CARD, UNION

Description: THE CARD ITSELF IS MADE OUT OF METAL (PROBABLY BRASS). ON THE CARD ITSELF, THE FOLLOWING TEXT IS FOUND, "RETIRED MEMBERSHIP CONFIRMED ON GEORGE GOODRICH BY LOCAL 245". "IN RECOGNITION OF 34 YEARS OF FAITHFUL CONTINUOUS MEMBERSHIP IN THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF UNITED BREWERY, FLOUR, CEREAL, SOFT DRINKS AND DISTILLERY WORKERS". THE CARD IS CONTAINED INSIDE A BLACK PLASTIC POUCH THAT LOOKS LIKE LEATHER. THERE ARE NO MARKINGS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE POUCH. ON THE INSIDE THERE IS THE FOLLOWING TEXT IN GOLD, "BFCSD" THIS IS IN FRONT OF AN OUTLINE OF CANADA. UNDER THIS, THERE IS THE FOLLOWING WRITING "CANADIAN UNION OF UNITED BREWERY, FLOUR, CEREAL, SOFT DRINK, AND DISTILLERY WORKERS".

History: GEORGE GOODRICH STARTED AT SICK'S LETHBRIDGE BREWERY IN 1947 AS A BOTTLE SORTER. WORKING THROUGHOUT THE BREWERY OVER THE COURSE OF 34 YEARS, HIS LAST JOB WAS IN SHIPPING BEFORE HE RETIRED IN 1981. THE LETHBRIDGE BREWERY HAD ITS FIRST UNION IN 1906. IN LATER YEARS EMPLOYEES OF THE LETHBRIDGE BREWERY WOULD BE MEMBERS OF THE CANADIAN UNION OF UNITED BREWERY, FLOUR, CEREAL, SOFT DRINK AND DISTILLERY WORKERS. THIS CARD WAS PRESENTED TO GEORGE GOODRICH UPON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE BREWERY, AND THUS THE UNION, IN 1981.