Chicago Flat Janitors Union | Busy Beaver Button Museum

Category:

Chicago

Sub Categories:

Union

Text on Button:

LOCAL APR 1 1971 CHICAGO FLAT JANITORS UNION AFL-CIO

Image Description:

Black text on grey background.

Curl Text:

Green Duck Co. Chicago

Back Style:

Locking pin

The Shape:

Circle

The Size:

7/8 inch

Year / Decade Made:

1971

The Manufacturer:

Green Duck

Additional Information:

The Chicago Flat Janitor's Union formed in 1902 despite pressure from employers associations. The Union began collaborating with the American Federation of Labor 1904, later cooperating with the Building Service Employees International Union, the BSEIU (later the Service Employees International Union, SEIU). Local 1 continues to advocate on behalf of service employees as the Chicago Flat Janitor's Union. AFL-CIO Union dues button indicates union dues have been paid.

Jentz, John, Labor, the Law, and Economics: The Organization of the Chicago Flat Janitors Union, 1902-1917. Labor History,
38 (4), 412-431