The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations unite at 1955 New York Convention
Title "A.F.L. and C.I.O. Unite in Huge Labor Merger" superimposed over meeting in large convention hall / large banner "All Trades-All Crafts-All Colors-All Creeds-Together!" with seal of merged unions / high shot: members sit at long tables on convention floor / George Meany, president of the labor federation, and Walter Reuther at rostrum with large gavel / members applaud / quick shots: people sit at tables marked with signs of their organization: Bookbinders Union, Printing Pressmen, Elevator Constructors, Teamsters, "Masters, Mates & Pilots", Seafarers, Railway Carmen, Sleeping Car Porters (half-dozen African-American men), Office Employees / Meany with gavel / members stand & applaud
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Editorial #:
954931718
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
08 December, 1955
Upload date:
Licence type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released. More information
Clip length:
00:00:32:21
Location:
New York City, New York, United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr002979_02_02.mov
- Trade Union,
- African-American Ethnicity,
- 1950-1959,
- Conference - Event,
- Meeting,
- Employee,
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters,
- Organised Group,
- Applauding,
- Archival,
- Banner - Sign,
- Black And White,
- Business Finance and Industry,
- Composite Image,
- Economy,
- Employment and Labour,
- Film - Moving Image,
- Film Composite,
- Finance and Economy,
- Gavel,
- George C. Meany,
- HD Format,
- Lift,
- Mergers and Acquisitions,
- Merging,
- New York City,
- Newsreel,
- Office,
- People,
- Podium,
- President,
- Produced Segment,
- Rail Transportation,
- Real Time - Footage,
- Sign,
- Sitting,
- Sleeping,
- Speed,
- Standing,
- Table,
- USA,
- Walter P. Reuther,