The Aluminum, Brick and Glass Workers' International Union (ABG) was a

labor union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ( ...

representing workers in several industries in the United States and Canada. The union was founded on August 5, 1981, as the Aluminum, Brick and Clay Workers' International Union, when the Aluminum Workers' International Union merged with the United Brick and Clay Workers of America. Like both its predecessors, it was chartered by the

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. On September 1, 1982, the union absorbed the United Glass and Ceramics Workers of North America, and adopted its final name. By 1996, the union had about 40,000 members.{{cite book , last1=Turner , first1=Lowell , last2=Katz , first2=Harry Charles , last3=Hurd , first3=Richard , title=Rekindling the Movement Labor's Quest for Relevance in the Twenty-first Century , date=2001 , publisher=ILR Press , isbn=9780801487125 On December 17, 1996, it merged into the

United Steelworkers of America The United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, commonly known as the United Steelworkers (USW), is a general trade union with members across North America. Headquar ...

Presidents

:1981: Lawrence Holley :1986: Ernie LaBaff

References

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