Oral history interview with John K. McDaniel, James Oddie, Murvel Grant, and Clayton Donohue, 1962.

Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)

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The Committee for Industrial Organization was formed by the presidents of eight international unions in 1935. The presidents of these unions were dissatisfied with the American Federation of Labor's unwillingness to commit itself to a program of organizing industrial unions. In 1936, the A.F. of L. suspended the ten unions which proceeded to organize an independent federation, the Congress of Industrial Organizations. The CIO subsequently became the A.F. of L.'s chief rival for the leadership of...

O'Donohue, Clayton, 1905-

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Frankensteen, Richard T. (Richard Truman), 1907-1977

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Richard "Dick" Frankensteen (March 6, 1907 in Detroit – 1977) was the first president of the Automotive Industrial Workers Association. He attended Central High School, named to the all-city and all-state high school football teams and earned All-American honors in his senior year at University of Dayton. Beginning at age 15, he worked summers at the Dodge Brothers' plant for more than six years. After an intended career of teaching and high school football coaching in Ohio was crushed by ...

Grant, Murvel, 1900-

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Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations (University of Michigan-Wayne State University) : Unionism in the Automobile Industry Project

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In the fall of 1959, the Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations began an oral history project on the development of unionism in the automobile industry. Interviewees were selected on the basis of (a) having played an important role in the development of automobile unionism, (b) being recommended as able to articulate their experience, and (3); being available. The interviewees included a number of present day key UAW leaders as well as many important past ...

Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs

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Gemmer Manufacturing Company.

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Oddie, James, 1904-

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International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. Local 15 (Detroit, Mich.)

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Local 7 is the bargaining agent for workers in the Chrysler Jefferson Auto Plant in Detroit. Formed when the membership of the UAW and Automobile Industrial Workers Association (AIWA) affiliated in 1936 and received formal recognition after the five-week sit-down strike in 1937. From the description of UAW Local 7 records, 1938-1978, (bulk 1940-1965). (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321470 ...

McDaniel, John K., 1902-

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UAW organizer and International Representative. From the description of Oral history interview with John K. McDaniel 1961. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321426 Officials of UAW Local 80. Worked for the Gemmer Manufacturing Company in Detroit, Michigan. From the description of Oral history interview with John K. McDaniel, James Oddie, Murvel Grant, and Clayton Donohue, 1962. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labo...

Skeels, Jack W.

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