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The '''United Packinghouse Workers of America''' (UPWA) (later the [[United Packinghouse, Food and Allied Workers]]) was a labor union that represented workers in the meatpacking industry.
 
The '''United Packinghouse Workers of America''' (UPWA) (later the [[United Packinghouse, Food and Allied Workers]]) was a labor union that represented workers in the meatpacking industry.
  
 
In 1937, the UPWA was originally chartered as the [[Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee]] (PWOC) by the [[Congress of Industrial Organizations]] (CIO). In 1968, the UPWA dissolved into the [[Amalgamated Meat Cutters]].
 
In 1937, the UPWA was originally chartered as the [[Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee]] (PWOC) by the [[Congress of Industrial Organizations]] (CIO). In 1968, the UPWA dissolved into the [[Amalgamated Meat Cutters]].
  
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==Committee Members==
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==Committe==
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As at April 12, 1948, the following were members of the committee:
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*[[Sidney Jones]] - Chairman
 
*[[Sidney Jones]] - Chairman
 
*[[Hattie Bryan]] - Co-Chairman
 
*[[Hattie Bryan]] - Co-Chairman
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*[[Louise Patterson]] - Assistant Treasurer
 
*[[Louise Patterson]] - Assistant Treasurer
 
*[[Sven Anderson]]
 
*[[Sven Anderson]]
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*[[Joseph Bidd]]
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*[[Joseph Bibb]]
 
*[[Theodore Coleman]]
 
*[[Theodore Coleman]]
 
*[[Charles Davis]]
 
*[[Charles Davis]]
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*[[Frank Davis]]
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*[[Frank Marshall Davis]]
 
*[[George Dorsey]]
 
*[[George Dorsey]]
 
*[[Hilliard Ellis]]
 
*[[Hilliard Ellis]]
 
*[[Si Falk]]
 
*[[Si Falk]]
 
*[[Albert George]]
 
*[[Albert George]]
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*[[Irene Gains]]
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*[[Irene Gaines]]
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*[[Arthur Gray]]
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*Rev. [[Arthur Gray]]
 
*[[John Gray]]
 
*[[John Gray]]
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*[[
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*Dr. [[Stanley Hough]]
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*[[
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*Dr. [[Jenkins Hightower]]
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*[[
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*[[Margaret Hayes]]
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*[[
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*Dr. [[Maurice Hebert]]
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*[[
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*[[Vernon Jarrett]]
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*[[
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*[[Joseph Jefferson]]
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*[[
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*[[Horace  Johnson]]
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*[[
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*[[Majorie Joyner]]
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*[[
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*[[B. F. Jones]]
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*[[
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*[[Ulysses Keys]]
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*[[
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*Rev. [[William Latham]]
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*[[
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*[[Theophilus Mann]]
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*[[
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*[[Jackie Ormes]]
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*[[
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*[[Bertha Keith Payne]]
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*[[
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*Dr. [[Solomon Pearlman]]
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*[[
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*[[Leo Pliner]]
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*[[
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*[[Lorraine Piggot]]
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*[[
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*Rev. [[Joseph Roberts]]
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*[[
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*[[Frankye Singleton]]
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*[[
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*[[W. Ellis Stewart]]
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*[[
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*[[Edmonia Swanson]]
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*[[
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*[[Maudine Sykes]]
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*[[
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*[[Leon Tannenbaum]]
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*[[
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*[[Rebecca Taylor]]
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*Dr. [[Charles Thompson]]
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*[[Yeaman Thompson]]
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*[[Sue Wilson Turner]]
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*Bishop [[W. J. Walls]]
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*Rev. [[A. A. Watts]]
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*[[Nelson Willis]]
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*[[Genoa Washington]]
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*[[Elweard WIlliamson]]
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*Senator [[C. C. Wimbish]]
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*[[Zeke Ziner]]
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===Finance Committee===
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The duty of the Finance Committee was to raise funds to purchase food and other necessities for the workers.
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As at April 12, 1948, the following were members of the Finance Committee:
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*[[Marjorie Stewart Joyner]]
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*Chairman [[Oscar Brown]]
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*[[Hattie Bryan]]
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*[[Margaret Hayes]]
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*[[Leo Pliner]]
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*[[W. Ellis  Stewart]]
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*Senator [[C. C. Wimbish]]
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===Publicity Committee===
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The duty of the Publicity Committee was to give publicity to the facts with reference to the strike, the plight of the workers and the work of the Citizens' Committee.
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As at April 12, 1948, the following were members of the Publicity Committee:
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*[[Vernon Jarrett]]
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*Chairman [[Joseph Bibb]]
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*[[Theodore Coleman]]
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*[[Charles Davis]]
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*[[Frank Marshall Davis]]
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*[[Rebecca Styles Taylor]]
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===Food and Groceries Committee===
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The duty of the Food and Groceries Committee was to collect from all wholesale and retail stores, groceries and food of all kinds and deliver the same to 4859 South Wabash Avenue, where the food will be distributed to the workers whoe are sent in with food orders by the union.
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As at April 12, 1948, the following were members of the Food and Groceries Committee:
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*[[Joseph Jefferson]]
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*Chairman [[Si Falk]]
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*[[John Gray]]
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*[[Ulysses Keys]]
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*[[Sue Wilson Turner]]
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*[[Ishmael Flory]]
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*[[Lew Fox]]
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===Church Committee===
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The duty of the Church Committee was to secure the support  of all ministers and churches and seek to have each church to take an offering for the packing-house workers.
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As at April 12, 1948, the following were members of the Church Committee:
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*Rev. [[Joseph Roberts]]
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*Rev. [[William Latham]]
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*Rev. [[Arthur Gray]]
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*Rev. [[B. H. Lucas]]
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*Rev. [[S. Marion Riley]]
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*Rev. [[A. A. Watts]]
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*Bishop [[W. J. Walls]]
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==External links==
 
==External links==
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==References==
 
==References==
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[[Category:Union]]

Latest revision as of 04:35, 16 February 2022

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Template:TOCnestleft The United Packinghouse Workers of America (UPWA) (later the United Packinghouse, Food and Allied Workers) was a labor union that represented workers in the meatpacking industry.

In 1937, the UPWA was originally chartered as the Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee (PWOC) by the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). In 1968, the UPWA dissolved into the Amalgamated Meat Cutters.

Committe

As at April 12, 1948, the following were members of the committee:

Finance Committee

The duty of the Finance Committee was to raise funds to purchase food and other necessities for the workers.

As at April 12, 1948, the following were members of the Finance Committee:

Publicity Committee

The duty of the Publicity Committee was to give publicity to the facts with reference to the strike, the plight of the workers and the work of the Citizens' Committee.

As at April 12, 1948, the following were members of the Publicity Committee:

Food and Groceries Committee

The duty of the Food and Groceries Committee was to collect from all wholesale and retail stores, groceries and food of all kinds and deliver the same to 4859 South Wabash Avenue, where the food will be distributed to the workers whoe are sent in with food orders by the union.

As at April 12, 1948, the following were members of the Food and Groceries Committee:

Church Committee

The duty of the Church Committee was to secure the support of all ministers and churches and seek to have each church to take an offering for the packing-house workers.

As at April 12, 1948, the following were members of the Church Committee:

External links

References

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