United Steelworkers of America, Local 2374 (Chicago, Ill.) records

Descriptive Summary

Title: United Steelworkers of America, Local 2374 (Chicago, Ill.) records
Dates: 1950-1988,
Predominant Dates: bulk 1961-1975
Creator: United Steelworkers of America, Local 2374 (Chicago, Ill.)
Creator: Continental Can Company
Size: 3.5 linear ft. (4 boxes)
Language: Material is in English unless otherwise noted.

Scope and Content

Grievances, memoranda, membership materials, correspondence, agreement booklets, pension and insurance plan booklets, newsletters, a ledger, and other records of the United Steelworkers of America, Local 2374 in Chicago (Ill.). Local 2374 was the union for Continental Can Company's Clearing Plant located at 5401 West 65th Street on Chicago's Southwest Side in the Clearing community area. Materials relate to company-worker relations, labor contracts, union membership, and the daily activities of the plant. Some grievance material relate to USWA unions at other Continental Can Company plants in Chicago, as well as in states including Alabama, Florida, Texas, and Wisconsin. Includes copies of the Local 2374 newsletter, Can Worker.

Conditions for Access

The collection is open for research.

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Preferred Citation

A common citation for archives is as follows: Item, Folder number and/or title, Box number, Collection title, ID number, Repository name, location.

Custodial History

Gift of Mrs. Milton Wright in 1985. An addition to the collection was received in 1989.

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