Audiovisual materials from UAW archival collections. Items highlight public addresses by Walter Reuther, as well as UAW and other labor events during his time as UAW President.
A US Army Safety Program explaining the different needs of the new predominantly female factory (Defense) workforce. Safety, health, diet, clothes, and absenteeism
UAW VP, Leonard Woodcock answers questions about the economic consequences of Unionism. Russell Smith (UofM and WSU), co-director of the Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations is the host
March on unemployment at train station. Reuther in attendance. Reuther then speaks at the 1959 AFL-CIO Special Unemployment Conference. Speaks about Eisenhower trying to balance the Federal budget and how Eisenhower talks about prosperity.
16mm
Three newsmen question Walter Reuther on contract issues, the Teamsters Jimmy Hoffa, and the new President John Kennedy. Contract issues involve the desire for a salary instead of an hourly wage with a sliding 30 hour work week and retraining for automation. Some notable quotes by Reuther regarding the AFL-CIO merger, Jimmy Hoffa, and COPE are included among others." 16mm
16mm, Walter Reuther and Bill Oliver, UAW fair employment commissioner, testifying in front of Judge John Hannah at the 1960 Civil Rights Hearings in Detroit, MI.
A report on the UAW-CIO Guaranteed Employment Plan. A re-cap of the 15th UAW-CIO Cleveland Convention in 1955 narrated by Brendan Sexton. Sets the next collective bargaining goal as a guaranteed employment plan. Includes footage of : labor rallies, parades, members’ families, employment lines, and some production footage.
16mm width