Interview of waiter and strike organizer Floyd Loew

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Description:

Floyd Loew, waiter and strike organizer, describes an altercation between the Waiters and Waitresses Union and members of the German American Bund when they tried to hire waitresses without going through the union. Loew also talks about how the union organized the hotels and convention halls in Detroit, strikes, sit-downs, and other labor actions, and integrating the union and organizing Black waiters and cooks as a way to prevent them from being used as scabs.

Date Issued:

1980-09-20T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Place:

Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, and Detroit

Subject Topic:

Labor leaders, Waiters, Selection and appointment, Waitresses, Selection and appointment, Hotels, Employees, Labor unions, Organizing, Convention facilities, Labor unions, Organizing, Strikes and lockouts, African American cooks, Labor unions, Organizing, and Minority labor union members

Subject Name:

Loew, Floyd and German American Bund

Subject Genre:

Interviews and Interviews

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5jw87x6s