Title: Laundry and Dry Cleaning Drivers. Local 360: Records
Inclusive Dates: 1936-1947

Creator:

• Laundry and Dry Cleaning Drivers. Local 360 (Milwaukee, Wis.)

Call Number: Milwaukee Mss DT

Quantity: 4.8 c.f. (12 archives boxes)

Repository:

Housed at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries’ Archives Department / Milwaukee Area Research Center; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

Records of Local 360 including correspondence, day and cash books, and a dues book, documenting union membership, contract negotiations, wage scales during World War II, and strikes in 1939 and 1940 (mostly lists of picketers). Also present are minutes of meetings and some other records (1937-1946) of the Auto Truck Drivers Joint Council No. 50, and news releases of the Wisconsin State Federation of Labor (1942-1946).

Language: English

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The majority of these records are correspondence created by the Local Secretary, Mr. Alois Mueller. The correspondence largely pertains to the Secretary's routine business responsibilities such as delinquent dues notices, suspension and termination notices, documenting employer and employee conflicts, changes in union procedures, correspondence to and from the international organization, and financial analyses of local businesses.

The records provide a limited picture because of the nature of the correspondence. The majority of the correspondence is outgoing (delinquent dues notices, etc.) with a limited amount of incoming correspondence; the response is usually not found. Complaint and arbitration documents included in the records provide insight into employer/employee conflict and the union strategy for resolution. Correspondence files for 1941 contain solicited letters from members which provide insight into actual working conditions. Correspondence after the start of World War II detail the effects of rubber rationing and other war related labor issues on the local. The financial reports and meeting minutes provide a summary overview of the Local's activities.

Joint Council No. 50 was formed by the Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers in Milwaukee to assist separate locals in securing better working conditions. Minutes of the meetings provide a detailed summary account of labor and union related issues in the Milwaukee area.

Unsorted Material from the Laundry and Dry Cleaning Strike in 1939 contain picket duty rosters and numerous slips of paper with notations representing license plate numbers or descriptions of persons apparently crossing picket lines. Newspaper photographs of persons affected by the strike and editorial cartoons are also included. While the nature of these records do not provide a clear picture of the strike, they do allow some insight into the organization and effects of the strike.

Acquisition Information

Presented by Local 360, June 1951.

Box   1 Folder   1	Applicant's Membership Reports, 1946-1948
Box   1 Folder   2	Bank Account Statements, 1937-1946
	Cash Books
Box   10 Volume   11	1936-1940
Box   10 Volume   12	1940-1943
	Correspondence
Box   1 Folder   3	1937
Box   1 Folder   4-5	1938
Box   2 Folder   1-2	1939
Box   2 Folder   3-5	1940
Box   2 Folder   6	1941
Box   3 Folder   1	1941
Box   3 Folder   2-3	1942
Box   3 Folder   4-5	1943
Box   4 Folder   1-3	1944
Box   4 Folder   4-6	1945
Box   5 Folder   1-4	1946
Box   5 Folder   5-6	1947
Box   5 Folder   7	undated
	Day Books
Box   9 Volume   6	1936-1938
Box   9 Volume   7	1938-1940
Box   9 Volume   8	1940-1941
Box   10 Volume   9	1941-1943
Box   10 Volume   10	1943-1946
Box   6 Folder   1	Driver's Daily Time Records, 1943
Box   6 Folder   2	Driver's Wholesale Account Records, 1946
Box   10 Volume   13	Dues Book, 1937
Box   7 Folder   3	Federated Trade Council of Milwaukee Letter Releases, 1941-1946
Box   6 Folder   4	Financial Returns Filed with the IRS and Related Material, 1937-1947
	Joint Council No. 50, Minutes of Meetings
Box   8 Folder   1	1937-1939
Box   8 Folder   2	1940-1942
Box   8 Folder   3	1943-1946
Box   8 Folder   4	Lists of Union Members, 1939-1946
Box   7 Folder   1-2	Miscellaneous Bills, Invoices and Receipts, 1937-1947
	Regular and Special Union Meeting Minutes and Executive Board Meeting Minutes
Box   9 Volume   1	1937-1939
Box   8 Folder   4	1939-1940
Box   9 Volume   2	1939-1941
Box   9 Volume   3	1941-1943
Box   9 Volume   4	1943-1946
Box   9 Volume   5	1946-1947
Box   7 Folder   3	Union Insurance Policies, 1941-1947
Box   7 Folder   4	Unsorted Material, Laundry and Dry Cleaning Strike, 1939
Box   7 Folder   5	Wisconsin Driver's Dairy and Condensery Employees Union Conference Minutes, 1940-1946
Box   7 Folder   6	Wisconsin State Federation of Labor Letter Releases, 1942-1946