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Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Oral Histories

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Identifier: LOH002212

Abstract Carrolyn Davis, a past Reuther archivist, served as the library's liaison to the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU), an organization founded in 1972 committed to using political action and union organizing campaigns to increase black participation and influence in the labor movement and insure social and economic progress for working people and the poor. In Davis' role as CBTU liaison, she conducted a series of oral histories for the organization, an ongoing project that ran from 2001...

Dates: 2001 - 2010

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Records

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Identifier: LR001754

Abstract The Coalition of Black Trade Unionists was founded at a conference in Chicago in 1972 attended by more than 1,200 black union officials and rank-and-file members. By 2001, CBTU counted more than fifty chapters, including one in Ontario, Canada. The organization committed itself to using political action and union organizing campaigns to increase black participation and influence in the labor movement and insure social and economic progress for working people and the poor. The collection...

Dates: 1972 - 1995

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Marc Stepp Oral History

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Identifier: LOH002336

Abstract In 2003, labor historian Mike Smith conducted an oral history interview with labor, civil rights, and community leader Marc Stepp. Stepp worked at the Chrysler Highland Park plant and advanced through positions of leadership in the UAW local. He then rose to regional and international levels, culminating in his election in 1974 as UAW International Vice President, a position he filled until his retirement in 1988. Collection consists of video and audio recordings. Stepp talks about his family...

Dates: 2003-06-11 - 2003-06-13

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Oliver Montgomery Oral History

Item — Box: Individual Oral Histories Box 2: G-M, Folder: 12

Identifier: LOH002296

Abstract In 2001, Mike Smith interviewed labor and civil rights leader Oliver Montgomery on his lifelong advocacy for racial equality and worker rights, particularly in the steel industry. Collection consists of interview recordings and a transcript. Montgomery discusses his background, career, union activism, civil rights work, personal philosophy, and outlook on the future.

Dates: 2001-03-26; 2001-03-27

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

SEIU Executive Vice President's Office: Patricia Ford Records

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Identifier: LR002423

Abstract In 1973, Pat Ford, then a clerical worker at Alameda County Hospital, aided in the creation of Local 616 by affiliating the 4000-member association with SEIU. Ford held various leadership positions in Local 616, including president (the Local’s first African-American woman president), and Executive Director. In addition to Ford’s service to Local 616, in 1996 she was elected as SEIU Executive Vice President, and reelected in 2000. During her tenure with SEIU, Ford helped to found the Caucus of...

Dates: 1997 - 2005; Majority of material found within 2002 - 2004

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

William Lucy Oral Histories

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Identifier: LOH002239

Abstract William "Bill" Lucy was a long-serving leader in AFSCME. A civil engineer in Contra Costa, California, he joined AFSCME in 1956 and was involved in the Memphis sanitation workers strike of 1968. He served as Secretary-Treasurer of AFSCME from 1972 to 2010. He co-founded the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) in 1972 and was involved in the civil rights and anti-Apartheid movements. Philip Mason conducted an audio interview with William Lucy in 2001 and a video interview with him in 2002....

Dates: 2001-04-16; 2002-01-10

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

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