Playthings, Jewelry and Novelty Workers' International Union
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[edit]
- 1938: Anthony H. Esposito
- 1952: Alex Bail
References[edit]
- ^ Reynolds, Lloyd G.; Killingsworth, Charles C. (1944). Trade Union Publications: The Official Journals, Convention Proceedings, and Constitutions of International Unions and Federations, 1850-1941. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press.
- ^ "Inactive Organizations" (PDF). UMD Labor Collections. University of Maryland. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Durkin, Martin P. (1953). Directory of Labor Unions in the United States (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Labor. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ Mitchell, James P. (1955). Directory of Labor Unions in the United States. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Labor.