Helene Powell oral history 1976-1977

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Helene Powell oral history 1976-1977

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Contains a transcribed copy of Lucille Kendall’s 1976-1977 interviews with Helene Powell covering her involvement with the International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union (ILWU), Local 6, in San Francisco as a steward and member of the Legislative Committee and Executive Board. The interview also covers Powell’s appointment as the ILWU’s International Representative to Los Angeles in 1943. Supplementary materials include newspaper clippings, ILWU-related ephemera, photocopies of a speech given by Powell, a transcript of a radio interview she participated in, and a magazine article featuring a photograph of Powell. Life

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California historical society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6656476

California historical society

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Powell, Helene

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Helene Powell was born on April 17, 1919, in San Jose. Powell attended University of California, Berkeley, where she served as president of the Negro Students Club and participated in the Associated Student Government's Committee for Peace, California Youth Legislature, and Student Workers Federation. Upon graduating in 1941, Powell took a job with Alexander Balart Coffee Company in San Francisco, participating in a three-day strike against the company over wages. Powell's involvement in the str...

University of California (1868-1952)

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Administrative History During the mid-twentieth century, the American Labor Movement reached a pinnacle of power and influence within society. The Second World War required that labor be managed as a strategic resource; the high productivity of workers during the war carried over in the peace time economy, which experienced a sustained economic "boom." Unlike European labor relations, where unions play an "official" role in government, the Am...

International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union

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In the years following World War II, rank-and-file members of the International Longshoremen's Association became increasingly restive as a result of dissatisfaction with union contracts. Finally, in the fall of 1951, a series of unauthorized strikes was climaxed by a twenty-one day wildcat strike in the Port of New York. The strikers included several high-ranking ILA officials and a future president, Thomas Gleason. The strike ended when a board of inquiry to investigate the strike...