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"The cooperation and support of labor has been pledged to the Community Chest by C.I.O. labor leaders. Pictured at a meeting at the Washington Athletic Club, Thursday, September 18 [1947?], are, left to right, standing: Tom O'Leary, American Communications Association; Jerry Tyler, secretary of the Seattle C.I.O. Council; Edward Altman, patrolman of the Marine Engineers Local 38; Frank Cosby, business agent of the Warehousemen's Local 1-19; Claude Smith, C.I.O. Labor paper; Robin Drake, Office Workers Local; Oscar Anderson, Alaska Fishermen's Union; A. Dieterle, Tailors' Local 71; Gene Corum, labor representative of the Community Chest; and Nat S. Rogers, president of the Chest. Seated are, left to right, : L.A. "Bill" Williams, vice president of the Chest; Irving S. Smith, Chest campaign chairman; Robert L. Ferguson, president of the Washington State C.I.O.; A. A. Fisher, secretary of the Washington C.I.O Regional Office; Harry Tucker, C.I.O.; and Vivian Stucker, chairman of the Social Service Division of the United Office and Professional Workers of America Local 35." Courtesy Jerry Tyler Collection. Copyright(c) Reserved. See Waterfront Workers History Project

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