United Glass and Ceramics Workers of North America explained

The United Glass and Ceramics Workers of North America (UGCWNA) was a labor union representing workers in several related industries in the United States and Canada.

The union was chartered by the American Federation of Labor (AFL) on August 7, 1934, as the Federation of Flat Glass Workers of America. It aligned with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), and as a result, was suspended from the AFL in 1936, and expelled in 1938. Its scope was broadened, and in 1940, it was renamed as the Federation of Glass, Ceramic and Silica Sand Workers of America.^[1]

In 1955, the union adopted its final name. Later in the year, it affiliated to the new AFL–CIO. By 1957, it had 53,000 members,^[2] but this fell to 34,539 by 1980.^[3] On September 1, 1982, it merged into the Aluminum, Brick and Clay Workers' International Union, which renamed itself as the Aluminum, Brick and Glass Workers' International Union.

Presidents

1934: Glen W. McCabe

1937: Paul W. Fuller

1939: Joseph Froesch

1950: Burl Phares

1957: Ralph Reiser

1973: Joseph Roman

References

1. Web site: Inactive Organizations . UMD Labor Collections . University of Maryland . 18 April 2022.
2. Book: Directory of National and International Labor Unions in the United States . 1957 . United States Department of Labor . Washington, D.C. . 18 April 2022.
3. Book: Directory of National Unions and Employee Associations . 1980 . United States Department of Labor . Washington, D.C. . 3 May 2022.