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International Woodworkers of America
Woodworkers District Lodge W1
IWA
MergerInternational Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Founded1937
Dissolved1994
Location
  • United States, Canada
Members
20,000
AffiliationsCongress of Industrial Organizations

International Woodworkers of America (IWA) was an industrial union of lumbermen, sawmill workers, timber transportation workers and others formed in 1937.

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International Woodworkers of America

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International Woodworkers of America (IWA) was an industrial union of lumbermen, sawmill workers, timber transportation workers and others formed in 1937...

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Harold Pritchett

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woodworker and the first president of the International Woodworkers of America (IWA). Often compared to Harry Bridges, Pritchett became the target of...

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IWA

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to: Institute of World Affairs International Water Association International Webmasters Association International Woodworkers of America, United States...

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Woodworking

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area of woodworking requires a different variation of tools. Power tools and hand tools are both used for woodworking. Many modern woodworkers choose...

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Upholsterers International Union of North America

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other unions such as the United Furniture Workers of America and the International Woodworkers of America. In October 1985, the union voted to merge with...

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Darshan Singh Canadian

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the Communist Party of Canada was known). He was one of the founders of the International Woodworkers of America and served as one of the union's organizers...

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United Furniture Workers of America

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rivals the Upholsterers and the International Woodworkers of America, in 1987 the UFWA merged with the International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Technical...

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Glossary of woodworking

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This glossary of woodworking lists a number of specialized terms and concepts used in woodworking, carpentry, and related disciplines. A B C D E F G H...

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Craft unionism

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they seceded to form the International Woodworkers of America in 1937. Craft unionism has receded in many industries as a result of changes in technology...

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International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

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portal League of Independent Workers of the San Joaquin Valley International Woodworkers of America US Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management...

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Thomas Speakman Barnett

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member of the United Church of Canada. He did missionary work as a student. Barnett was manager of the Alberni and District Co-op, the first employee of the...

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Newfoundland and Labrador

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National Convention.: 224–25  In 1959, a strike led by the International Woodworkers of America (IWA) that resulted the "most bitter labour dispute in Newfoundland's...

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Congress of Industrial Organizations

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expansion of the ILWU, International Woodworkers of America (IWA), Mine-Mill, and the United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing, and Allied Workers of America (UCAPAWA)...

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Harbanse Singh Doman

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of mine, and I am very sorry to hear of his passing."—Jack Munro, former President of the International Woodworkers of America, the most powerful of the...

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Roy Mah

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Chinese-Canadians in 1947. He was also a labour organizer for the International Woodworkers of America and founded the Chinese Canadian Military Museum and the...

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Harry Bains

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Harry Bains is a Canadian politician serving as the Minister of Labour in British Columbia since 2017. He has been the NDP MLA for Surrey-Newton since...

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International Federation of Building and Wood Workers

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a merger of the International Federation of Building Workers and International Federation of Wood Workers. The International Secretariat of Stone Masons...

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Jack Radford

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Swift's Meats in Vancouver. He accepted a position with the International Woodworkers of America, then went on to become a representative for the Canadian...

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Joey Smallwood

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development and even intervened in a labour dispute in 1959. The International Woodworkers of America had struck to get higher wages and better working conditions...

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Charles Grant MacNeil

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as president of the British Columbia section of the party in the 1950s. He was also active with the International Woodworkers of America in British Columbia...

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Ed Finn

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government, or you were with a gang of mainland union thugs, which was how the International Woodworkers' of America (IWA) leaders were unfairly depicted...

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United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America

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marriage was not successful, as most of these workers soon bolted to form the International Woodworkers of America and to join the CIO several years later...

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Canadian Labour Congress

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candidates. The International Woodworkers of America (IWA) in British Columbia was also Communist-led. When, in 1948, CCF supporters gained control of the IWA's...

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