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- Description:
- An African American worker in the Buick foundry, he talks about organizing a union in 1929; about GM using blacks as strikebreakers; about his activity in the Communist Party and of others in Flint and the Detroit area, including after World War II; and about his personal history.
- Date Issued:
- 1981-01-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- He discusses working conditions at Fisher Body Plant No. 2 and at lumber camps in Minnesota
- Date Issued:
- 1982-12-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Worker in the Trim Department of Fisher Body Plant No. 1, he discusses working conditions before the strike, the strike itself, and post-strike conditions
- Date Issued:
- 1982-07-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A metal finisher at Fisher Body Plant No. 1, he discusses the sit-down strike as well as early experiences at Hayes Body
- Date Issued:
- 1979-08-07T00:00:00Z
- 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:
- A worker at Fisher Body Plant No. 2, he discusses working conditions before the strike, the strike itself, and conditions afterward
- Date Issued:
- 1982-04-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- He discusses his involvement in the Sit-Down Strike as an organizer sent by the Socialist Party, the Daily Strike Bulletin; Genora comments about Flint Socialists; Fish's organizing dry cleaning workers in Flint, and Genora discusses the Women's Emergency Brigade. He recalls his experiences at Brookwood Labor College
- Date Issued:
- 1975-05-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Striker at Standard Cotton Products
- Date Issued:
- 1980-04-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- He discusses his work as a Buick and employee of Fisher 1 and his picket duty during the Sit-Down Strike
- Date Issued:
- 1979-07-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- An employee of Chevrolet Plant No. 9, he discusses his work history, the Sit-Down Strike, and post-strike union politics
- Date Issued:
- 1980-05-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project