United Steelworkers of America, Local 2374 (Chicago, Ill.) records
- Creator Names United Steelworkers of America. Local 2374 (Chicago, Ill.)
- Title United Steelworkers of America, Local 2374 (Chicago, Ill.) records [manuscript], 1950-1988, bulk 1961-1975.
- Physical description 3.5 linear ft. (4 boxes)
- Collection summary Grievances, memoranda, membership materials, correspondence, agreement booklets, pension and insurance plan booklets, newsletters, a ledger, and other records of the United Steelworkers of America, Local 2374 in Chicago (Ill.). Local 2374 was the union for Continental Can Company's Clearing Plant located at 5401 West 65th Street on Chicago's Southwest Side in the Clearing community area. Materials relate to company-worker relations, labor contracts, union membership, and the daily activities of the plant. Some grievance material relate to USWA unions at other Continental Can Company plants in Chicago, as well as in states including Alabama, Florida, Texas, and Wisconsin. Includes copies of the Local 2374 newsletter, Can Worker.
- Acquisition information Gift of Mrs. Milton Wright in 1985. An addition to the collection was received in 1989.
- Names
- United Steelworkers of America. Local 2374 (Chicago, Ill.) Archives.
- 5401 West 65th Street (Chicago, Ill.)
- Continental Can Company.
- Continental Can Company.
- Subjects
- Iron and steel workers Illinois Chicago 20th century.
- Iron and steel workers Labor unions Illinois Chicago.
- Labor unions Illinois Chicago 20th century.
- Steel industry and trade Illinois Chicago 20th century.
- Working class Illinois Chicago 20th century.
- Geographic coverage
- Chicago (Ill.) Social conditions 20th century.
- Clearing (Chicago, Ill.)
- Genre
- Collective labor agreements. aat
- Correspondence. aat
- Membership lists. aat
- Memoranda. aat
- Newsletters. aat
- Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.