WESTERN HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS
Three St. Louis carpenters' unions helped organize the Brotherhood of Carpenter and Joiners in 1881. Unable to improve working conditions locally, the national board revoked their charters and consolidated them into Local 5 in 1883. Local 5 successfully established the eight hour work day for its members in 1886. Nicknamed the old "Dutch Local," the union maintained its early records in German.
WESTERN HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION
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