Carpenters Union Plans Bank; Institution Would Be the 1st Run by Organized Labor in CaliforniaCarpenters Union Plans BankAmerican Banker
The Brotherhood admitted black and white carpenters on an equal footing when it was first formed; one of the union’s vice presidents in its early years was L.E. Rames, an African-American carpenter from Charleston, South Carolina. In the South, however, the union faced opposition from white...