Oral history interview with James M. Cleveland 1961.

Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)

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The Committee for Industrial Organization was formed by the presidents of eight international unions in 1935. The presidents of these unions were dissatisfied with the American Federation of Labor's unwillingness to commit itself to a program of organizing industrial unions. In 1936, the A.F. of L. suspended the ten unions which proceeded to organize an independent federation, the Congress of Industrial Organizations. The CIO subsequently became the A.F. of L.'s chief rival for the leadership of...

Thomas, R. J. (Rolland Jay), 1900-1967

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Roland Jay Thomas (June 9, 1900 – April 18, 1967), also known as R. J. Thomas, was born in East Palestine, Ohio. He grew up in eastern Ohio and attended the College of Wooster for two years. The need to help support his family caused him to leave college and go to work. In 1923, he moved to Detroit, where he worked in a number of automobile plants. He became active in efforts to organize the automobile industry and was the president of Chrysler Local 7 when it affiliated with the United Auto ...

Frankensteen, Richard T. (Richard Truman), 1907-1977

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Richard "Dick" Frankensteen (March 6, 1907 in Detroit – 1977) was the first president of the Automotive Industrial Workers Association. He attended Central High School, named to the all-city and all-state high school football teams and earned All-American honors in his senior year at University of Dayton. Beginning at age 15, he worked summers at the Dodge Brothers' plant for more than six years. After an intended career of teaching and high school football coaching in Ohio was crushed by ...

Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations (University of Michigan-Wayne State University) : Unionism in the Automobile Industry Project

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In the fall of 1959, the Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations began an oral history project on the development of unionism in the automobile industry. Interviewees were selected on the basis of (a) having played an important role in the development of automobile unionism, (b) being recommended as able to articulate their experience, and (3); being available. The interviewees included a number of present day key UAW leaders as well as many important past ...

Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs

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Michener, Lewis H., 1908-1974

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Trade-union organizer. From the description of Oral history interview with Lewis Michener. 1960. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321376 Labor leader, of Pico Rivera Calif. From the description of Papers, 1938-1974. (Wayne State University). WorldCat record id: 28415113 ...

Reuther, Walter, 1907-1970

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Cleveland, James Milton, m. 1930

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UAW Local 157 financial secretary. From the description of Oral history interview with James M. Cleveland 1961. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321362 ...

Addes, George F., 1910-

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UAW Secretary-Treasurer. From the description of Oral history interview with George F. Addes, 1960. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321288 ...

Leonard, Richard T., 1902-

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Labor leader. From the description of Papers, 1940-1971. (Wayne State University). WorldCat record id: 28421397 ...

International Union, United Automobile Workers of America (CIO)

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Peter J. Zanghi, a member of UAW Local 426, was elected first regional director of UAW Region 9 in 1939. From the description of Credential to the fifth convention, 1940 July 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 40641494 ...

International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. Local 157 (Detroit, Mich.)

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Local 157 is the tool and die local servicing a number of companies in western Detroit, Michigan and the surrounding area. In 1933 the Mechanics Educational Society of America was formed and primarily represented tool and die makers in the automobile shops. When the CIO was formed, it tried to draw members away from MESA. This culminated with Local 157 receiving a charter into the UAW-CIO in 1936. From the description of UAW Local 157 records, 1936-1966. (Wayne State University, Arch...

Skeels, Jack W.

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International Union, United Automobile Workers of America (CIO). Local 157 (Detroit, Mich.)

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