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- Description:
- He discusses his personal history, his work history at Fisher 1, and his involvement as a member of the strike committee at Fisher 1; his participation in the anti-Communist faction and afterwards in the AFL, Homer Martin faction; his investigation of the Black Legion; his wife Elsie comments on her activity during the strike
- Date Issued:
- 1979-08-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A worker at Fisher Body Plant No. 1, he discusses his personal history, his involvement with political groups before the Sit-Down Strike, the Sit-Down Strike itself, and post-strike conditions and union politics
- Date Issued:
- 1980-02-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- An employee at Fisher Plant No. 1, he discusses organizing for the AFL, the 1930 strike, post-strike factionalism in the UAW; and the Sit-Down Strike.
- Date Issued:
- 1980-03-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- She, the wife of an employee of Fisher Body Plant No. 1, discusses the 1930 strike there and the Sit-Down Strike, in which her husband participated
- Date Issued:
- 1979-05-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Chairman of the strike committee at Fisher Body Plant No. 1, he discusses his introduction to labor unions in Indiana, his organizing at Kelsey-Hayes, his organizing in Flint, planning the Sit-Down Strike, the strike itself, and factionalism after the strike
- Date Issued:
- 1978-12-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- She talks about her work in the Sewing Department of Fisher 1, that organizers were "rough" people.
- Date Issued:
- 1980-03-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Bjaland and O'Hara discuss their work history as young supervisors, including their roles as mediators between labor and management, about hiring practices, including favoritism for Masons and Catholics; the firings of the Perkins boys; changes after the strike.
- Date Issued:
- 1980-03-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A supervisor at Fisher Body Plant No. 1 during the sit-down strike, he discusses relations with employees before and after the strike, wartime sabotage, and memories of the 1930 strike
- Date Issued:
- 1988-03-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A member of the executive board of the strike at Fisher Body Plant No. 1, he discusses the 1930 strike, holding organizing meetings before the Sit-Down Strike, and the Sit-Down Strike itself
- Date Issued:
- 1979-01-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- An employee of Fisher Body Plant No. 1, he discusses the 1930 strike, organizing during the AFL period, and before the Sit-Down Strike, and the strike itself.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-07-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project