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Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. Journeymen Tailors Union. Local 115

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
Series 1. Administration
1960
Constitution and By-Laws
1960
Box 1: 1
Minutes
1945-1952
Box 1: 2
Minutes
1964-1970
Box 1: 3
Minutes
1971-1980
Box 1: 4
Business Agent’s Correspondence
1960-1969
Box 1: 5
Business Agent’s Correspondence
1971-1980
Box 1: 6
Business Agent’s Correspondence
1980-1982
Box 1: 7
Chicopee Tailors, Local 845
1962-1980
Box 1: 8
New England Regional Joint Board Meetings
1974-1979
Box 1: 9
Research Department Correspondence
1958-1978
Box 1: 10
Springfield Tailors, Local 26
1956-1973
Box 1: 11
Staff Newsletter
1973-1978
Box 1: 12
Series 2. Contracts and Reports
1953-1980
Master Contracts
1953-1980
Box 2: 1
Master Contracts list
1962
Box 2: 2
Pay Scales
1965-1979
Box 2: 3
Vacation and Holiday Pay lists
1966-1979
Box 2: 4
Anderson-Little Co.
1957-1983
Box 2: 5
Chipp Custom Tailors
1968
Box 2: 6
Cyril Anderson Ltd.
1962-1965
Box 2: 7
Federman Co.
1959-1962
Box 2: 8
Frank Bros.
1965
Box 2: 9
Hartford Merchants Assoc.
1959-1962
Box 2: 10
Larry Brades, Inc.
1961-1965
Box 2: 11
Meigs & Co.
1959
Box 2: 12
National Agreement
1965
Box 2: 13
Outlet Men’s Stores
1959-1967
Box 2: 14
Retail Men’s Wear Assoc.
1962
Box 2: 15
Rosenthal-Maretz Co.
1986
Box 2: 16
Stockpole, Moore, Tryon Co.
1965
Box 2: 17
Squire Ltd.
1979
Box 2: 18
Stuarts Men’s Wear
1956-1965
Box 2: 19
Sullivan’s, Inc.
1962
Box 2: 20
Vestuti & Villecco
1968
Box 2: 21
Warner & Bailey
1965
Box 2: 22
Equal Employment Opportunity
1973-1979
Box 2: 23
Financial reports
1973-1984
Box 2: 24
Insurance correspondence
1979-1980
Box 2: 25
Labor-Management Reporting Act returns
1972-1984
Box 2: 26
Membership
1979-1983
Box 2: 27
Administrative information
Provenance

Acquired from Bronwen Zwirner, Dec 1984.

Processing Information

Processed by Kenneth Fones-Wolf, Feb 1985.

Copyright and Use (More informationConnect to publication information)

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--Connecticut

Contributors

Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America