Eldon, John, 1883-
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Biographical notes:
John Eldon was born in Cleator, England, a port town on the Irish Sea coast. He legft school at age 13, worked on farms an in iron ore mines until 1919, attended London Labor College from 1919 to 1921. In 1928 Mr. Eldon came to the United States, and from 1928-1937 he worked at Chrysler, Ford, Dodge, Murray Body, and Briggs where he was a member of Briggs Local 212. From October 25, 1937, until his retirememnt on May 17, 1959, he worked for UAW International, first in the Education Department and later (ca. 1940-1959) as International Representative to the Canadian Region.
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- Automobile industry and trade
- Automobile industry and trade
- Automobile industry workers
- Automobile industry workers
- Automobile industry workers
- Chrysler Corporation Slowdown Strike, 1939
- Interviews
- Labor disputes
- Labor laws and legislation
- Labor movement
- Labor unions
- Labor unions
- Labor unions
- Labor unions and education
- Oral history
- Pay equity
- Radicals
- Strikes and lockouts
- Working class
- Automobile industry and trade
- Automobile industry workers
- Automobile industry workers
- Labor unions
- Labor unions
Occupations:
- Automobile industry workers
- Farmers
- Miners
- Union Leader
Places:
- Canada, 00, CA
- Detroit, MI, US
- England, ENG, GB
