Overview of the Collection
Historical Note
Scope and Contents
Arrangement of Materials
Index Terms
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Acquisition Information
Overview of the Collection
Repository:
Special Collections & University Archives: Finding Aid Database
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA, 92182-8050
URL: http://hobbit.sdsu.edu/archon
Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu
Phone: 619-594-6791
Fax: 619-594-0466
Creator:
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. Local 135 (San Diego, Calif.)
Title: United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), Local 135 Records
Dates: 1918-1988
Quantity: 15.00
Abstract: The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 135 Records consist of membership records, minutes of meetings, financial records,
Local 135 publications, and miscellany. The collection is divided into series, and an outline of the collection inventory
follows on the next page. The collection is organized with oldest material at the back of the box, newest in the front.
Identification: MS-0023
Language of Materials:
The records are in:
English
Spanish;Castilian
Historical Note
Local 135 dates back to the early part of the 20th century in San Diego. The Butchers Union was in existence and affiliated
with the San Diego Federated Trades and Labor Council in 1903, and the Retail Clerks were organized and joined the Council
in 1917.
Meat Cutters Local 229 emerged as one of the strongest and most respected unions in the nation under the leadership of the
late Max Osslo, who remained a powerful figure on the San Diego labor scene from 1936 until his retirement in 1981. The modern
era of the Retail Clerks Union began in 1943, when Samuel Meyers, an international representative, launched a campaign to
organize clerks in food stores. Local 1222 received a charter from the Retail Clerks International Association in 1944.
In 1979, the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America merged with the Retail Clerks, and the United Food
& Commercial Workers Union was born. The Barbers and Beauticians Union also joined with the UFCW.
Combining the memberships of the Retail Clerks Local 1222, and Meat Cutters Local 229 into UFCW Local 135 in January of 1986,
marked the beginning of a new era of cooperation, progress and innovation.
Scope and Contents
The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 135 Records consist of membership records, minutes of meetings, financial records,
Local 135 publications, and miscellany. The collection is divided into series, and an outline of the collection inventory
follows on the next page. The collection is organized with oldest material at the back of the box, newest in the front.
Arrangement of Materials
I. Member Dues, 1918-1842
II. Meeting Minutes
1. Local 229, Regular and Special, 1918-1984
2. Local 229 Executive Board, 1955-1984
3. Fish Butchers, 1955-60
4. Imperial Valley Local 520, 1937-1984
5. North County, 1977-1983
6. Packers Minutes, 1956-1963
7. Salesmen, 1956-1974
8. Vista, 1956-1976
III. Day Books and Financial Ledgers, 1918-1986
IV. Union Forms, Local 228, 1925-1940
V. Publications, 1937-1994
VI. UFCW Newsletters, 1995-2008
VII. Miscellaneous
Index Terms
This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Corporate Name:
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. Local 135 (San Diego, Calif.) -- Archives
Genre/Form of Material:
Organizational Records
Publications
Topical Term:
Butchers -- Labor unions -- California -- San Diego -- Sources
Food industry and trade -- Employees -- Labor unions -- California -- San Diego -- Sources
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The copyright interests in these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with
the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of historical archival and manuscript collections
is such that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Requests for permission to publish must be
submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted, permission
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available
for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including
but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.
Acquisition Information
The materials were acquired by Special Collections & University Archives: Finding Aid Database from United Food and Commercial
Workers Local 135 on 12/01/1994.