Encyclopedia > International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drink and Distillery Workers
The International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drink and Distillery Workers was an internationaltrade union. link titleThe word international can mean: Between nations or encompassing several nations. ... A Trade Union (Labour union) ... is a continuous association of wage-earners for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment. ...
Their publication was called the Brewery Worker and was published from 1886 to 1973.
The group was known in the United States as Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drink and Distillery Workers of America. The group had considerable clout and was named on the master list of Nixon political opponents. Notable members include Karl Feller. A master list of Nixon political opponents was compiled to supplement the original Nixons Enemies List of 20 key people considered opponents of President Richard Nixon. ...
The union joined with the American Federation of Labor and later the Congress of Industrial Organizations, now known as AFL-CIO. The American Federation of Labor (AFL) was one of the first federations of labor unions in the United States. ... The Congress of Industrial Organizations, or CIO, was a federation of unions that organized industrial workers in the United States and Canada in 1935-1955. ... American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, commonly AFL-CIO, is Americas largest federation of unions, made up of 53 national and international (including Canadian) unions, together representing over 9 million workers. ...