Repository: ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title: United Food and Commercial Workers International Local 23 Records
Creator: United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. Local 23 (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Collection Number: AIS.1998.10
Extent: 10 Linear Feet (8 boxes)
Date: 1938-1983
Abstract: United Food and Commercial Workers International Local 23 was formed in 1983 by the merger of UFCW Locals 424 and 590, both former Amalgamated Meat Cutters locals, and 1407 of the Retail Clerks International Union. The majority of this collection contains incentive rates and agreements regarding Amalgamated Meat Cutters Local 424 prior to the creation of UFCW Local 23; however, records from Local 590 and 1407 are also present.
Language: English .
Author: Zachary Brodt
Publisher: ULS Archives & Special Collections
Address: University of Pittsburgh Library System
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Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Acquisition Information

Gift of United Food and Commercial Workers International Local 23 in February 1998.

History

The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union was created in 1979 through the merger of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America and the Retail Clerks International Union, both of the AFL-CIO. Local 23 formed in 1983 through the merger of UFCW Locals 424 and 590, both former Amalgamated Meat Cutters locals, and 1407 of the Retail Clerks. Local 23 represents workers in western Pennsylvania, western New York, eastern Ohio and northern West Virginia. Although the union lost many members to due to union store closures within the first few years of its existence, Local 23 is now one of the largest union locals in Pennsylvania.

Copyright

The University of Pittsburgh holds the property rights to the material in this collection, but the copyright may still be held by the original creator/author. Researchers are therefore advised to follow the regulations set forth in the U.S. Copyright Code when publishing, quoting, or reproducing material from this collection without the consent of the creator/author or that go beyond what is allowed by fair use.

Previous Citation

United Food and Commerical Workers International Local 23 Records, 1938-1983, AIS.1998.10, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh

Preferred Citation

United Food and Commerical Workers International Local 23 Records, 1938-1983, AIS.1998.10, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Zachary Brodt in March 2010.

Related Material

Armour Workers United Records, 1983-1986, AIS.1991.11, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 325 (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Records, 1931-1997, AIS.1997.15, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

Scope and Content Notes

The majority of this collection includes incentive rates and agreements regarding Amalgamated Meat Cutters Local 424 prior to the creation of UFCW Local 23. The collection also contains some records of Retail Employees Local 1407 and several retail stores. Also present are issues of The 590 News, the newspaper of Amalgamated Food Employees Local 590 and ledgers from Local 607 in Uniontown, Pa.

Subjects

Corporate Names

Retail Clerks International Union. Local 1407 (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America. Local 590 (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America. Local 424 (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. Local 23 (Pittsburgh, Pa.)

Geographic Names

Pittsburgh (Pa.)

Other Subjects

Food service employees -- Labor unions -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
Labor unions -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
Labor
Service industries workers -- Labor unions -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh

Container List

Acceptance of By-Laws, June 4, 1961

Containers: box 1, reel 1

Sheep and Calve Kills Night Clean Up, Armour and Company Incentive Rates, 1954-1955

Containers: box 1, item 1

Green Hides, Armour and Company Incentive Rates, 1954

Containers: box 1, item 2

Freezer Department, Armour and Company Incentive Rates, 1955

Containers: box 1, item 3

Lard Refinery, Armour and Company Incentive Rates, 1955

Containers: box 1, item 4

Pork Trim, Armour and Company Incentive Rates, 1958

Containers: box 1, item 5

Production Scheduling Procedures, Oswald and Hess Company, 1960

Containers: box 1, item 6

Production Scheduling Procedures: Beef and Hog Kill, Oswald and Hess Company, 1960

Containers: box 1, item 7

Nite Turn C.P.U., Armour and Company Incentive Rates, 1957, 1962-1963

Containers: box 1, item 8

Canners and Cutters, Boning, Armour and Company Incentive Rates, 1955-1958, 1963

Containers: box 1, item 9

Hotel, Armour and Company Incentive Rates, 1955-1956

Containers: box 1, item 10

Selected Meats: Cattle, Calves and Hogs, Armour and Company Incentive Rates, 1954-1957

Containers: box 1, item 11

Sausage Manufacturing, Armour and Company Incentive Rates, 1959-1978

Containers: box 1, item 12

Beef Cooler, Armour and Company Incentive Rates, 1962

Containers: box 1, item 13

Sliced Luncheon Meats, Armour and Company Incentive Rates, 1957-1962

Containers: box 1, item 14

Sausage Manufacturing, Armour and Company Incentive Rates, 1973-1976

Containers: box 1, folder 1

Ham Boning, Armour and Company Incentive Rates, 1956

Containers: box 1, folder 2

Cured Meats, Armour and Company Authorized Production Standards, 1975-1978

Containers: box 1, folder 3-5

Smoked Meat, Armour Food Company Authorized Production Standard, 1975-1977

Containers: box 1, folder 6

Sliced Bacon, Armour and Company Authorized Production Standard, 1976

Containers: box 1, folder 7

Mass Amalgamated Meat Cutters Mailings, 1958-1960

Containers: box 2, item 1

Agreement between Armour and Company and the Amalgamated Meat Cutters, 1961

Containers: box 2, item 2

Letters from international Headquarters, Amalgamated Meat Cutters, 1961

Containers: box 2, item 3

Armour Grievances, 1960-1961

Containers: box 2, item 4

Master Agreement between Armour and Company and Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, 1961-1963

Containers: box 2, item 5

Letters on Incentives and Gang Speeds, Operation Transfers, 1956-1962

Containers: box 2, item 6

Settled Armour Grievances, 1958

Containers: box 2, item 7

Discontinued Armour Rate Sheets, 1959-1967

Containers: box 2, item 8

George Hill, Business Representative, 1959-1960

Containers: box 2, item 9

Master Agreement with Packing Houses, 1956

Containers: box 2, item 10

Standard Job Rate List, Pittsburgh Provision and Packing Co., 1954-1956

Containers: box 2, folder 1

Master Agreement between Armour and Company and Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, 1959

Containers: box 2, item 11

Research, Votex Motors Company and IAM

Containers: box 2, folder 2

Armour Fringe Benefit Costs, 1960

Containers: box 2, folder 3

Legal Case History on Standard Checkers and Department Clerks at Swift's San Francisco Plant, 1960

Containers: box 2, folder 4

Complaint Forms, 1960

Containers: box 2, folder 5

Swift Wages Schedule, 1961

Containers: box 2, folder 6

Interim Agreement between Armour and Company and Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, 1956

Containers: box 2, folder 7

Summary of Major Armour Contract Changes

Containers: box 2, folder 8

Agreement between Armour and Company and Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America and United Packinghouse Workers of America, 1959

Containers: box 2, folder 9

New Rate Notices, 1957-1959

Containers: box 2, folder 10

Agreement between Oswald & Hess Company, Fried & Reineman Packing Company, and North Side Packing Co. with Amalgamated Meat Cutters Local 424, 1957

Containers: box 2, folder 11

Armour Leather Co. Standard Hourly Rate, Parsons, WV

Containers: box 2, folder 12

Job Classifications, Wilson & Co.

Containers: box 2, folder 13

Photographs

Containers: box 2, folder 14

Contract Settlements, All Locals, 1961

Containers: box 2, folder 15

Steward Election Results, Swift, January 27, 1961

Containers: box 2, folder 16

Steward and Committee Election, January 15, 1961

Containers: box 2, folder 17

Master Agreement between Armour and Company and Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Worker of North America, 1956

Containers: box 2, folder 18

George Hill Correspondence, 1956-1960

Containers: box 2, folder 19

The 590 News, 1963-1983

Containers: box 3, folder 1-21

Amalgamated Food Employees Local 590 Membership Cards, 1972-1980

Containers: box 3, folder 22

UFCW Local 1407 Agreement with Giant Eagle Markets, 1981-1983

Containers: box 3, folder 23

Agreement between Retail Store Employees Union Local 1407 and Gimbel Brothers, 1979-1982

Containers: box 3, folder 24

Agreement between Retail Store Employees Union Local 1407 and Joseph Horne Co., 1980-1981

Containers: box 3, folder 25

Agreement between Retail Store Employees Union Local 1407 and May Department Stores, Kaufmann Davision, 1973-1976

Containers: box 3, folder 26

Agreement between Retail Store Employees Union Local 1407 and Shop N Save West Newton, 1978-1981

Containers: box 3, folder 27

Agreement between Retail Store Employees Union Local 1407 and Tates Supermarket Inc., 1979-1982

Containers: box 3, folder 28

Agreement between Retail Store Employees Union Local 1407 and Wiskeman's Foodland, 1978-1981

Containers: box 3, folder 29

Retail Store Employees Union Local 1407 Membership Cards, 1974-1985

Containers: box 3, folder 30

Local 424 and Employer Pension Fund Cards

Containers: box 3, folder 31

National Packinghouse Conference, Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, January 8-9, 1970

Containers: box 3, item 1

UFCW Local 1407 News Bulletin, February 1983

Containers: box 3, folder 32

Curred Meats Department, Armour and Company Authorized Production Standard, 1972

Containers: box 4, item 1

Hog Kill and Cut, Armour and Company Incentive Rates, 1954-1955

Containers: box 4, item 2

Fresh Sausage Manufacture, Armour and Company Incentive Rates, 1955-1958

Containers: box 4, item 3

Fresh Sausage Packing, Armour and Company Incentive Rates, 1955-1969

Containers: box 4, item 4

Sausage Packing, Armour and Company Incentive Rates, 1962-1965

Containers: box 4, item 5

Sliced Bacon, Armour and Company Incentive Rates, 1955-1965

Containers: box 4, item 6

Smoked Meats, Armour and Company Incentive Rates, 1955-1963

Containers: box 4, item 7

Sweet Pickle Celler, Armour and Company Incentive Rates, 1955-1958

Containers: box 4, item 8

Sliced Bacon, Armour and Company Authorized Production Standard

Containers: box 4, folder 1

Safety inspection Findings, Armour and Company, June 10, 1975

Containers: box 4, folder 2

Dental Plan, 1974

Containers: box 4, folder 3

Proceedings of the 22nd General Convention of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, July 12, 1968

Containers: box 4, folder 4

Local 424 Proposals to Giant Eagle Markets

Containers: box 4, folder 5

Agreement between Sterling Processing Company and Amalgamated Meat Cutters Local 424 and Teamsters Local 453, 1966-1968

Containers: box 4, folder 6

Seniority List

Containers: box 4, folder 7

Edward Manning, Local 424 Business Representative, 1968-1969

Containers: box 4, folder 8

Convention Notepad, 19th General Convention Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchermen of North America, June 11-15, 1956

Containers: box 4, folder 9

Cudahey's Dues Book, 1939-1940

Containers: box 5, volume 1

Pittsburgh Provision Packing Co. Dues Book, 1939

Containers: box 5, volume 2

Book Number 2, 1938

Containers: box 5, volume 3

Dues Ledger, 1942-1943

Containers: box 5, volume 4

Lohery and Homestead Kuhn Dues Ledger, 1939

Containers: box 5, volume 5

Membership Dues Ledger, 1918

Containers: box 5, volume 6

Local 424A Dues Ledger, 1940-1941

Containers: box 5, volume 7

Amalgamated Meat Cutters Local 607, Uniontown, PA Dues Ledger, 1942-1944

Containers: box 6, volume 1

Amalgamated Meat Cutters Local 607, Uniontown, PA Dues Ledger, 1939-1942

Containers: box 6, volume 2

Amalgamated Meat Cutters Local 607, Uniontown, PA Dues Ledger, 1937, 1939

Containers: box 6, volume 3

Local 624 Dues Book, 1938-1939

Containers: box 6, volume 4

Local 624 Dues Ledger, 1939-1940

Containers: box 6, volume 5

Conrad Franz, Local 251 Transfer to Local 424 Dues Ledger, 1944-1947, 1949

Containers: box 6, volume 6

Oswald and Hess Dues Ledger, 1939

Containers: box 6, volume 7

Cudahy's and Denholm's Dues Ledger, 1939

Containers: box 6, volume 8

Retail Field Local 424A Dues Ledger, 1941

Containers: box 6, volume 9

Dues Ledger, 1940-1941

Containers: box 7, volume 1

Fish Markets, Smaltstig, Wettach and Walsch Dues Ledger, 1939

Containers: box 7, volume 2

Local 624 Dues Book, 1937-1938

Containers: box 7, volume 3

Dues Ledger, 1937

Containers: box 7, volume 4

Dues Ledger, 1944-1945

Containers: box 7, volume 5

Fried and Reineman Dues Ledger, 1939

Containers: box 7, volume 6

Pittsburgh Provision Packing Co. Dues Ledger

Containers: box 7, volume 7

Packing House Dues Ledger, 1938-1939

Containers: box 7, volume 8

Dues Ledger, 1946-1949

Containers: box 8, volume 1

Hebrew Butchers Dues Ledger, 1948-1949

Containers: box 8, volume 2

Local 607, Uniontown, PA Dues Ledger, 1948-1951

Containers: box 8, volume 3

Local 607 Uniontown, PA Dues Ledger, 1945-1947

Containers: box 8, volume 4

Local 251, Pittsburgh Wool Dues Ledger, 1948

Containers: box 8, volume 5

Guide to the United Food and Commercial Workers International Local 23 Records, 1938-1983 AIS.1998.10