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Abstract Michael Hrabar was a member of UAW Local 600's Tool and Die Unit. An active member of the local (at one time the largest UAW local in the country), Hrabar held various offices within the organization. He served as a delegate to the Local 600 General Council, ran for vice-president of the local in 1944, and also ran to become a member of the local's Bargaining Committee in 1966. He completed UAW leadership training in civil rights, civil liberties, and human relations in 1960. In 1952 and 1954...

Abstract Percy Llewellyn, first president of United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 600, for the Ford Rouge River Plant, was interviewed by Reuther archivist Dennis East in 1971. Collection consists of the interview transcript. Llewellyn covers unionizing Ford Motor Company and the history of UAW Local 600 during the 1940s and 1950s. Appended is also an earlier interview by George Heliker on unionizing and union development at Ford.

Abstract University of California sociology professors Maurice Zeitlin and Judith Stepan-Norris conducted oral history interviews for their book,

Abstract UAW Local 600 was chartered August 9, 1938, but did not gain much worker support until the Rouge plant-wide strike of April 1, 1941. The first UAW contract with Ford Motor Company was signed June 20, and ratified by the Local July 22, 1941. With 50,000 to 80,000 members in various periods, many from the massive River Rouge Complex, Local 600 has been both the largest and the most controversial local in the UAW. Local 600 is also known for its progressive streak, having hosted civil rights icons...