The Distillery, Wine and Allied Workers' International Union (DWAW) 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 involved in making alcoholic drinks in the United States.

History

The union was founded in 1940 as the Distillery, Rectifying and Wine Workers' International Union, and was chartered by the

American Federation of Labor The American Federation of Labor (A.F. of L.) was a national federation of labor unions in the United States that continues today as the AFL-CIO. It was founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 1886 by an alliance of craft unions eager to provide mutu ...

on December 20. It transferred to the new AFL-CIO in 1955, and by 1957, it had 25,000 members. In 1963, the union renamed itself as the Distillery, Rectifying, Wine and Allied Workers' International Union of America, becoming the DWAW in 1978. By 1980, the union's membership had risen slightly, to 26,600. On October 11, 1995, it merged into the

United Food and Commercial Workers' International Union The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) is a labor union representing approximately 1.3 million workers in the United States and Canada in industries including retail; meatpacking, food processing and manufacturing; hosp ...

Presidents

:1940: Joseph O'Neil :1958: Mort Brandenburg :1974: George Oneto :1985: George Orlando

References

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* {{AFL–CIO Food processing trade unions Trade unions established in 1940 Trade unions disestablished in 1995