Politics, Practical
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
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