Cook, Alexander, 1901-
Biographical notes:
One of the founders of United Automobile Workers Federal Labor Union No. 18331. Elected president of the union in 1933. Re-elected president in 1934. Subsequently became president of the Automobile Workers Council of Flint, which included members from Buick, A.C. Spark Plug, Fisher Body No. 1, and Fisher Body No. 2. Fired for his union activities, he worked as a union organizer for AFL in the thirties. Born in Russia in 1901.
From the description of Alexander Cook papers, 1933-1934. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32320796
Labor leader.
From the description of Oral history interview with Alexander Cook, 1960. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321311
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Subjects:
- Arbitration, Industrial
- Archival resources
- Automobile industry and trade
- Automobile industry workers
- Automobile industry workers
- Automobile industry workers
- Collective bargaining
- Congresses and conventions
- Grievance arbitration
- Industry
- Interviews
- Labor
- Labor leaders
- Labor movement
- Labor union meetings
- Labor unions
- Labor unions
- Oral history
- Skilled labor
- Strikes and lockouts
- Working class
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- Michigan (as recorded)
- Flint (Mich.) (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- Michigan--Detroit (as recorded)
- Michigan (as recorded)
- Detroit (Mich.) (as recorded)
