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Sheet Metal Workers' International Association

 Organization

Historical Note

Founded in 1888, the Sheet Metal Workers' International Association (SMWIA) was a trade union of skilled metal workers in a variety of jobs involving sheet metal. On August 11, 2014, it merged with the United Transportation Union (UTU) to form the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART).

Citation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheet_Metal_Workers'_International_Association

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Abraham L. Brearcliffe Jr. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1984-08-30-B
Abstract Abraham Lincoln Brearcliffe, Jr. (1899-1984) was born in Washington state and worked for Boeing from 1930-1945. The collection features photographs, clippings and newsletters, foreman's materials, labor union membership books, and assorted ephemera from Brearcliffe's time at Boeing, most of which are almost exclusively from the war years (1941-1945).

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