Chicago Flat Janitors Union

Chicago Flat Janitors Union Chicago Button Museum
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Chicago
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Chicago Flat Janitors Union button back Chicago Button Museum
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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 Co.
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.
Sources

Jentz, John. Labor, the Law, and Economics: The Organization of the Chicago Flat Janitors Union, 1902-1917. Labor History, 38 (4), 412-431.
Catalog ID CH0031