Fred C. Pieper Papers

Collection

Identifier: LP000165

Staff Only

The Fred C. Pieper Collection covers the period from 1936 to 1940.

Important subjects are: The shift of the UAW from the AFL to the CIO. Early organizing in the auto industry, including appointment or organizers. The suspension of George Addes, Richard Frankensteen, et. al. The Homer Martin dispute.

The collection consists of minutes of the International Executive Board and reports to that board.

Scrapbook - June, 1939-Feb. 1940

Dates

1936 - 1940

Creator

Pieper, Fred C. (Person)

Language of Materials

Material entirely in English.

Access

Collection is open for research.

Use

Refer to the Walter P. Reuther Library Rules for Use of Archival Materials. Restrictions: Researchers may encounter records of a sensitive nature – personnel files, case records and those involving investigations, legal and other private matters. Privacy laws and restrictions imposed by the Library prohibit the use of names and other personal information which might identify an individual, except with written permission from the Director and/or the donor.

Extent

.5 Linear Feet (1 MB)

Additional Description

Abstract

Fred Pieper was an early leader in the unionization of the auto industry. His papers reflect his work for the United Auto Workers and the Congress of Industrial Organizations in the South.

History

Mr. Pieper was an early leader in the unionization of the auto industry, having served on the UAW executive board in the mid 1930's. He was active in UAW Local 34 which serviced the GM Plant in Atlanta, Georgia. He was one of the leaders of the 1936 strike against that plant, which led to the Flint sit-downs of 1937. In 1939 Mr. Pieper was a representative of the CIO in the South, particularly the New Orleans area. He is presently the Director of Region 19, AFL-CIO in Denver, Colorado.