AMALGAMATED CLOTHING WORKERS OF AMERICA
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America: translation
(ACWA)
A trade union formed by the men's clothing manufacturers in 1914. It merged with the Amalgamated Clothing and Textiles Workers Union (ACTWU) in 1976 and later merged with the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) in 1995 to form the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE).