John Griffith oral history interview, December 12, 1978

Griffith, John, 1902-

Kelso, Paul, 1937-

1978-12-12

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English

Health & welfare

Labor unions
Coal mines and mining
African American coal miners
Migrants
Labor camps
Communism
Depressions
Immigrants
Foreign workers
Labor movement
Solidarity
Labor unions and mass media
Strikes and lockouts
Wages
Work environment
Piecework
Sit-down strikes
Grievance procedures
Wildcat strikes
World War, 1939-1945
Yellow dog contract

Griffith, John, 1902-
Harris, Don, 1912-
Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969

United Mine Workers of America. District 13
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America. Local 1116
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. Local 997
Wapello Coal Company
Maytag Corporation
Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)
United States. National Guard Bureau

1910-1920
1920-1930
1930-1940
1940-1950
1950-1960

United States -- Iowa -- Newton
United States -- Iowa -- Hiteman

https://dsps.lib.uiowa.edu/ilhop/

01:06:40; 00:48:25

Iowa Labor History Oral Project

2017-11-02; 2018-02-27

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