Labor Unions; Auto; U. A. W. ; Detroit. -Meeting at Dodge Motor Car Co.

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Description:

A large group of women march down Detroit, Michigan street in support of striking U.A,W. workers at Dodge. "The sit-downers were supported by thousands of pickets, a mass demonstration of more than 50,000 in Cadillac Square and a Women's Auxiliary that conducted various activities to boost morale on and off the picket line..." from American Vanguard: The United Auto Workers During the Reuther Years, 1935-1970, by John Barnard.

Notes:

Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library

Date Issued:

1937-03-17T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library

Collection:

Virtual Motor City

Place:

Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, and Detroit

Subject Topic:

Women, Crowds, Strikes and lockouts, Demonstrations, Social conflict, and Dodge Division

Subject Name:

International Union, United Automobile Workers of America (CIO) and Chrysler Corporation

Format:

photographs

Rights:

Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

URL:

http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc8534