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Representation Election
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Vying to represent some Illinois packinghouse workers are (left to right) representatives of the United Packinghouse Workers of America (UPWA), the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workers (AMCBW), and the National Brotherood of Packinghouse Workers (NBPW), which only represented Swift employees.
September 1962
Publication Information
| Date Created | September 1962 |
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| Language | English |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 26 x 21 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America records, 1903-1980 |
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| Call Number | M79-517 |
| Catalog Record | https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/9911124690702121 |
| Finding Aid | https://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=wiarchives;view=reslist;subview=standard;didno=uw-whs-micr0935 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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