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In 1859, twelve local unions came together to form a national organization in the United States, [1] and the Iron Molders' Union was established at a convention held in Philadelphia on July 5. The first national convention was attended by 35 delegates, representing local iron molders organizations located throughout the Northeast and as far ...
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.
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).
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 ...
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.
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Iron Molders' International Union founded. [6] 1860s. Labor Day Parade. Union St., N.Y, circa 1859–1899, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views