Laundry and Dry Cleaning International Union
The Laundry and Dry Cleaning International Union is an AFL-CIO union in the United States. Based in Oakland, California, it was created as an alternative to the Teamsters Laundry and Dry-Cleaners, which had been expelled from the AFL-CIO in 1958 for corruption. Russell Crowell was president of the new union from 1962 to 1983.
| Full name | Laundry and Dry Cleaning International Union |
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| Founded | 1958 |
| Union merger | Service Employees International Union |
| Affiliation | Change to Win Federation |
| Key people | Russell Crowell, President |
| Office location | Oakland, California |
| Country | United States |
The organization merged with the Service Employees International Union in 1999, at which time it had 11,000 members.[1]
See also
External links
Television interview with union member Tacolia (?) McDaniel and president Russell Crowell, 1963, about union and nonunion wages in the industry (starting at 13:05)
References
- Elizabeth A. Ashack, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Major Union Mergers, Alliances, and Disaffiliations, 1995-2007," 2008
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Still frame from TV documentary interview with union laundry worker Tacolia (?) McDaniel, 1963. Source: KRON-TV |
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