State County and Municipal Workers of America (SCMWA)
MAR1938
Green dues button with STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL WORKERS written across top edge , OF AMERICA written at bottom edge.
Center off white circle has a liberty bell silhouette with CIO written across the yoke.
19 and 38 written on left and right, respectively.
MARCH written in green outlined box at bottom of center circle.
The SCMWA was a CIO union made up of state and municipal government employees, providing a CIO equivalent to AFSCME. Founded in 1937 in New York City it grew quickly and many locals had ties to the Communist Party. In 1946 SCMWA merged with the United Federal Workers of America (UFWA) to become the United Public Workers of America.
United Textile Workers of America (UTW)
Local 1763
Off white dues button with moderate staining around outside.
United Textile Workers written across top, Bridgeport, PA written across bottom.
Middle reads
LOCAL
No. 1763
A.F. of L.
With a union printer label at bottom.
No date provided.
Local 1763 of the UTW represented textile workers in textile mills in Bridgeport, PA during the 1934 General Textile Strike. United Textile Workers merged with United Food and Commercial Workers (UCFW) in 1996.
Amalgamated Association of Street & Electric Railway Employees of America (AAofS&EREofA)
Division 956
SEP1926
Yellow and white dues button
Two yellow stripes separated by a horizontal white stripe.
Top yellow stripe reads
Allentown, PA.
1926
DIV 956
Middle white stripe has an image of a street car with A A of S & E R E of A on the side with SEPT. printed below it
Bottom yellow band has a union printer logo with the number 38 printed on its right.
AAofS&EREofA Division 956 represented workers on the Lehigh Valley Transit Company's trolleys and streetcars.
Hotel and Club Employees Union
Local 568
OCT1959
NOV1959
DEC1959
Red button with HOTEL & CLUB EMP. UNION written in black across top
Center has a green keyhole shape with white and dark red outline
Top of keyhole shape reads AFL-CIO at top 568 in center, and 1959 in gold
Bottom of keyhole shape reads
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
DECEMBER
in white
Hotel & Clube Employees Union Local 568 represented hospitality workers in the Philadelphia area, and eventually became part of Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees (HERE)
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Local 222
DEC1938
Sky blue and off white dues button.
Top band reads A.F.S.C.&M.E.
Bottom band reads LOCAL 222
Center has Philadelphia City Hall Tower with AF of L written below it
Button reads DEC 1938 in left and righthand boxes respectively.
AFSCME Local 222 represents Philadelphia Parks and Recreation employees, as part of District Council 33.
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Local 222
APR1939
Salmon and off white dues button.
Top band reads A.F.S.C.&M.E.
Bottom band reads LOCAL 222
Center has Philadelphia City Hall Tower with AF of L written below it
Button reads APR 1939 in left and righthand boxes respectively.
AFSCME Local 222 represents Philadelphia Parks and Recreation employees, as part of District Council 33.
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Local 222
SEPT 1939
Beige and off white dues button.
Top band reads A.F.S.C.&M.E.
Bottom band reads LOCAL 222
Center has Philadelphia City Hall Tower with AF of L written below it
Button reads SEPT 1939 in left and righthand boxes respectively.
AFSCME Local 222 represents Philadelphia Parks and Recreation employees, as part of District Council 33.
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Local 222
OCT1939
Light brown and off white dues button.
Top band reads A.F.S.C.&M.E.
Bottom band reads LOCAL 222
Center has Philadelphia City Hall Tower with AF of L written below it
Button reads OCT 1939 in left and righthand boxes respectively.
AFSCME Local 222 represents Philadelphia Parks and Recreation employees, as part of District Council 33.
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Local 222
JAN1940
Pale blue and off white dues button.
Top band reads A.F.S.C.&M.E.
Bottom band reads LOCAL 222
Center has Philadelphia City Hall Tower with AF of L written below it
Button reads JAN 1940 in left and righthand boxes respectively.
AFSCME Local 222 represents Philadelphia Parks and Recreation employees, as part of District Council 33.
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Local 222
JAN1941
Pink, white, and beige dues button.
Outer band reads Municipal Workers Union of Phila. across top and JAN. across bottom.
White section at top of center circle reads 222
Pink band below reads 1941
Center has liberty bell with A.F. of L. written either side at top and A.F.S.C.&M.E. below.
AFSCME Local 222 represents Philadelphia Parks and Recreation employees, as part of District Council 33.
Dupont Employees Philadelphia Works Union
JAN to APR 1942
Red, White and Blue striped dues button. Reads Du Pont Employees across top red stripe.
Center white stripe reads
PHILA.
WORKS Union
Bottom blue stripe has a union printer logo at center with Jan, 1942, Apr. written along bottom edge.
The Du Pont Employees Philadelphia Works Union represented Du Pont employees at chemical and paint facilities in Philadelphia.
