mums025 ACWA Journeyman Tailors Union Local 115 Records Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Wassmann Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, UMass Amherst 2015

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 Finding aid encoded in MSWord 2015-07-09 Finding aid written in English ACWA Journeyman Tailors Union Local 115 ACWA Journeyman Tailors Union Local 115 Records 1945-1984 MS 025 2 boxes 1 linear foot Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries 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. English

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.

The collection is open for research.

Cite asACWA Journeyman Tailors Union Local 115 Records (MS 025). Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.

Acquired from Bronwen Zwirner, Dec 1984.

 Connecticut Labor

Processed by Kenneth Fones-Wolf, Feb 1985.

 Clothing trade--Labor unions--Connecticut Labor unions--Connecticut Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America Administrative records Correspondence Reports Contracts Series 1. Administration 1945-1972 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. Contracts and Reports 1953-1984 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. Series 1. Administration 1960 11 Constitution and By-Laws 1960 12 Minutes 1945-1952 13 Minutes 1964-1970 14 Minutes 1971-1980 15 Business Agent's Correspondence 1960-1969 16 Business Agent's Correspondence 1971-1980 17 Business Agent's Correspondence 1980-1982 18 Chicopee Tailors, Local 845 1962-1980 19 New England Regional Joint Board Meetings 1974-1979 110 Research Department Correspondence 1958-1978 111 Springfield Tailors, Local 26 1956-1973 112 Staff Newsletter 1973-1978 Series 2. Contracts and Reports 1953-1980 21 Master Contracts 1953-1980 22 Master Contracts list 1962 23 Pay Scales 1965-1979 24 Vacation and Holiday Pay lists 1966-1979 25 Anderson-Little Co. 1957-1983 26 Chipp Custom Tailors 1968 27 Cyril Anderson Ltd. 1962-1965 28 Federman Co. 1959-1962 29 Frank Bros. 1965 210 Hartford Merchants Assoc. 1959-1962 211 Larry Brades, Inc. 1961-1965 212 Meigs & Co. 1959 213 National Agreement 1965 214 Outlet Men's Stores 1959-1967 215 Retail Men's Wear Assoc. 1962 216 Rosenthal-Maretz Co. 1986 217 Stockpole, Moore, Tryon Co. 1965 218 Squire Ltd. 1979 219 Stuarts Men's Wear 1956-1965 220 Sullivan's, Inc. 1962 221 Vestuti & Villecco 1968 222 Warner & Bailey 1965 223 Equal Employment Opportunity 1973-1979 224 Financial reports 1973-1984 225 Insurance correspondence 1979-1980 226 Labor-Management Reporting Act returns 1972-1984 227 Membership 1979-1983