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Bud and Hazel Simons Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP000160
Abstract
Bud Simons was strike chairman of Fisher Body Plant 1 during the Flint sit-down strikes of 1937. The collection is particularly important in its documents of the strike and contains correspondence with John L. Lewis. It includes correspondence, notebooks, picket cards, songs, newspaper clippings, photographs and memorabilia collected by Simons. An oral history interview with Simons is available.
Dates:
1937 - 1962
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
Flint Labor Records
Collection
Identifier: LR000517
Abstract
Subjects include: Flint sit-down; Flint Trolley Coach strikes
Dates:
1937 - 1940; Majority of material found in 1937 - 1937
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
Mike Westfall Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP001354
Abstract
Mike Westfall was a member of the United Auto Workers Local 598 in Flint, MI. His papers reflect his leadership in the Flint-based grassroots movement to bring attention to the effects of corporate restructuring and job loss in the automotive industry.
Dates:
1981 - 1987
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
UAW Local 599 Records
Collection
Identifier: LR000210
Abstract
United Auto Workers Local 599 represented workers in the Buick plant in Flint, MI and is noted for its involvement in the anti-Martin struggles during the early years of its existence. The records of the local reflect routine operations.
Dates:
1936 - 1966
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library