Arthur Hughes papers, 1936-1978, (bulk 1949-1973).

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Arthur Hughes papers, 1936-1978, (bulk 1949-1973).

https://archives.wayne.edu/repositories/2/resources/572

Correspondence, reports, memoranda, notes, minutes, clippings, and other materials, relating to Arthur Hughes, Chrysler strikes, UAW Local 140, UAW-Chrysler negotiations, dissident labor groups, pensions, insurance, pre-retirement counselling, leadership education, supplemental unemployment benefits.

25.5 linear ft. (51 boxes)

eng, Latn

Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs

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SNAC Resource ID: 7339679

Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs

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Addes, George F., 1910-

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Fraser, Douglas A. (Douglas Andrew), 1916-2008

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Hughes, Arthur, 1915-

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Arthur Hughes was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1915, and moved with his family to Detroit six months later. He was educated at Detroit's Western and Cass Technical High Schools. In 1933 Hughes took his first job at the Chrysler Dodge Main plant as a materials handler. A year later he was transferred to the paint department of the Dodge Truck plant where he subsequently became a paint repairman. He was active in UAW Local 140 at that plant and served in several elected positions including five ter...

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