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The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA), also known as just the Amalgamated, was formed in 1914 in a move away from the more conservative, craft-oriented United Garment Workers. The ACWA focused primarily on the production of men’s, ready-to-wear garments. At its inception, the ACWA had close to 30,000 members, most of whom were drawn […] Two Strikers during the 1909 “Uprising” The International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union was founded in 1900 by seven local unions and was initially dominated by Jewish and Italian immigrants. The ILGWU will go on to be one of the only labor unions with predominantly female membership. In New York City in 1909, 20,000 shirtwaist […] |
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