Quarry Workers' International Union of North America

The Quarry Workers' International Union of North America was a trade union with its headquarters in Barre, Vermont. It was chartered by the American Federation of Labor on September 8, 1903.[1] It was the merger of two smaller, AFL-affiliated unions. The Quarrymen's National Union of the United States of America' operated from 1890 to 1900 and the National State Quarrymen's Union from 1895 to 1898.

QUIUNA
Full nameQuarry Workers' International Union of North America
Founded1903
Date dissolved1971
United Steel Workers of America
AffiliationAmerican Federation of Labor
Key peopleFred W. Suitor
Office locationBarre, Vermont
CountryUnited States, Canada

In 1938, it withdrew from the AFL and joined the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). Three years later, it renamed itself the United Stone and Allied Products Workers of America (USAPWA). In 1955, it became a founding member of the AFL–CIO. After years of decline, it merged with the United Steel Workers of America in 1971.

The union's papers (1906-1914) are held by the Walter P. Reuther Library at Wayne State University.[2]

Notable people

References
  1. Quarry Workers’ International Union of North America Library of Congress
  2. The Quarry Workers International Union of North America Papers, c.1906 - 1914
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