Jesse Merrill oral history interview, September 16, 1981

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Jesse Merrill oral history interview, September 16, 1981

Creator

Merrill, Jesse, 1930-

Interviewer

Davis, Merle O.

Date Created

1981-09-16

Notes

The digitization of these materials has been made possible in part by a grant from the National Historical Publications & Records Commission (https://www.archives.gov/nhprc).

Language

English

Subjects: Library of Congress Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Safety
Labor leaders

Subjects: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Labor unions
Collective bargaining
Collective labor agreements
Packing-houses
Strikes and lockouts
United States. Civil Rights Act of 1964
Labor union members
Meat industry and trade
Seniority, Employee
Mergers
Plant shutdowns
Work environment
Strikebreakers
Time study
Sex discrimination
Actions and defenses
Wildcat strikes
Women employees
World War, 1939-1945
Cost-plus contracts

Subjects: Persons

Merrill, Jesse, 1930-
Helstein, Ralph, 1908-

Subjects: Corporate Bodies

United Packinghouse Workers of America. Local 1
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America. Local P-1
John Morrell & Co.
Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee

Subject: Time

1920-1930
1930-1940
1940-1950
1950-1960
1960-1970

Subject: Place

United States -- Iowa -- Ottumwa

Collection Guide

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

Physical Description

01:03:29

Host institution

Iowa Labor History Oral Project

Date Digital

2017-11-03; 2018-03-27

Rights Management

Copyright © 1981 Iowa Labor History Oral Project, Inc. Posted with permission.

Contact Information

Contact the State Historical Society of Iowa: https://www.iowaculture.gov/

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Item Type (AAT)

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