In 1889 the first Machinist Union convention was held with 34 locals represented, in the chambers of the Georgia State Senate.
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He worked for Canadair from 1954 to 1989 and became a prominent labour activist, serving as president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAWAW) Local 712 from 1969 to 1989.
The three labor representatives were Harry C. Bates, president of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers; Emil Rieve, president of the Textile Workers Union of America; and Elmer Walker, president of the International Association of Machinists.