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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 Local 212 Records
Collection
Identifier: LR000076
Abstract
UAW Local 212 represented workers of the Briggs Corporation, an automobile supplier eventually purchased by Chrysler Corporation. There were numerous company and union conflicts as well as factional union conflicts which mirrored the struggles within the UAW at large. Their records document shopfloor conditions, organizing, elections, and contract negotiations in the various plants serviced by the local.
Dates:
1937 - 1965
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
UAW Political Action Department: Roy Reuther Records
Collection
Identifier: LR000191_PAD
Abstract
Subjects include: civil rights; Detroit elections; Michigan Congressional elections; UAW factionalism
Dates:
1947 - 1957
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library