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The first local union of iron molders was formed in Philadelphia in 1833. [1] Similar unions were formed in Northeastern cities, although none of these unions lasted more than a few years. [1] In the mid-19th century, there was renewed interest in creating unions for iron industry workers. [1]
William H. Sylvis (1828–1869) was a pioneer American trade union leader who founded the Iron Molders' International Union. He also was a founder of the National Labor Union. It was one of the first American union federations attempting to unite workers of various crafts into a single national organization.
The International Secretariat of Foundry Workers was a global union federation bringing together unions representing workers in metal foundries.. Various unions of foundry workers met at the London International Trade Union Congress of 1888, and the British Friendly Society of Iron Founders (FSIF) proposed that a "Federation of all Iron Moulders' Unions in the World" be established.
Joseph Franklin Ferdinand Valentine (1856 – February 7, 1930) was an American labor union leader. Born in Baltimore, Valentine completed an apprenticeship as an iron molder, then moved to San Francisco. He joined the Iron Molders' Union of North America, and was president of its local 164 from 1880.
Born in Cincinnati, Fox followed his father in becoming an iron molder. [1] He learned the trade at an early age, becoming a journeyman when only 16, and he joined the National Union of Iron Molders. He moved to Covington, Kentucky, and while there, in 1878, became a trustee of the union. From 1880 to 1886, he worked in the office of the ...
The following is a timeline of labor history, organizing & conflicts, from the early 1600s to present. ... Iron Molders' International Union founded. [6] 1860s
He received a public school education and became an iron molder in Worcester, Massachusetts, at the age of 16. He married Nellie Josephine Higgins on June 10, 1891. [1] In 1893, Frey was elected president of the local International Molders and Foundry Workers Union of North America (IMFWU).
The Globe Malleable Iron Works in Syracuse, New York depended on Polish and Italian iron molders. In the summer of 1919 they went out on strike. In the summer of 1919 they went out on strike. Hoping to break the strike plant owners brought in black replacement workers. [ 3 ]