Playthings, Jewelry and Novelty Workers' International Union explained

The Playthings, Jewelry and Novelty Workers' International Union (PJNWIU) was a labor union representing workers in various related industries in the United States.

The union was founded in 1938 as the International Union of Playthings and Novelty Workers, an affiliate of the Congress of Industrial Organizations. In 1940, it absorbed several locals representing paper industry workers, and was renamed as the United Paper, Novelty and Toy Workers' International Union.^[1] On January 1, 1944, its paper workers' section was spun off as the Paper Workers' Organizing Committee, and the remainder of the union became the PJNWIU.^[2]

By 1953, the union had 30,000 members.^[3] In May 1954, it merged into the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union.^[4]

Presidents

1938: Anthony H. Esposito

1952: Alex Bail

References

1. Book: Reynolds . Lloyd G. . Killingsworth . Charles C. . Trade Union Publications: The Official Journals, Convention Proceedings, and Constitutions of International Unions and Federations, 1850-1941 . 1944 . Johns Hopkins Press . Baltimore.
2. Web site: Inactive Organizations . UMD Labor Collections . University of Maryland . 18 April 2022.
3. Book: Durkin . Martin P. . Directory of Labor Unions in the United States . 1953 . United States Department of Labor . Washington, D.C. . 19 March 2022.
4. Book: Mitchell . James P. . Directory of Labor Unions in the United States . 1955 . United States Department of Labor . Washington, D.C..