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• Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union — ▪ American union       former union of garment and apparel workers in the United States and Canada. It was formed in 1976 by the merger of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA), a large union representing workers in the men s… …   Universalium

• Textile Workers Union of America — The Textile Workers Union of America (TWUA) was an industrial union of textile workers established through the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1939 and merged with the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America to become the Amalgamated… …   Wikipedia

• Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees, Union of — ▪ trade union, North America       North American trade union formed in 1995 by the merger of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (q.v.) and the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (q.v.). The union represents apparel… …   Universalium

• Clothing and Allied Trades Union of Australia — C.A.T.U. Full name Clothing and Allied Trades Union of Australia Founded 1907 Date dissolved 1992 Merged into Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia Members 40,529 (1971) …   Wikipedia

• Textile Workers Union of America — (TWUA)    A union formed in the United States in 1939 by Southern textile workers. It later merged, in 1976, with the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA) to form the Amalgamated Clothing and Textiles Workers Union (ACTWU). In 1995, the …   Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry

• Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America — The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America was a United States labor union known for its support for social unionism and progressive political causes. Led by Sidney Hillman for its first thirty years, it helped found the Congress of Industrial… …   Wikipedia

• Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees — The Union of Needletrades, Industrial, and Textile Employees (UNITE) was a labor union in the United States, formed in 1995 as a merger between the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) and the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile… …   Wikipedia

• Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America — (ACWA)    A trade union formed by the men s clothing manufacturers in 1914. It merged with the Amalgamated Clothing and Textiles Workers Union (ACTWU) in 1976 and later merged with the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) in 1995 to …   Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry

• International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union — The International Ladies Garment Workers Union was once one of the largest labor unions in the United States, one of the first U.S. unions to have a primarily female membership, and a key player in the labor history of the 1920s and 1930s. The… …   Wikipedia

• History of clothing and textiles — Ladies making silk, early 12th century painting by Emperor Huizong of Song (a remake of an 8th century original by artist Zhang Xuan), illustrates silk fabric manufacture in China. The wearing of clothing is exclusively a human characteristic and …   Wikipedia

• International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union —       former industrial union in the United States and Canada that represented workers in the women s clothing industry. When the ILGWU was formed in 1900, most of its members were Jewish immigrants employed in sweatshops i.e., small… …   Universalium