Elmer Chatak, former secretary-treasurer of the Industrial Union Department of the AFL-CIO, talks about his father and his own career in labor movement
- Description:
- At a Michigan State University "study away" class held in Washington, D.C., Elmer Chatak, former secretary-treasurer of the Industrial Union Department of the AFL-CIO, talks about his father, who was one of the first full-time organizers for the Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC) and his own introduction to the labor movement. Chatak also talks about his career as a union organizer, the many positions he held in the AFL-CIO, and how unions and union locals are formed. He takes questions from the class.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-07-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Subject Topic:
- Family, Labor leaders, Labor unions, Organizing, and Labor union locals
- Subject Name:
- Chatak, Elmer and Chatak, Elmer
- Subject Genre:
- Biography
- Language:
- English
- Rights:
- In Copyright
- URL:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5v11ww57