UTW Merger Demands
Scope and Content Note: The UTW wanted equal representation on the Executive Council; but the TWUA, because of its vastly greater membership and financial strength, felt this was not equitable. Also, because “we'd had some internal conflicts in the past that indicate an Executive Council can go many ways, the feeling was that that was too much...” The TWUA, however, was willing to create positions for all UTW leaders. The fact that the UTW took such an extreme position indicated that Baldanzi did not really desire a merger. When the TWUA merged with the Amalgamated Clothing Workers (ACW), it also demanded that its entire Executive Council become part of the new Executive Board, but it did not demand equal representation on the Board.