The Quarry Workers' International Union of North America was a

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with its headquarters in

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History

The union was chartered by the

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on September 8, 1903. It was the merger of two smaller, AFL-affiliated unions. The Quarrymen's National Union of the United States of America' operated from 1890 to 1900 and the National State Quarrymen's Union from 1895 to 1898. In 1938, it withdrew from the AFL and joined the

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(CIO). Three years later, it renamed itself the United Stone and Allied Products Workers of America (USAPWA). In 1955, it became a founding member of the

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. After years of decline, it merged with the

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in 1971. The union's papers (1906-1914) are held by the

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.The Quarry Workers International Union of North America Papers, c.1906 - 1914
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Notable people

* Fred W. Suitor, the organization's Secretary-Treasurer from 1911-1930, was a member of the

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and served as mayor of Barre from 1929-1931.

Presidents

:C. J. Allen :Joseph F. Daly :John M. MacCauley :1935: John C. Lawson :Cecil V. Crawford :1942: H. C. Ledyard :1946: Sam H. Scott :c.1970: James P. Kurtz

References

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External links

Guide to the United Stone and Allied Products Workers of America, Local 75 (Clearfield, Pa.) Records, 1938-1974
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