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Report of
Proceedings of Fourth Convention of Boot and Shoe Workers' Union: Held in New Osborne House, Rochester, NY, June 13 to 19th, inclusive, 1899.
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manufacturing industry in the United States and Canada. It was established in 1895 by the merger of three older unions. It was affiliated with the
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Canadian shoe producing center of
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and conditions of employment; to establish uniform wages for the same class of work, regardless of sex; to control
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The magazine was irregularly produced, twice suspending publication for protracted periods during the
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Charles J. Janus (October 1978). "Union
Mergers in the 1970's: A Look at the Reasons and Results".
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Hazard, Blanche E. "The organization of the boot and shoe industry in
Massachusetts before 1875."
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Boot and Shoe
Workers Union, Edgemakers and Heelers Local (Brockton, Mass.) records, 1895-1930
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Workers' Union was regarded as a "radical" union in its earliest days, with
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The United Food & Commercial Workers International Union
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American Labor Union Periodicals: A Guide to Their Location.
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Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1991; pp. 540-541.
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New York: Rand School of Social Science, 1926; pg. 147.
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Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1956; pg. 107.
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308:To thoroughly organize our craft; to regulate
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