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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. | ||
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==Committe== | ==Committe== | ||
As at April 12, 1948, the following were members of the committee: | 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]] | ||
| − | *[[Joseph | + | *[[Joseph Bibb]] |
*[[Theodore Coleman]] | *[[Theodore Coleman]] | ||
*[[Charles Davis]] | *[[Charles Davis]] | ||
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*Senator [[C. C. Wimbish]] | *Senator [[C. C. Wimbish]] | ||
*[[Zeke Ziner]] | *[[Zeke Ziner]] | ||
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===Finance Committee=== | ===Finance Committee=== | ||
The duty of the Finance Committee was to raise funds to purchase food and other necessities for the workers. | The duty of the Finance Committee was to raise funds to purchase food and other necessities for the workers. | ||
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*[[Frank Marshall Davis]] | *[[Frank Marshall Davis]] | ||
*[[Rebecca Styles Taylor]] | *[[Rebecca Styles Taylor]] | ||
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===Food and Groceries 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. | 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 | + | As at April 12, 1948, the following were members of the Food and Groceries Committee: |
*[[Joseph Jefferson]] | *[[Joseph Jefferson]] | ||
*Chairman [[Si Falk]] | *Chairman [[Si Falk]] | ||
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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. | 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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*Rev. [[Joseph Roberts]] | *Rev. [[Joseph Roberts]] | ||
*Rev. [[William Latham]] | *Rev. [[William Latham]] | ||
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*Rev. [[A. A. Watts]] | *Rev. [[A. A. Watts]] | ||
*Bishop [[W. J. Walls]] | *Bishop [[W. J. Walls]] | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Union]] | [[Category:Union]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:35, 16 February 2022
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:
- Sidney Jones - Chairman
- Hattie Bryan - Co-Chairman
- Thomas Clarke - Secretary
- Oscar Brown - Treasurer
- Louise Patterson - Assistant Treasurer
- Sven Anderson
- Joseph Bibb
- Theodore Coleman
- Charles Davis
- Frank Marshall Davis
- George Dorsey
- Hilliard Ellis
- Si Falk
- Albert George
- Irene Gaines
- Rev. Arthur Gray
- John Gray
- Dr. Stanley Hough
- Dr. Jenkins Hightower
- Margaret Hayes
- Dr. Maurice Hebert
- Vernon Jarrett
- Joseph Jefferson
- Horace Johnson
- Majorie Joyner
- B. F. Jones
- Ulysses Keys
- Rev. William Latham
- Theophilus Mann
- Jackie Ormes
- Bertha Keith Payne
- Dr. Solomon Pearlman
- Leo Pliner
- Lorraine Piggot
- Rev. Joseph Roberts
- Frankye Singleton
- W. Ellis Stewart
- Edmonia Swanson
- Maudine Sykes
- Leon Tannenbaum
- Rebecca Taylor
- Dr. Charles Thompson
- Yeaman Thompson
- Sue Wilson Turner
- Bishop W. J. Walls
- Rev. A. A. Watts
- Nelson Willis
- Genoa Washington
- Elweard WIlliamson
- Senator C. C. Wimbish
- Zeke Ziner
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:
- Marjorie Stewart Joyner
- Chairman Oscar Brown
- Hattie Bryan
- Margaret Hayes
- Leo Pliner
- W. Ellis Stewart
- Senator C. C. Wimbish
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:
- Rev. Joseph Roberts
- Rev. William Latham
- Rev. Arthur Gray
- Rev. B. H. Lucas
- Rev. S. Marion Riley
- Rev. A. A. Watts
- Bishop W. J. Walls