Tappes, Shelton, 1911-
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Americans,
English,
Biographical notes:
Member of the United Automobile Workers since 1937. Began organizing Ford workers in 1941 and was a member of the negotiating committee that secured the first contract in 1941. Elected recording secretary of Ford Local 600.
From the description of Shelton Tappes papers, 1949-1970. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32320943
Labor Leader.
From the description of Oral history interview with Shelton Tappes. 1961. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321373
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Subjects:
- Archival resources
- Automobile industry and trade
- Automobile industry workers
- Automobile industry workers
- Collective bargaining
- Depressions
- Discrimination
- Interviews
- Labor
- Labor movement
- Labor unions
- Labor unions
- Labor unions
- Minorities
- Oral history
- Race discrimination
- Racism
- Skilled labor
- Strikes and lockouts
- Strikes and lockouts
- Wages
- Working class
- Automobile industry workers
- Civil rights
- Labor unions
- Labor unions
- Strikes and lockouts
Occupations:
- Automobile industry workers
- Union Leader
Places:
- United States (as recorded)
- Michigan (as recorded)
- Michigan (as recorded)
- Detroit (Mich.) (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- NE, US
- MI, US
