Oral history interview, 1972 Apr.

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Oral history interview, 1972 Apr.

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Interview, with transcript, from Old Orchard Beach, Me., with Schoonjons, about human rights for workers and the difficulties in establishing unions in Maine.

1 audiotape (1 hr.)

Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History, Maine Folklife Center

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Griffith, Bill, 1944-

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Schoonjons, Mike

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Maine State Federated Labor Council

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The Maine State Federated Labor Council was founded in 1904 as the Maine State Federation of Labor, a branch of the American Federation of Labor. Its purpose was to better the conditions of the labor force and to fight such problems as child labor, poor working conditions and exploitation of women in the work force. In 1938 the AFL and the Maine State Federation saw the rise of a new rival, the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). In 1956 the Maine state chapters of both the AFL and the C...