UMW of A

[MonDak]

under the UMW circle in small unreadable print in the pic it says
"contentment is the result of 8 hours"
don't know what that means. Think its district 22 of UMW.
On the back it says the badge was made by "The Whitehead-Hoag
Co. Newark NJ"

 

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[Jeffro]

Possibly United Metal Workers? probably a union pin of some sort.

 

[jeff of pa]

United Mine Workers of America.

 

[PBK]

As usual, Jeff is too fast for his elders!

United Mine Workers of America

http://www.umwa.org/homepage.shtml

I believe that the "contentment" inscription may refer to the union's historic implementation of the 8-hour work day in 1898.

 

[jeff of pa]

maby Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Company, District 22 - UMWA

of course there could be several District 22's

and PBK is correct on the 8 Hours

 

[Rowdy]

As usual, Jeff is too fast for his elders!

Elders my tush, some of us just have to go to work now and then!