Boot and Shoe Workers' Union

Boot and Shoe Workers' Union
	Union label of the Boot and Shoe Workers' Union
Abbreviation	BSWU
Merged into	Retail Clerks International Union
Formation	1895
Dissolved	1977
Merger of	Boot and Shoe Workers International Union; Lasters' Protective Union of America; National Trade Assembly 216 of the Knights of Labor;
Type	Trade union
Location	Canada; United States; ;
Membership (1977)	29,000
Presidents	John F. Tobin; Collis Lovely; John J. Mara; John E. Mara;
Secessions	Shoe Workers' Protective Union
Affiliations	AFL-CIO; Canadian Labour Congress;

The Boot and Shoe Workers' Union (BSWU) was a trade union of workers in the footwear manufacturing industry in the United States and Canada. It was established in 1895 by the merger of three older unions. It was affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. In 1977 it merged into the Retail Clerks International Union, part of the AFL-CIO.

^ Charles J. Janus (October 1978). "Union Mergers in the 1970's: A Look at the Reasons and Results". Monthly Labor Review. 101 (10): 19. ISSN 1937-4658. JSTOR 41840625.

[1] Charles J. Janus (October 1978). "Union Mergers in the 1970's: A Look at the Reasons and Results". Monthly Labor Review. 101 (10): 19. ISSN 1937-4658. JSTOR 41840625.

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