UAW Local 239 records, 1948-1969.

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UAW Local 239 records, 1948-1969.

Correspondence, grievances, meetings, reports, memoranda, clippings, and other materials related to UAW Local 239. All material in this collection is pre-merger.

11 linear ft. (22 boxes)

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There are 16 Entities related to this resource.

Oliver, William H., 1915-

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William H. Oliver was born in 1915 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he attended public school and later graduated from Tennessee State College. He served as assistant editor of the Chattanooga World prior to moving to Detroit in 1937. In 1941, Oliver became the first African American to serve on the executive board of UA W Ford Local 400. He became a staff member of the International in 1945 and since 1946, has served as co-director of the Fair Practices and Anti-Discrimination Department with U...

Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs

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Livingston, J. W. 1908-

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Gosser, Richard T. (Richard Thomas), 1900-1969

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Toledo labor leader. President of UAW Local 12, 1938-1942; International Vice-president, UAW, 1947-1963. From the description of Papers, 1943-1974. (University of Toledo). WorldCat record id: 14075022 ...

Fitzsimmons, Frank E., 1906-1981

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Reuther, Walter, 1907-1970

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Meany, George, 1894-1980

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Labor official; interviewee d.1980. From the description of Reminiscences of George Meany : oral history, 1957. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122587289 President, AFL-CIO, 1955-1980. George Meany (1894-1980) was elected president of the American Federation of Labor (A.F. of L.) in 1952. His efforts to unite his organization with its rival, the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), was successful, and he was ...

Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy of Brookline, Massachusetts. John Kennedy, the second of nine children, attended Choate Academy (1932-1935), Princeton University (1935-36), Harvard College (1936-40), and Stanford Business School (1941). In 1940, he published a book based on his senior thesis entitled "Why England Slept." The book criticized British policy of Appeasement. In 1941, Kennedy enlisted in the Navy. In August 1943, Kenn...

Woodcock, Leonard

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Executive. From the description of Reminiscences of Leonard Woodcock : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122574194 Labor leader. From the description of Oral history interview with Leonard Woodcock, 1963. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321454 ...

Mazey, Emil, 1913-1983

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Labor leader, of Detroit, Mich. From the description of Papers, 1933-1981. (Wayne State University). WorldCat record id: 28421693 Secretary-Treasurer of UAW. President of UAW Briggs Local 212 between 1937-1941 and 1943-1944. From the description of Emil L. Mazey papers, 1933-1981. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321140 ...

Sexton, Brendan, 1911-1988

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Labor leader, of Michigan. From the description of Papers, 1938-1988. (Wayne State University). WorldCat record id: 28418828 ...

Bluestone, Irving

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Mr. Bluestone's union career began as a member of UAW Local 511 in Harrison New Jersey. He came to Detroit as a staff member for the UAW-GM Department and subsequently became an administrative assistant to Walter Reuther and to Leonard Woodcock. He served as a UAW Vice-President from 1972 to 1980, when he retired. From the description of Irving Bluestone papers, 1936-1948, (bulk 1936-1967). (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32320812 ...

Murray, Madalyn

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International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. Local 738 (Baltimore, Md.)

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Local 678 formerly serviced the Chevrolet-Baltimore plant of General Motors and the General Motors parts warehouse in Baltimore, Maryland. It merged with Local 239 in 1969. From the description of UAW Local 678 records, 1940-1969. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321498 Local 239 services the General Motors Assemply Division plants in Baltimore, Maryland. Previously servicing the Fisher Body plant, Local 239 merged with Local 678...

General motors corporation

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