UAW Ford Local 600 records, 1935-1966, (bulk 1945-1950).

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UAW Ford Local 600 records, 1935-1966, (bulk 1945-1950).

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Collections consists mainly of the minutes and reports of the Executive Council. Important subjects are: Communism, health & safety, seniority, strikes, contract negotiations and agreements.

1.5 linear ft. (3 boxes)

Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs

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SNAC Resource ID: 7340042

Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs

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Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs

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Ford, Henry, II, 1917-1987

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For information on the Fords, see an encyclopedia. For information on Cumming see his papers at the Clarke. A copy of the book by Bennett is also available at the Clarke. From the description of Correspondence, 1967. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 43884289 ...

Ford motor company

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When Ford Motor Company was founded in 1903, Alexander Y. Malcolmson was elected the Company's first treasurer, but his assistant James Couzens actually managed financial functions. People holding the position of Ford Motor Company treasurer from 1903 to 1955 included Alexander Y. Malcolmson, 1903-1906; James J. Couzens, 1906-1915; Frank L. Klingensmith, 1915-1921; Edsel B Ford, 1921-1943; B. J. Craig, 1943-1946; and L. E. Briggs, 1946-1955. In 1903, the business office was in a small building o...

International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. Ford Local 600 (Detroit, Mich.)

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Local 600 was chartered in 1938, but did not gain much worker support until the Rouge plant-wide strike of April 1, 1941. The first UAW contract with Ford Motor Company was signed on June 20, 1941. In 1949, Local 600 called a strike against Ford over the issue of speed-up on the assembly lines. Beginning in 1947, numerous Local 600 officers were the target of anti-communistinvestigations during the McCarthy era by the Un-American Activities Committee. Local 600 was organ...

Twyman, Joseph.

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Represented in the collection are Joseph Twyman and his son, Joseph W. Twyman, both residents of Albemarle County, Va. From the description of Papers of Joseph Twyman, 1733-1892 (bulk 1792-1870). (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32672119 ...