Insurance Workers' International Union

The Insurance Workers' International Union (IWIU) was a labor union representing workers in the insurance industry in the United States and Canada.

History

The union was established on May 18, 1959, when the Insurance Agents' International Union merged with the Insurance Workers of America. Like both its predecessors, it was chartered by the AFL-CIO.[1] On formation, it had 22,650 members.[2]

In 1966, the union hired an organizer to study the unionization of white collar workers.[3] By 1980, its membership had fallen slightly, to 20,000.[4] On October 1, 1983, the union merged into the United Food and Commercial Workers, to promote the broader organization of clerical workers in the industry.[3]

Presidents

1959: George L. Russ
1963: George A. Rollins
1965: William Gillen
1976: Joseph Pollack

References

  1. ^ "Inactive Organizations" (PDF). UMD Labor Collections. University of Maryland. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. ^ Directory of National Unions and Employee Associations. Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. 1959.
  3. ^ a b Cornfield, Daniel (2013). Workers, Managers, and Technological Change. Springer. p. 128. ISBN 9781461318217.
  4. ^ Directory of National Unions and Employee Associations (PDF). Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. 1980. Retrieved 3 May 2022.