The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable Charles Hayes

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable Charles Hayes

1/25/1993

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A1993.002

Labor leader and U.S. congressman The Honorable Charles Hayes (1918 - 1997 ) was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1983. Hayes was also a life-long union worker, founding the United Packinghouse Workers of America and becoming vice president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. Hayes was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 1/25/1993, in Chicago, Illinois. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 1; Total Run Time: 00h 31m 03s

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Hayes, Charles A. (Charles Arthur), 1918-1997

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Charles Arthur Hayes (February 17, 1918 – April 8, 1997) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Illinois's 1st congressional district, from 1983 to 1993. Hayes was born in Cairo, Illinois, and graduated from Cairo's Sumner High School in 1935. A resident of Chicago for most of his adult life, Hayes was a prolific union leader for 45 years, ultimately serving as vice president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union...