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_AssociationFound 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).
Dates:
1921-1945, 1967-1970 ; Majority of material found within 1941-1945
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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