Elmer Chatak, former secretary-treasurer of the Industrial Union Department of the AFL-CIO, talks about his father and his own career in labor movement
At a Michigan State University "study away" class held in Washington, D.C., Elmer Chatak, former secretary-treasurer of the Industrial Union Department of the AFL-CIO, talks about his father, who was one of the first full-time organizers for the Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC) and his own introduction to the labor movement. Chatak also talks about his career as a union organizer, the many positions he held in the AFL-CIO, and how unions and union locals are formed. He takes questions from the class.
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- In Collections
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date
- 2012-07-14
- Speakers
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Chatak, Elmer
Revitte, John
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 01:13:19
- Venue Note
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Recorded 2012 July 14
- Holding Institution
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Vincent Voice Library
- Call Number
- Voice 42291
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b13090548
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