and
Agricultural Implement Workers of America; International Union (UAW) |
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UE |
United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers
of America (UE) |
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UE-FE |
UE merged with FE in 1949 until demise
of UE-FE in 1954 See also: FE |
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UMWA |
United Mine Workers of America |
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Upholsterers |
Upholsterers' International Union of
North America (UIU) |
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URW |
United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and
Plastic Workers of America (URW) |
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UTU |
United Transportation Union |