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UAW Chrysler Department Records
Collection
Identifier: LR000106
Abstract
The UAW Chrysler Department was formed in the year following the tumultuous sit-down strikes of 1937. Responsible of the department included planning, developing, negotiating, and administering collective bargaining agreements for Chrysler workers in the United States and Canada. The records of the department reflect its administration and activities and largely include the files of Arthur Hughes, an administrative assistant and assistant director in the department from 1940-1978.
Dates:
1938 - 1985
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
UAW Citizenship Department: Roy Reuther Records
Collection
Identifier: LR000191_CD
Abstract
In 1957 the United Auto Workers changed the name of their Political Action Department to the Citizenship Department, headed by Roy Reuther. Their records cover activities until the subsequent name change to the Citizenship-Legislative Department.
Dates:
1957 - 1962
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
UAW Community Action Program (CAP) Department Records
Collection
Identifier: LR000498
Abstract
The UAW Community Action Program (CAP) Department was formed in 1969 when, after
disaffiliation from the AFL-CIO, the union set up CAP Councils throughout the United States to replace the Citizenship-Legislative Department. The CAP Councils’ stated purpose was to work in community, civic, welfare, educational, environmental, cultural, citizenship-legislative, and consumer protection activities to improve the economic and social conditions of UAW members and families. From the 1940s through the...
Dates:
1948 - 1978
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
UAW Community Relations Department: Mildred Jeffrey Records
Collection
Identifier: LR001575
Abstract
Subjects include: women’s rights; civil rights; consumer protection; Detroit youth programs
Dates:
1944 - 1974
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
UAW Conventions Records
Collection
Identifier: LR000212
Abstract
These records contain material from the United Auto Workers conventions held in 1951 and 1953.
Dates:
1951 - 1953
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
UAW Doehler-Jarvis Department Records
Collection
Identifier: LR001199
Abstract
Subjects include: collective bargaining; die casting industry
Dates:
1945 - 1959
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
UAW Education Department
Collection
Identifier: LR000043
Abstract
The United Auto Workers Education Department records reflect their various activities, such as negotiations, and include material from the tenures of Edward Coffey and Carroll Hutton.
Dates:
1937; 1945 - 1962
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
UAW Education Department: Norman Matthews Records
Collection
Identifier: LR00043N
Abstract
Subjects include: labor laws; Social Security.
Dates:
1945 - 1955
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
UAW Education Department: Victor Reuther Records
Collection
Identifier: LR000345
Abstract
The United Auto Workers Education Department is the largest of its kind in the American labor movement and offers a wide variety of programming for local union leaders to members and their families.The records in this collection cover the tenure of Victor Reuther, who directed the department from 1946-1951. Material reflects not only his leadership of the department, but his community involvement, and international ties with organizations such as the Anglo-American Productivity...
Dates:
1946 - 1951
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
UAW Fair Practices and Anti-Discrimination Department Records
Collection
Identifier: LR000637
Abstract
Subjects include: African-American workers; anti-Semitism; civil rights; community action programs; CIO state councils; race relations; Democratic Party; Detroit Revolutionary Union Movements; employment discrimination; Sunnyhills Housing Cooperative; Ku Klux Klan; Mexican Americans; gender discrimination; women's rights; United Steelworkers of America; sharecroppers; skilled trades; school desegregation
Note: Box 13 is unavailable.
Note: Box 13 is unavailable.
Dates:
1940 - 1980
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
UAW Fair Practices and Anti-Discrimination Department: Women's Bureau Records
Collection
Identifier: LR000637_Women
Abstract
The Fair Practices and Anti-Discrimination Department was established by Article 25, a constitutional amendment, at the International Convention, March 1946. A Committee of the International Executive Board was appointed to administer the department, and a staff was appointed. Each local union in turn was expected to set up a Fair Practices Committee.
Dates:
1946 - 1953
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
UAW Ford Department Records
Collection
Identifier: LR000105
Abstract
The UAW signed its first contract with Ford Motor Company in 1941 after years of confrontation between labor and management. They achieved many gains for Ford employees, including a pension plan, health care benefits, workplace health and safety protection, skilled trades recognition, a shortened work week, more paid days off, supplemental unemployment benefits, and a guaranteed annual income credit. Their records document department affairs under the leadership of Richard Leonard and Ken...
Dates:
1941 - 1981
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
UAW Foundry and Forge Departments Records
Collection
Identifier: LR001425
Abstract
African-American autoworkers; automation; Detroit Labor Action Committee; National Safety Council; South African politics and economy; UAW Eaton Council; health and safety issues
Dates:
1946 - 1985
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
UAW General Motors Department Records
Collection
Identifier: LR000113
Abstract
The UAW GM Department was established in 1938 to handle contract and strike negotiations, grievances, pension and retirement programs, membership and union shop drives and local demands of GM workers. Their records document these activities and include material on the Fisher Body Division and UAW Local 659 in particular.
Dates:
1938 - 1984
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
UAW Health and Safety Department Records
Collection
Identifier: LR001576
Abstract
Subjects include: occupational safety and health in the auto industry; UAW bargaining on health and safety issues; workplace chemical hazards; reproductive health hazards; OSHA formaldehyde, lead, lockout/tagout, confined space entry standards; gray iron foundry mortality studies; General Motors Occupational Health Advisory Board; Franklin Mirer; UAW Locals 326, 412, 455, 550, 1200
Dates:
1946 - 2003
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
UAW Independents, Parts, and Supplies (IPS) Department Records
Collection — Container: Small Processed Collections: U-V Box 14, Folder: 1
Identifier: LR001265
Abstract
Contains: UAW IPS Leadership Conference program
Dates:
1985
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
UAW International Affairs Department: Herman Rebhan Records
Collection
Identifier: LR000488_HR
Abstract
Herman Rebhan became director of the United Auto Workers International Affairs Department when Victor Reuther retired from that post in 1972. The records reflect the activities of the department with international politics and labor and related government and private agencies during Mr. Rebhan's tenure. Subjects include: Arab-Israeli conflict; Asian politics and government; international human rights issues; labor movement in India, Japan, Israel, Poland and the Soviet Union; International...
Dates:
1965 - 1980
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
UAW International Affairs Department: Victor Reuther and Herman Rebhan Records
Collection
Identifier: LR000488_VRHR
Abstract
The United Auto Worker International Affairs Department was created in 1955 with Victor Reuther as its director. Herman Rebhan served as his assistant from 1969-1972. Their records reflect the activities of the department during the years which they worked together. It also documents the operation of the Social, Technical, and Education Programs (STEP), a division of the department created in 1966, until it was elevated to departmental status in 1973. Subjects include: Agency for International...
Dates:
1968 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1969 - 1971
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
UAW International Affairs Department: Victor Reuther and Lewis Carliner Records
Collection
Identifier: LR000488_VRLC
Abstract
The International Affairs Department of the United Auto Workers coordinated the activity of its workers with free trade unions around the world. The department was directed by Victor Reuther from 1957-1972. Lewis Carliner was his assistant for most of that time. Their records reflect the activities of the department after it ceased to be a part of the Washington Office and became its own independent agency. Subjects include: Agency for International Development; IMF; International Confederation...
Dates:
1962 - 1968; Majority of material found within 1963 - 1964
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
UAW International Affairs Department. Washington Office: Victor Reuther and Lewis Carliner Records
Collection
Identifier: LR002254
Abstract
Created in 1955, the United Auto Workers International Affairs Department coordinated the activity of the UAW with free trade unions around the world. Victor Reuther was its first director and Lewis Carliner became his assistant in 1958. Their records reflect the activities of the department while it was under the auspices of the Washington Office. Subjects include: Agency for International Development; International Coalition of Free Trade Unionists; UAW relations with the AFL-CIO.
Dates:
1955 - 1963; Majority of material found within 1956 - 1962
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
UAW International Bylaws Committee Records
Collection
Identifier: LR001048
Abstract
Records of the United Auto Workers International Bylaws Committee contain documentation from locals and councils regarding UAW bylaws.
Dates:
1940 - 1959
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
UAW International Executive Board Minutes and Proceedings
Collection
Identifier: LR000257
Abstract
Contains: minutes, attachments, transcripts of proceedings.
Dates:
1938 - 1983
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
UAW International Executive Board Oral Histories
Collection
Identifier: LOH002228
Abstract
Between 1985 and 1998, the United Auto Workers and the Walter P. Reuther Library cooperated in a project to document the careers of members of the UAW International Executive Board and important events in the history of the union. Collection consists of audio recordings, some video recordings, transcripts for 18 interviews, and a metal die of the UAW logo created for printing the transcripts. Past and current IEB members discuss their backgrounds; entry into the labor movement; early careers;...
Dates:
1985-04-30 - 1997-07-28
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
UAW Legal Department: Washington Office Records
Collection
Identifier: LR000656
Abstract
Collection contains National Labor Relations Board cases.
Dates:
1946 - 1964
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
UAW Local 7: Nick DiGaetano Papers
Collection
Identifier: LP000023
Abstract
Reports, UAW materials, posters, and memorabilia form the bulk of Mr. DiGaetano's papers. There are copies of Economic Outlook (1943-50); Ammunition (political supplements from the 1940s); Labor's Monthly Survey (1947-52); and Striking Workers Local 7 Bulletins and circulars from the Chrysler plants (1948-50). Mr. DiGaetano, a long-time union man, has also donated chief stewards' grievance books; various agreements and constitutions; a collection of union pins, neckties, and hats; and a few IWW...
Dates:
1930 - 1968; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1960
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
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