19 items

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  Date: 1959

  1959 Unemployment March and Conference/Reuther Speech

  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
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  Date: 1961

  1961 GM Strike Announced by Walter Reuther

  Walter Reuther and Leonard Woodcock announce the 1961 GM strike.
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  Date: 1961

  At the Source

  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
• 
  Date: 1960

  Civil Rights Hearing in Detroit 1960, No sound

  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.
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  Date: 1953

  International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) presents "Union Goes to School"

  History of the ICFTU. Shows Walter Reuther speaking at the first conference in London in 1949.
• 
  Date: 1956

  REUTHER, WALTER Labor’s Witness

  Appearing before the Gore Committee, Walter Reuther and Emil Mazey outline the political education program of the auto worker’s union. 16mm
• 
  Date: 1954

  Reuther Labor Day Statement

  Reuther gives a strong pro defense statement, anti-communist: speaks of Communist aggression; speaks of moral criteria for judging society. 16mm
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  Date: 1954

  Reuther News Conference

  Reuther talks about inflation. Also shots of Solidarity House and grounds. 16mm
• 
  Date: 1954

  Reuther clip on automotive production and layoffs

  Walter Reuther talks about automotive production and possible massive automotive worker layoffs in 1955.
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  Date: 1952

  Reuther elected President of CIO, No sound

  Reuther's acceptance speech after being elected president of CIO. Held at the Chelsea Hotel, Atlantic City. Acceptance speech. 16mm
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  Date: 1952

  Reuther in Japan, No sound

  Arrival of Walter and Victor Reuther. Visiting the grave of Mr. Bunji Suzuki. Meeting with leaders of Socialist Party. Meeting with Labor Minister. Press conference. Departure. 16mm
• 
  Date: 1952

  Reuther questioned on possible strike and profit sharing

  Walter P Reuther being interviewed at Walker House in Pennsylvania. Questions about strike and profit sharing.
• 
  Date: 1959

  Reuther speaks about the Federal Budget

  Walter Reuther speaking at thre AFL-CIO Unemployment Conference about President Eisenhower and the Federal budget
• 
  Date: 1954

  Solidarity Dedication

  Speeches outdoors at podium (w/ WDET microphone) Secretary Treasurer, Emil Mazey speaks. Walter Reuther Introduces: John Livingston (UAW VP), Michigan Governor G. Mennen Williams, Detroit Mayor Moriani, Senator Blair Moody 16mm
• 
  Date: 1954

  UAW 1961 Contract Demands, Pt. 2

  Walter Reuther continues demands listed in Pt. I, concludes with a strike threat followed by a question and answer period. Leonard Woodcock is sitting next to Reuther.
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  Date: 1954

  UAW Convention Footage, No sound

  Convention delegates walking on stage, musicians playing, Walter Reuther, May Reuther, Emil Mazey shaking hands
• 
  Date: 1959

  UAW Officers in Berlin, No Sound

  Five sequences including: 1) banquet and speakers, 2) UAW officers, including Walter and Victor Reuther at the Berlin Wall, 3) scenes of Berlin, 4) officers receiving toy stuffed bears, 5) placing wreaths at riverfront memorial. 16mm width
• 
  Date: 1959

  UAW Social Justice Award

  Emil Mazey speaks, Reuther introduces Award recipients: Mary Heaton Vorse & Upton Sinclair; Upton Sinclair speaks
• 
  Date: 1956

  US Labor Leaders Visit

  Walter Reuther speaks against Portuguese colonialism in Goa, India