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111. Blake, Orvel, 1900-1982

Description:
He discusses work in mines in Illinois and Missouri, conditions at his workplace at Chevrolet Plant No. 6, and his experience sitting in during the Sit-Down Strike, when he cooked breakfast meals. He describes conditions later at Standard Cotton Products and the Ku Klux Klan in Missouri.
Date Issued:
1980-03-25T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
University of Michigan - Flint
Collection:
University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project

112. Parish, Lillie C. (Delia), 1896-1985

Description:
The wife and mother of Sit-Down strikers, she discusses her involvement in the Women's Auxiliary, her husband's union activity, life during the Depression, neighbors' attitudes, etc.
Date Issued:
1979-06-06T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
University of Michigan - Flint
Collection:
University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project

113. Gillan, Otis, 1907-1993

Description:
He discusses the working conditions at Chevrolet 4, the need for a union, the Sit-Down Strike in that plant, how Communists gained control of meetings, and wildcat strikes after the settlement
Date Issued:
1978-07-08T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
University of Michigan - Flint
Collection:
University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project

114. Love, Edmund G., 1912-1990

Description:
A junior high school teacher at the time of the strike, he discusses his personal experience with organizing and community attitudes regarding the Sit-Down Strike
Date Issued:
1980-04-19T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
University of Michigan - Flint
Collection:
University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project

115. Parks, Ralph B., 1911-1997

Description:
An employee at Fisher Body Plant No. 2, he describes working conditions before the strike, his activity sitting down during the Sit-Down Strike
Date Issued:
1978-07-03T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
University of Michigan - Flint
Collection:
University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project

116. LaRose, Adlore, 1896-1983

Description:
He discusses his work at Chevrolet 4 and his experience as a National Guardsman during the strike.
Date Issued:
1978-06-30T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
University of Michigan - Flint
Collection:
University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project

117. Nightingale, Mary, 1897-1994

Description:
An employee and organizer at Fisher Body Plant No. 1, she discusses the conditions in the cut-and-sew department and the Sit-Down Strike
Date Issued:
1978-07-06T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
University of Michigan - Flint
Collection:
University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project

118. Vowel, Charles, 1911-1983

Description:
An employee at Chevrolet Plant No. 4, he discusses working conditions before the Sit-Down Strike, the Sit-Down Strike itself, and conditions after the strike
Date Issued:
1981-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
University of Michigan - Flint
Collection:
University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project

119. Jones, Herbert E., 1901-1986

Description:
Worker at Chevrolet Plant No. 10, he briefly discusses conditions before and after the sit-down strike, and his picketing during the strike
Date Issued:
1984-07-24T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
University of Michigan - Flint
Collection:
University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project

120. Ahearn, Fred, 1910-1991

Description:
He talks about working conditions at Fisher Body Plant No. 2; about the 42 days he sat in while on strike, including the violence. He mentions several leaders of the strike.
Date Issued:
1978-07-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
University of Michigan - Flint
Collection:
University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project