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- Description:
- He discusses his personal and work history, including employment at Ford Motor Company; he worked at Chevrolet 10 at the time of the Sit-Down Strike and describes the Strike
- Date Issued:
- 1980-06-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A worker at Fisher Body Plant No. 1, he discusses his personal history, his involvement with political groups before the Sit-Down Strike, the Sit-Down Strike itself, and post-strike conditions and union politics
- Date Issued:
- 1980-02-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- He discusses moving to Flint in 1918 and working at the foundry at Buick Motor Division
- Date Issued:
- 1980-07-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Sheet-metal draftsman at Chevrolet Plant No. 7, he discusses the sit-down strike
- Date Issued:
- 1978-03-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- General Secretary for Michigan of the Communist Party of the United States during the Sit-Down Strike and later General Secretary of the CPUSA, he critiques various analyses of the Strike, discusses the local political situations in Flint and Detroit, Mortimer's organizing, the role of the Communist Party, and events after the strike
- Date Issued:
- 1979-03-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- An African-American, he discusses his personal work history as a strikebreaker in Houston, Texas; as an organizer of foundry workers at Buick; relations between blacks and European immigrants;
- Date Issued:
- 1979-08-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A worker at Chevrolet 4, he describes his earlier experiences as a member of the IWW and Proletarian Party as well as his memories of the Sit-Down Strike and its aftermath; his wife Pearl recalls her experiences during the strike
- Date Issued:
- 1979-08-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- An employee at Fisher Body Plant No. 1, he discusses his work history and the Sit-Down Strike
- Date Issued:
- 1980-03-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- An employee at Fisher Body Plant No. 1 during the Sit-Down Strike, he opines about the causes of the strike and its aftermath
- Date Issued:
- 1978-06-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A former Buick employee and Communist Party member, he discusses the UAW, labor organizing in Flint, and a variety of other topics
- Date Issued:
- 1981-07-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A worker in the Paint Department of Fisher Body Plant No. 1, he discusses the 1930 and 1934 strikes, the Sit-Down Strikes, and post-strike union politics
- Date Issued:
- 1980-03-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A retired Chevrolet Plant No. 4 worker, he discusses his Missouri upbringing, welfare during the Depression, working conditions, and socialism
- Date Issued:
- 1984-07-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- He discusses pre-strike working conditions and lack of accident payments and discusses the sit-down strike
- Date Issued:
- 1982-04-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- He briefly discusses working conditions before the strike, the strike itself, and conditions after the strike
- Date Issued:
- 1982-08-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Arc welder at Fisher Body Plant No. 1, he discusses attending organizing meetings and the sit-down strike itself
- Date Issued:
- 1980-03-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- He discusses his personal history, including encounters with the IWW in Minnesota; involvement in the Socialist Party and in organizing the unemployed and workers. He also discusses his work in the Sit-Down Strike at Chevrolet 9
- Date Issued:
- 1979-08-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A Flint city policeman, he describes the Sit-Down Strike from the perspective of the police
- Date Issued:
- 1985-11-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- An employee at Chevrolet Plant No. 4, he describes working conditions before and after the Sit-Down Strike and discusses the strike itself
- Date Issued:
- 1978-07-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- An employee in the paint department of Fisher 1, he discusses the sit-down there, resisting the influence of Robert Travis,.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-07-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Worker at Chevrolet Plant No. 4, he discusses working conditions before the strike, the Sit-Down Strike itself, and union politics following the strike
- Date Issued:
- 1978-06-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A tack spitter at Fisher Body Plant No. 1, he discusses his personal and work history, desribes working conditions and the Sit-Down Strike
- Date Issued:
- 1980-07-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Malone, a Communist employee of Chevrolet Plant No. 4, discusses the Sit-Down Strike with Henry Kraus, who also discusses his memories of the Strike; they mention the anti-Communist drive led by Walter Reuther, Kermit Johnson and the strike at Plant 4, the first blacks to work on assembly, and political factions in the Flint unions
- Date Issued:
- 1986-07-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- An employee at Fisher 1, he describes his personal history, working conditions before the strike, the first organizing attempts, and the Sit-Down Strike itself
- Date Issued:
- 1980-03-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A tool and die maker and labor organizer at the Fisher Body Coit Road plant in Cleveland, he discusses the sit-down strike that occurred there in 1936 and the organizing that had occurred there
- Date Issued:
- 1978-12-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- An employee at Chevrolet Plant No. 4, he discusses his work history and conditions, the Sit-Down Strike, and post-strike conditions
- Date Issued:
- 1979-08-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- An employee of Chevrolet Plant No. 8, he discusses his work history, events at his plant during the Sit-Down Strike, effects afterward, and post-strike union politics
- Date Issued:
- 1980-03-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A worker in the paint department of Fisher Body Plant No. 1, he discusses the sit-down strike there
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- An oil sander at Fisher Body Plant No. 1, he discusses his work and personal history, the Sit-Down Strike, and post-strike conditions
- Date Issued:
- 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- An employee of Chevrolet Plant No. 5, he discusses the Sit-Down Strike in Chevrolet Plant No. 4.
- Date Issued:
- 1980-04-07T00:00:00Z
- 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:
- 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:
- An employee of Fisher Body Plant No. 1, he recalls the Sit-Down Strike and his delay in joining the union
- Date Issued:
- 1978-07-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- He discusses his work history at Fisher Plant No. 1 and the Sit-Down Strike there
- Date Issued:
- 1980-02-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Wife of a striker in Fisher Body Plant No. 1 and operator of a dairy bar in Flint, she discusses conditions during the Depression in Flint
- Date Issued:
- 1980-02-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- An employee of Fisher Body Plant No. 2, he discusses 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
- Description:
- A worker at Fisher Body Plant No. 1, he discusses his personal and work history, the Sit-Down Strike, and Civic Park
- Date Issued:
- 1980-06-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- An employee of Fisher Body Plant No. 2, he discusses his work history, organizing the union, the Sit-Down Strike, of which he was a leader in his plant, post-strike unioin politics, and his and others' experience in coming to Flint and getting hired
- Date Issued:
- 1980-07-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Editor of the Flint Auto Worker and author of the first book about the strike, he discusses the operation of his newspaper, his views of the strike organization; Dorothy Kraus discusses the organization of the strike kitchen and of women in general; he discusses UAW politics during and after the strike.
- Date Issued:
- 1982-05-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- She discusses the Industrial Avenue neighborhood, where her Jewish immigrant parents ran a bakery, and their attitudes towards the strike. She taught at Northern High School and was involved in the teachers' union.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-06-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- The retired left-wing Chevrolet worker discusses the International Workers of the World, left-wing movements, and the sit-down strike leaders
- Date Issued:
- 1992-05-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Widow of Jeremiah (Jerry)Aldred, a strike leader at Fisher Body Plant No. 1, later secretary-treasurer of the international UAW, discusses her memories of the sit-down strike and UAW politics after the strike.
- Date Issued:
- 1980-03-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Employee at Fisher Plant No. 1, he discusses organizing attempts before the strike and the Sit-Down Strike itself
- Date Issued:
- 1980-07-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A worker at Fisher 1, he discusses working conditions before and after the strike, the strike itself, and also attitudes towards Catholics.
- Date Issued:
- 1980-03-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- He discusses his work as an organizer of the unemployed, 1935; his personal history in the United Mine Workers; and the Sit-Down Strike.
- Date Issued:
- 1979-08-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Owner of a clothing store, he discusses his business, support for the strikers, and other topics
- Date Issued:
- 1978-07-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- She, the wife of an employee of Fisher Body Plant No. 1, discusses the 1930 strike there and the Sit-Down Strike, in which her husband participated
- Date Issued:
- 1979-05-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Worker at Chevrolet Plant No. 8, he discusses working conditions 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
- Description:
- An employee of Fisher Body Plant No. 1, he talks about the earlier strikes and conditions in the factory, about the Sit-Down Strike, and about post-strike union loyalties.
- Date Issued:
- 1980-05-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Chairman of the strike committee at Fisher Body Plant No. 1, he discusses his introduction to labor unions in Indiana, his organizing at Kelsey-Hayes, his organizing in Flint, planning the Sit-Down Strike, the strike itself, and factionalism after the strike
- Date Issued:
- 1978-12-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Description:
- An employee of Fisher Body Plant No. 1, he talks about the earlier strikes and conditions in the factory, about the Sit-Down Strike, attitudes of Swartz Creek residents towards the strike, and about post-strike union loyalties.
- Date Issued:
- 1980-04-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- An employee of Fisher Plant No. 1, he discusses the Sit-Down Strike, wildcat strikes and his activity in the union after the strike
- Date Issued:
- 1979-08-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- An employee at Fisher Body Plant No. 1, he supported but did not sit down during the strike.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-07-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Black worker at Buick, later active in union and state politics, he describes Flint's black workers and the political makeup of the black community
- Date Issued:
- 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A worker at Fisher 1, he was a member of the goon squad during the strike; he discusses strike leaders and activities at Fisher 1.
- Date Issued:
- 1980-03-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- He recalls his activity during the Sit-Down Strike, his personal work history, and Flint police in general.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-07-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- He discusses his work history at Chevrolet, his activity in the company union at AC, and the Sit-Down Strike at Fisher 1
- Date Issued:
- 1980-07-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Polish-American labor organizer of Detroit, he discusses the organization of Slavic autoworkers in Detroit and his lectures and visits to Flint
- Date Issued:
- 1979-08-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- She recalls the Sit-Down Strike from her vantage point as member of the Women's Auxiliary and wife of a leader at Chevrolet Plant No. 10 and discusses her life as an autoworker beginning in World War II
- Date Issued:
- 1988-06-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- He discusses conditions at Fisher Body Plant No. 1 before the strike, going to Florida during the strike, and returning as a white-collar GM employee
- Date Issued:
- 1984-07-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Flint lawyer, Genesee County Prosecuting Attorney, and at the time of the strike, U.S. Congressman, he discusses the political landscape of Flint during the time of the Sit-Down Strike and comments on individual judges and politicians
- Date Issued:
- 1978-07-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Worker at Fisher Body Plant No. 1, he discusses the sit-down strike
- Date Issued:
- 1982-08-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A striker at Chevrolet Plant No. 4, he discusses the Sit-Down Strike, conditions in Missouri, and post-strike working conditions
- Date Issued:
- 1980-02-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A supervisor at Fisher Body Plant No. 1 during the sit-down strike, he discusses relations with employees before and after the strike, wartime sabotage, and memories of the 1930 strike
- Date Issued:
- 1988-03-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A member of the executive board of the strike at Fisher Body Plant No. 1, he discusses the 1930 strike, holding organizing meetings before the Sit-Down Strike, and the Sit-Down Strike itself
- Date Issued:
- 1979-01-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Employees in Chevrolet Plant No. 4, they talk mostly about the Sit-Down Strike there
- Date Issued:
- 1979-08-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- An African American, he discusses the sit-down strike and his work after being hired as a janitor at Chevrolet Plant No. 4 and working conditions for blacks in general
- Date Issued:
- 1978-07-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- An employee of Fisher Body Plant No. 1, he discusses the 1930 strike, organizing during the AFL period, and before the Sit-Down Strike, and the strike itself.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-07-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- An employee of AC Spark Plug Division, she discusses working conditions there before, during, and after the Sit-Down Strike
- Date Issued:
- 1980-03-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Chief organizer of the Sit-Down Strike, he discusses holding meetings, the Flint situation, and the Sit-Down Strike, the UAW and organized labor generally, and his personal history
- Date Issued:
- 1978-12-13T00:00:00Z
- 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 various aspects of the sit-down strike and comments on more contemporary developments in Flint
- Date Issued:
- 1983-07-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- She discusses the formation and activities of the Women's Emergency Brigade and the UAW Women's Auxiliary, organizing women workers. She discusses her father, a carpenter, and organizing at AC Sparkplug.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-07-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Flint native and worker at Chevrolet Plant No. 4 during the Sit-Down Strike, he discusses his personal and work history, the Sit-Down Strike, and the developments in the plant following the strike
- Date Issued:
- 1980-03-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Worked at Buick and Chevrolet, but worked at Fisher Body Plant No. 1 at the time of the Sit-Down Strike, which he discusses
- Date Issued:
- 1980-04-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A teenager during the Sit-Down Strike, he discusses his Slovak background, Civic Park neighborhood, the Strike, and the UAW
- Date Issued:
- 1980-03-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A worker at Fisher Body Plant No. 1, he comments on working conditions and union leadership
- Date Issued:
- 1980-06-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A worker at Chevrolet Plant No. 6 during the sit-down strike, he discusses working conditions before the strike, in which he did not participate
- Date Issued:
- 1979-02-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A metal finisher at Fisher Body Plant No. 1, describes the Sit-Down Strike, including driving a car for the union
- Date Issued:
- 1980-02-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A foreman at Chevrolet Plant No. 8 during the Sit-Down Strike, he discusses the Strike from his perspective as part of management in a plant not on strike.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-06-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- He worked at Chevrolet 4 and discusses the Sit-Down Strike as it occurred there.
- Date Issued:
- 1980-03-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Socialist Party organizer in Michigan at the time of the sit-down strike, he discusses raising money to support Socialist Hy Fish, his observations of the sit-down strike, and politics in the UAW after the strike
- Date Issued:
- 1979-06-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A striker at Fisher Plant No. 2, he received a gunshot wound; he talks post-strike working conditions and the union
- Date Issued:
- 1980-02-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- An employee at Chevrolet Plant No. 4, he discusses working conditions before the Sit-Down Strike as well as events during and after the Strike
- Date Issued:
- 1980-04-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Worker at Chevrolet Plant No. 4, he discusses the sit-down strike, attitudes of workers towards unions, benefits of unions, and his retirement
- Date Issued:
- 1984-07-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- She discusses her late husband, Hans Larson, and his activity as a strike leader and UAW officer at Fisher 2
- Date Issued:
- 1980-04-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- A worker at Chevrolet Plant No. 4, he discusses the Sit-Down Strike and describes how his brother, a striker in Fisher Plant No. 2, was shot
- Date Issued:
- 1980-02-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- An employee and striker at Fisher Body Plant No. 1, he gives his personal history and talks about the strike and post-strike politics
- Date Issued:
- 1980-02-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- Strike chairman of the Chevrolet Assembly Plant (No. 2), he discusses his role and his opposition to Communists and Socialists as well as union politics later
- Date Issued:
- 1978-07-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- He discusses the Industrial Mutual Assocation and his work history, including at Fisher Body Plant No. 2, and the earliest unionization attempts there that he recalls.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-07-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- He discusses his activity as a member of the works council in Chevrolet 6 before the Sit-Down Strike and his opposition to the strike
- Date Issued:
- 1978-07-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project
- Description:
- An African American janitor at Buick during the strike, he gives his personal history, describes working conditions and the strike
- Date Issued:
- 1980-07-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan - Flint
- Collection:
- University of Michigan-Flint Labor History Project