Oral history interview with Edward Houchins, 1974 October 22.

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Oral history interview with Edward Houchins, 1974 October 22.

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Edward Houchins began working at the switch-gear plant in Philadelphia in 1924 and worked there for thirty-six years until he retired in 1959. In 1924 the only union was an ineffective Employee Representation Plan (ERP). In 1939 workers voted to affiliate with the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) union. In this interview Mr. Houchins discusses the 1946 strike for higher wages, the controversial non-communist affidavit, and the "Truman Loyalty Oath" in 1949. The expulsion of the UE from the CIO took place in Cleveland and subsequently the International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers (IUE-CIO) was formed. He talks about the controversy between the UE and the IUE factions in Local #119 of the General Electric plant with the IUE finally winning company recognition after National Labor Relations Board elections.

Sound recordings: 2 sound cassettes (ca. 60 min.)Transcript: 11 leaves.

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