ACWA Journeyman Tailors Union Local 115 Records
1945-1984
2 boxes 1 linear feet
Call no.: MS 025
Local 115 of Connecticut was comprised of branches from Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, and Waterbury, and affiliated with the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America.
The ACWA records consist of minutes of meetings, correspondence, reports, and contracts. Also included are a number of agreements between local businesses and the union identifying the union as the bargaining representative of their employees.
Background on ACWA Journeyman Tailors Union Local 115
Local 115 of Connecticut was comprised of branches from Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, and Waterbury, and affiliated with the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America.
Contents of Collection
The ACWA records consist of minutes of meetings, correspondence, reports, and contracts. Also included are a number of agreements between local businesses and the union identifying the union as the bargaining representative of their employees.
Series descriptions
Series 1 includes ACWA constitution, by-laws, minutes, staff newsletter and New England Regional Board meeting minutes. It also contains research department correspondence, Business Agent’s correspondence, and documents from the Chicopee Tailors (Local 845) and Springfeild Tailors (Local 26).
Series 2 includes master contracts, pay scales, and vacation and holiday pay lists. It also contains agreements between local businesses and the union, as well as reports relating to Equal Employment Opportunity, financial reports, insurance correspondence, the Labor Management Reporting Act, and ACWA membership.
Collection inventory
Business Agent’s Correspondence
Business Agent’s Correspondence
Business Agent’s Correspondence
Chicopee Tailors, Local 845
New England Regional Joint Board Meetings
Research Department Correspondence
Springfield Tailors, Local 26
Series 2. Contracts and Reports
Vacation and Holiday Pay lists
Hartford Merchants Assoc.
Stockpole, Moore, Tryon Co.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Labor-Management Reporting Act returns
Administrative information
Provenance
Acquired from Bronwen Zwirner, Dec 1984.
Processing Information
Processed by Kenneth Fones-Wolf, Feb 1985.
Cite asACWA Journeyman Tailors Union Local 115 Records (MS 025). Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
Subjects
Clothing trade--Labor unions--ConnecticutLabor unions--ConnecticutContributors
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America