Interview of Bill Braman, retired regional representative of the Allied Industrial Workers (AIW) union

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Description:

Bill Braman, retired regional representative of the Allied Industrial Workers (AIW) union, talks about his youth and coming to Lansing in 1961 and starting at Motor Wheel in 1965. He says he quickly became involved in the union and became president of his local in 1970 and recalls strikes in 1971 and 1974, the split with the UAW, and getting to know UAW leader Walter Reuther and AIW leader Lester Washburn. Braman also talks about Lansing politics, becoming President of the Greater Lansing Labor Council, and retiring from the AIW 1996. Braman is interviewed by Labor and Industrial Relations professor John Revitte.

Date Issued:

2002-08-28T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Place:

Michigan, Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, and Lansing (Mich.)

Subject Topic:

Labor leaders, Labor union locals, Strikes and lockouts, and Politics and government

Subject Name:

Reuther, Walter, 1907-1970, Washburn, Lester, 1906-1992, International Union, United Automobile Workers of America (A.F. of L.), and International Union, United Automobile Workers of America (CIO)

Subject Genre:

Interviews

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m55718z3k