Hughes, Arthur, 1915-

  1. Hughes, Arthur, 1915-
  2. Detailed View

Name Entries

Information

person

Name Entries *

Hughes, Arthur, 1915-

Computed Name Heading

Name Components

Surname :

Hughes

Forename :

Arthur

Date :

1915-

eng

Latn

authorizedForm

rda


Cite

Genders

Male


Cite

Exist Dates

Exist Dates - Date Range

1915

1915

Birth

1978

active 1978

Active

Show Fuzzy Range Fields

Cite

Biographical History

Arthur Hughes was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1915, and moved with his family to Detroit six months later. He was educated at Detroit's Western and Cass Technical High Schools. In 1933 Hughes took his first job at the Chrysler Dodge Main plant as a materials handler. A year later he was transferred to the paint department of the Dodge Truck plant where he subsequently became a paint repairman. He was active in UAW Local 140 at that plant and served in several elected positions including five terms as local union president. He participated in the 1937 sit down strikes and was instrumental in organizing the "Reuther Caucus" which was successful in electing Walter P. Reuther to the presidency of the UAW in 1946. Following the 1947 convention he was appointed assistant to UAW Region 1 director Mike Lacey and soon assumed the assistant directorship of the UAW Chrysler Department at Reuther's request. Hughes was actively involved in UAW Chrysler negotiations from 1941 until his retirement in 1978. He participated in collective bargaining for all working agreements and benefits packages during those years. He served on study committees which resulted in pension and SUB plans (in 1950 and 1955) and on the boards of administration of those programs. He was also involved in the development and implementation of the leadership education and pre-retirement counseling programs of the UAW Chrysler Department. The Detroit Area Labor Management Committee (1952), the World Auto Council (1964-1978), and the Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield (consumer representative to the Board of Directors since 1970) are some of the organizations Hughes has served. Upon his retirement Hughes began work on an official history of the UAW Chrysler Department. He also has acted as a consultant.

eng

Latn


Cite

External Related CPF

Other Entity IDs (Same As)

Sources

Loading ...

Resource Relations

Loading ...

Internal CPF Relations

Loading ...

Languages Used

eng

Latn


Cite

Subjects

Arbitration, Industrial


Cite

Archival resources


Cite

Automobile industry and trade


Cite

Automobile industry and trade


Cite

Automobile industry workers


Cite

Automobile industry workers


Cite

Automobile industry workers


Cite

Chrysler Corporation Slowdown Strike, 1939


Cite

Collective bargaining


Cite

Collective bargaining


Cite

Collective labor agreements


Cite

Universities and colleges


Cite

Congresses and conventions


Cite

Labor contract


Cite

Grievance arbitration


Cite

Grievance procedures


Cite

Guaranteed annual wage


Cite

Interviews


Cite

Labor


Cite

Labor disputes


Cite

Labor leaders


Cite

Labor movement


Cite

Labor unions


Cite

Labor unions


Cite

Labor unions


Cite

Labor unions


Cite

Labor unions and education


Cite

Oral history


Cite

Pensions


Cite

Sit-down strikes


Cite

Skilled labor


Cite

Strikes and lockouts


Cite

Strikes and lockouts


Cite

Supplemental unemployment benefits


Cite

Wages


Cite

Wildcat strikes


Cite

Working class


Cite

World War, 1939-1945


Cite

World War, 1939-1945


Cite

Nationalities

Americans


Cite

Activities

Occupations

Automobile industry workers


Cite

Consultant


Cite

Union Leader


Cite

Union President


Cite

Legal Statuses

Places

Cleveland

OH, US


View GeoPlace

AssociatedPlace

Birth


Cite

Detroit

MI, US


View GeoPlace

AssociatedPlace

Residence


Cite

Convention Declarations

<conventionDeclaration><citation>VIAF</citation></conventionDeclaration>


Cite

General Contexts

Structure or Genealogies

Mandates

Options

Information
Collection Locations Basic View Revision History Source Summary
Visualizations
Connection Graph Radial Graph
Export As
JSON EAC-CPF XML

Identity Constellation Identifier(s)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6nz9hkm

w6nz9hkm

22376468