Cloakmakers Union. Minutes., 1940-1943

The collection consists of various minutes from the Montreal Joint Council. There are the Board of Directors meeting minutes that encompass the dates November 13, 1937- July 29, 1940; March 21, 1940-December 18, 1943; and January 4, 1944-November 15, 1954. These meetings were in English and the minutes very brief. The earliest minutes from the Joint Council consist of a bound and hand written journal of minutes November 1938-December 1940. The other meeting minutes for the Montreal Joint Council date March 1940-December 1943; January 1944-April 1948; and January 1944-November 1963. Delegates from locals 19, 43, 61, 342, 112 were present at the meetings, as well as other officials from the Joint Council. The delegates presented reports from their respective locals during the meetings, and minutes also include sections on communications, office reports, local reports, and items from the International (ILGWU convention). Meeting minutes of other committees within the Joint Council include the Grievance Committee (1941-1947) and the Educational Committee (1950-1957).



The Joint Committee of the Ladies' Dress Manufacturing Industry for the Province of Quebec included members from the Montreal Dress Manufacturers Guild and the ILGWU Dress Cutters Local 205. It was tasked with supervising and carrying out the collective labor agreement between the organizations. The Joint Committee consisted of a chairman and a vice-chairman (elected) as well as an appointed manager with monthly meetings. The committee also appointed a five member Board of Examiners. The by-laws were adopted in 1936, and the bound journal contains the founding documents, by-laws, as well as minutes through 1938.