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Bob Johnson Papers
Collection
Identifier: LR001345
Abstract
Bob Johnson served Michigan’s AFSCME organizations in various roles throughout his life. In his early career, he helped Local 1182 organize and negotiate to win their first contract. Metropolitan Council 23 in Detroit elected him president soon thereafter. Johnson succeeded in his campaign to become president of Michigan’s powerful AFSCME District Council 25 in 1978. In 1980, he was elected an international vice president of the union to represent workers in the state of Michigan. Johnson died...
Dates:
circa 1960s-1982
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library
Society of Engineering Office Workers Records
Collection
Identifier: LR000997
Abstract
The Society of Engineering Office Workers (SEOW), was an organized union surrounding the engineering office workers of the automotive industry. While the organization is no longer operating, its history and relationship with Michigan and the automotive industry still lingers in current union groups.
Dates:
1954-1980; Majority of material found within 1969-1979
Found in:
Walter P. Reuther Library