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Object ID |
2021.001.001a |
Title |
Letter to Coors Porcelain employees regarding union vote |
Accession number |
2021.001 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Scope & Content |
Typed letter from Joseph Coors Sr. to the employees of Coors Porcelain, dated March 5, 1957. The content of the letter concerns a vote that was to happen on March 7, 1957 in a decertification election regarding the status of Local 368 of the Brewery Workers International Union. In the letter, Joseph Coors lays out the reasons to decertify Local 368, citing examples of broken promises by the union and the positive steps the company has taken to support the workers, such as increasing wages and benefits. An addendum to the letter includes a table showing increases in pay for different jobs from September 1947 to September 1955. |
People |
Coors, Joseph Sr. |
Search Terms |
Coors Brewing Company Coors Labor Relations Coors Porcelain Company |