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1	Title:	International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drink and Distillery Workers Records
	Creator:	International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drink and Distillery Workers
	Dates:	1919-1971
	Abstract:	The International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drink and Distillery Workers was founded in 1886 as the National Union of United Brewery Workmen. The union affiliated with the American Federation of Labor in 1887 and merged with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in 1973. The union was open to all employees regardless of craft, making it the first industrial union in the United States. The union had locals representing brewery and soft drink employees in Cleveland, New Philadelphia, Akron, Norwalk, and Sandusky, Ohio. The collection consists of membership dues ledgers, membership journals, permit holder journals, and statistical ledgers.
	Call #:	MS 5293
	Extent:	7.00 linear feet (59 volumes)
	Subjects:	Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Soft drink industry -- Employees -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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2	Title:	International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, Local 1164 Records
	Creator:	International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, Local 1164
	Dates:	1974-1981
	Abstract:	Local 1164 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America was created in 1973 when the Cleveland, Ohio, locals of the International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drink and Distillery Workers merged with the Teamsters. The local represents workers in the brewery and soft drink industries in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of membership day books.
	Call #:	MS 5294
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (8 volumes)
	Subjects:	Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Soft drink industry -- Employees -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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3	Title:	International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America, Local 407 Records
	Creator:	International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America, Local 407
	Dates:	1925-1948
	Abstract:	Local 407 is a local union of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers. The local was founded and chartered in 1912, in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of fifty-six bound ledger volumes which list dues, fines, and assessments for individual members of the local union.
	Call #:	MS 3758
	Extent:	17.50 linear feet (56 volumes)
	Subjects:	International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America. Local 407 (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Transport workers -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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4	Title:	United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 182 Records
	Creator:	United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 182
	Dates:	1919-1979
	Abstract:	Local 182 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America is a Cleveland, Ohio, local of a national union. In 1972 Locals 1902 and 2159 merged with Local 182. The collection consists of bylaws, five day books, and five dues books of Local 182; seven minute books of Local 2159; and a constitution and minute book (in Polish), two additional minute books, and two dues books of Local 1902.
	Call #:	MS 3843
	Extent:	2.00 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Local 182 (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Carpenters -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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5	Title:	Cleveland Labor Union Index
	Creator:	Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
	Dates:	ca. 1984
	Abstract:	The Cleveland Labor Union Index consists of an index card file of labor unions listed in Cleveland, Ohio, city directories in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The index was compiled by the staff of the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.
	Call #:	MS 5214
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Directories. \| Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. \| Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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6	Title:	Coalition of Labor Union Women Records
	Creator:	Coalition of Labor Union Women
	Dates:	1967-1996
	Abstract:	The Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) was founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1974. The organization's primary purpose was to make unions more responsive to unorganized working women and help its members share common labor problems and concerns. Jean Tussey (1918-2010) was a prominent member of the Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of CLUW. As a union activist, Tussey was highly involved in the Coalition of Labor Union Women. This collection consists primarily of agendas, bylaws, correspondence, financial reports, minutes, newsletters, handbooks and other material related to CLUW's Cleveland chapter and Tussey's involvement.
	Call #:	MS 5360
	Extent:	0.80 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Women labor union members -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Feminism -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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7	Title:	Cleveland Federation of Musicians Records
	Creator:	Cleveland Federation of Musicians
	Dates:	1888-1965
	Abstract:	The Cleveland Federation of Musicians was established in 1877 as the Musicians Mutual Protective Association. In 1895 the Association joined the American Federation of Musicians and became A.F.M. Local 4. African American members left to form their own local, No. 550, in 1910, but reunited with Local 4, also known as the Cleveland Federation of Musicians, in 1962. Establishment of minimum wages and protection of its members were the union's main goals. Women musicians were given equal protection after being admitted to the union in 1901. Other union activities included support of other unions, publication of the Cleveland Musician, and sponsorship of the Druid Club. The collection consists of constitutions, minutes, correspondence, financial records, wage scale directories, membership lists, material on the 1935 trial of a union member, beneficiary notices, contracts, issues of the Cleveland Musician, scrapbooks, miscellaneous material, and records of the Druid Club.
	Call #:	MS 3718
	Extent:	13.55 linear feet (7 containers, 29 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Cleveland Federation of Musicians. \| Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Musicians -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Musicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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8	Title:	Cleveland Printing and Graphic Communications Union, Local No. 56 Records
	Creator:	Cleveland Printing and Graphic Communications Union, Local No. 56
	Dates:	1893-1978
	Abstract:	The Cleveland Printing and Graphic Communications Union, Local No. 56 was chartered in 1891 as the Cleveland Printing and Pressmen's Union, Local No. 56. It became the Cleveland Printing Pressmen's and Assistants Union, Local No. 56 in 1929, after merging with the Cleveland Pressmen's Assistants Union, Local No. 45. The present name was adopted after a 1973 merger with the Stereotypers and Electrotypers International. Activities of the union have included support of other unions, establishment of a technical school and a tuberculosis sanitarium in Tennessee, and support of the Cleveland Citizen, one of America's oldest labor newspapers. The collection consists of minutes, ledgers, cash and dues books, payment records, tax information, attendance books, subject files, and newsletters.
	Call #:	MS 3728
	Extent:	11.60 linear feet (12 containers and 9 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Cleveland Printing and Graphic Communications Union. Local No. 56. \| Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Printing industry -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Printing industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Collective bargaining -- Printing industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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9	Title:	Lithographers and Photoengravers International Union, Local No. 6-L Records
	Creator:	Lithographers and Photoengravers International Union, Local No. 6-L
	Dates:	1904-1970
	Abstract:	Local No. 6-L of the Lithographers and Photoengravers International Union was chartered in 1889 in Cleveland, Ohio, as a member of the Lithographers International Protective and Insurance Association of the United States and Canada. The Association merged with the International Photoengravers Union of North America in 1964 to form the Lithographers and Photoengravers International Union. Cleveland Local 6-L broadened its membership to include Akron workers. In 1972 the union merged with the International Brotherhood of Bookbinders to form the Graphic Arts International Union. The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, audit reports, dues and assessments ledgers, cash books, and pension account ledgers.
	Call #:	MS 3751
	Extent:	4.40 linear feet (4 containers and 6 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Lithographers and Photoengravers International Union. Local No. 6-L (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Printing industry -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Collective bargaining -- Printing industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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10	Title:	Jewish Bakers Union, Local 56 Records
	Creator:	Jewish Bakers Union, Local 56
	Dates:	1925-1950
	Abstract:	Local 56 of the Jewish Bakers Union, was the Cleveland, Ohio, local that represented employees of Jewish bakeries. The collection consists of twelve dues books and one volume recording receipts and expenditures.
	Call #:	MS 3858
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (3 containers and 1 oversize volume)
	Subjects:	Jewish Bakers Union. Local 56 (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Bakery employees -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Bakery employees -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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11	Title:	Jean Y. Tussey Labor History Collection
	Creator:	Tussey, Jean Y.
	Dates:	1910-2002
	Abstract:	Jean Y. Tussey (1918-2010), labor union activist, was born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey. She became a member of Local 53 of the International Typographical Union when she moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1951 and joined the staff of the Plain Dealer newspaper as a proofreader. In 1982, Tussey was a founding member, with David Knapp, of the Greater Cleveland Labor History Society, serving as president and executive committee member of that organization. Located in the Sidney Hillman Building at 2227 Payne Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, the society collected historic records, books, photographs, and memorabilia from various sources. This collection chronicles the operations of the Greater Cleveland Labor History Society and their efforts to publish a monograph by Max S. Hayes, A History of Cleveland Labor. The collection consists of agendas, a bibliography, books, booklets, book chapters, a calendar, contracts correspondence, directories, flyers, forms, a grant request, insurance policies, labor agreements, lists, manuals, a manifesto, minutes, newsletters, newspapers, notes, pension plans, photographs, poems, posters, press releases, reports, songs, and speeches.
	Call #:	MS 5405
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Tussey, Jean Y., 1918-2010 \| Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Labor unions -- Organizing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women labor union members -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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12	Title:	Beryl Peppercorn Papers
	Creator:	Peppercorn, Beryl
	Dates:	1924-1969
	Abstract:	Beryl Peppercorn (1892-1969) was a Cleveland, Ohio, labor leader who served as manager of the Cleveland Joint Board, Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (1922-1958). He was a co-founder of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America with Frank Rosenblum in 1914. By 1935, the ACWA had negotiated contracts at most of the men's clothing stores in Cleveland, making it one of the largest labor unions in the area. He also co-founded the Cleveland Industrial Union Council, the local affiliate of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). The collection consists of loose papers, pamphlets, and scrapbooks containing broadsides, pamphlets, programs, letters, newspaper clippings and telegrams relating to the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and its activities in Ohio.
	Call #:	MS 3388
	Extent:	0.60 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Peppercorn, Beryl, 1892-1969. \| Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. Cleveland Joint Board. \| Clothing workers -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Collective bargaining -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Clothing workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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13	Title:	Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators, and Paperhangers of America, Glaziers Local Union No. 1210 Records
	Creator:	Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators, and Paperhangers of America, Glaziers Local Union No. 1210
	Dates:	1915-1921
	Abstract:	The Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators, and Paperhangers of America, Glaziers Local Union No. 1210, was founded in 1915 in Cleveland, Ohi,o as Local 181 of the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators, and Paperhangers. The collection consists of minutes, including accident, field, financial and shop reports. Also included are receipts relating to Glaziers Local 181 and constitutional amendments of the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators, and Paperhangers.
	Call #:	MS 3727
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators, and Paperhangers of America. Glaziers Local Union No. 1210 (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Glassworkers -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Painters, Industrial -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Paperhangers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Strikes and lockouts -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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14	Title:	Graphic Arts International Union, Local No. 24-P Records
	Creator:	Graphic Arts International Union
	Dates:	1912-1974
	Abstract:	The Graphic Arts International Union, Local No. 24-P, was founded in 1900 as part of the International Typographical Union but transferred to the jurisdiction of the International Photoengravers Union of North America in 1903. The union merged with the Amalgamated Lithographers of America in 1964 to form the Lithographers and Photoengravers International Union. Also in 1964, Akron Local No. 51 was merged into Cleveland Local No. 24-P. The union merged with the International Brotherhood of Bookbinders in 1972 to form the Graphic Arts International Union. In 1966 the Cleveland local absorbed Youngstown Local No. 63 and in 1976 it took in the Photo-Industrial Local No 24-A. The collections consists of records of three local unions and material issued by the international, including minutes, negotiation minutes, constitutions, correspondence, financial and membership records, statistics, agreements, proposals, newsletters, clippings, pamphlets, convention proceedings, and miscellaneous material.
	Call #:	MS 3740
	Extent:	14.61 linear feet (15 containers, 5 oversized volumes, and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Graphic Arts International Union. Local No. 24-P (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Printing industry -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Bookbinders -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Collective bargaining -- Printing industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Collective labor agreements -- Printing industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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15	Title:	International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America, Local 407 Records, Series II
	Creator:	International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America, Local 407
	Dates:	1934-1976
	Abstract:	Local 407 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America in Cleveland, Ohio, is the the largest Teamster freight local in Ohio. It has vigorously participated in both local and national Teamster strikes since its formation, ca. 1915. The collection consists of machine duplicated newspaper clippings concerning the Teamster and wildcat truckers' strikes of 1967, 1970 and 1976, machine duplicated business correspondence sent to Thomas "Eddie" Lee, secretary-treasurer of Local 407 (1964-1978), several wage-rate agreements, and miscellaneous items, including copies of news articles on prominent local and national Teamster leaders such as William and Jackie Presser and Jimmy Hoffa.
	Call #:	MS 3781
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America. Local 407 (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Transport workers -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Truck drivers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Strikes and lockouts -- Transport workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Wages -- Truck drivers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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16	Title:	Communications Workers of America, Local 4305 Records
	Creator:	Communications Workers of America, Local 4305
	Dates:	1947-1975
	Abstract:	The Communications Workers of America, Local 4305 was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, as Local 6 of the Ohio Federation of Telephone Workers, an autonomous member of the National Federation of Telephone Workers which was founded ca. 1937. The NFTW became the Communications Workers of America in 1947, but the OFTW did not join until 1949. In 1950 the Ohio Bell employees chose the CWA as their bargaining agent and Local 6 merged with Local 104 to form Local 4305 of the CWA. The collection consists of minutes of monthly membership meetings (1947-1973), minutes of steward's meetings (1952-1975), minutes of executive or advisory board meetings (1953-1959), minutes of officers' meetings (1960-1973), by-laws (1969), grievances, legal briefs and related papers from arbitration cases, copies of the Courier (1958-1969), correspondence, and wage agreements.
	Call #:	MS 3784
	Extent:	0.80 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Communications Workers of America. Local 4305 (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Ohio Bell Telephone Company. \| Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Telephone companies -- Employees -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Telephone -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Employees. \| Collective bargaining -- Telecommunication -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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17	Title:	Communications Workers of America, Local 4301 Records
	Creator:	Communications Workers of America, Local 4301
	Dates:	1966-1970
	Abstract:	Local 4031 of the Communications Workers of America was established in Cleveland, Ohio, during the 1950s by the merger of the Ohio Federation of Telephone Workers and the Communications Workers of America. The local represents its members in their dealings with the Ohio Bell Telephone Company and serves Cleveland's eastern suburbs. The collection consists of copies of grievances of union members against the Ohio Bell Telephone Company.
	Call #:	MS 3821
	Extent:	0.60 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Communications Workers of America. Local 4301. \| Ohio Bell Telephone Company. \| Collective bargaining -- Telecommunication -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Telephone companies -- Employees -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Labor unions -- Telecommunication -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Labor unions -- Communication and traffic -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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18	Title:	United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 427 Records
	Creator:	United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 427
	Dates:	1937-1979
	Abstract:	Local 427 of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union was chartered in 1933 in Cleveland, Ohio, as District 427 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America. It merged with the Retail Clerks International Association in 1979 to form the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. District 427 established the Community Health Foundation in 1964, with the cooperation of the Retail Clerks Local 880. The Foundation merged with Kaiser in 1969. The collection consists of minutes, newsletters, correspondence, convention proceedings, reports, contracts, clippings, financial and membership records, subject files, papers of presidents Sam Pollock and Frank Cimino, and records of or material pertaining to affiliated locals and unions, including Amalgamated Meat Cutters Local 500, Cleveland Fur Workers Local 86, The Canton Federation of Labor and the Cleveland AFL-CIO.
	Call #:	MS 3892
	Extent:	63.60 linear feet (65 containers)
	Subjects:	United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. Local 427 (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Clerks (Retail trade) -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Butchers -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Food industry and trade -- Employees -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements. \| Civil rights -- United States. \| Health maintenance organizations -- United States.
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19	Title:	United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 11 Records
	Creator:	United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 11
	Dates:	1882-1943
	Abstract:	Local 11 in Cleveland, Ohio, is the local of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. It was chartered as Local 1 in 1881. The collection consists of minutes, delegate lists, expense books, and dues books (including members' names and their payments of dues).
	Call #:	MS 4184
	Extent:	10.00 linear feet (6 containers and 18 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Local 11 (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Carpenters -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Joiners -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Labor -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Carpenters -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Occupations -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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20	Title:	United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 105 Records
	Creator:	United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 105
	Dates:	1913-1973
	Abstract:	Local 105 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America is located in Cleveland, Ohio. It was formed in 1907 by the merger of Locals 14, 1039 and 1231. Local 1180, a predominantly Hungarian Local in Cleveland, merged into Local 105 in January, 1973. The collection consists of constitutions, minutes, cash books, dues books (including members' names, birth dates, date and Local of initiation, and amount of dues paid), financial statements, jurisdictional decisions, application books, and correspondence of U.B.C.J.A. Locals 105 and 1180.
	Call #:	MS 4193
	Extent:	13.25 linear feet (12 containers and 16 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Local 105 (Cleveland, Ohio) \| United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Local 1180 (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Carpenters -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Hungarian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Labor -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Carpenters -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Occupations -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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