Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union

Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union
AbbreviationOCAW
Merged intoPaper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union
Formation1955 (1955)
DissolvedJanuary 4, 1999 (1999-01-04)
Merger of
  • Oil Workers International Union
  • United Gas Coke and Chemical Workers of America
TypeTrade union
Location
    • United States
    • Canada (until 1980)
Membership
80,000[1]
Presidents
  • Jack Knight
  • Alvin F. Grospiron
  • Robert Goss
  • Joseph Misbrener
  • Robert Wages
SecessionsEnergy and Chemical Workers Union
AffiliationsAFL–CIO

The Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union (OCAW) was a trade union in the United States which existed between 1917 and 1999. At the time of its dissolution and merger, the International represented 80,000 workers and was affiliated with the AFL–CIO.

  1. ^ "Two Labor Unions to Merge in 1999." Pulp & Paper. October 1998.

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