AMC&BW had more food clerks in Pittsburgh than RCIA did. The reason is the people who originally organized the A & P clerks had approached C.C. Coulter saying they could organize the clerks for one thousand dollars. He refused. When they approached Gorman, he gave them two thousand dollars. Poole raided RCIA for two independent chains in Pittsburgh. The raid brought Meyers' attention to the fact that there were many part-time employees in those stores who were not included in the contract. Thus, when RCIA won the election, it ended up with twice as many members as before the raid.
