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To schedule an appointment, contact William Lefevre
The Eastern Airlines Strike of 1989
Posted March 3rd, 2014 by kmakas
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At 12:01 am on March 4th, 1989 the ALPA pilots of Eastern Airlines (EAL) walked out in a sympathy strike to support the International Association of Machinists (IAM) strike. The pilots held the line for 285 days, but when they finally voted to return to work at the end of November there were no jobs left to return to. In fact, in less than three years after the vote to strike, Eastern Airlines ceased operations permanently, never to fly again. read more »
Announcing the Recipients of the 2014 Sam Fishman Travel Grants
Posted March 5th, 2014 by mosmith
The Walter P. Reuther Library is very pleased to announce the Sam Fishman Travel Grant Awardees for 2014. Each year, the Fishman Travel Grants provide up to $1000 for travel to the Reuther Library for research into its vast collection of archival records related to American labor movement. The award is named in honor of Sam Fishman, one of Michigan’s great labor leaders. read more »
Manuscript and Records Collections - Recently Opened
The following list contains titles of Reuther manuscript and records collections added or updated within the previous two months. Click on each title for more information about the collections, including collection guides and finding aids.
Please contact William LeFevre, William.LeFevre@wayne.edu, Reference Archivist for more information.
| Wayne State University School of Social Work Dean's Office Records | 03/05/2014 - 12:05 |
| SEIU Adair Damman Papers | 03/03/2014 - 15:49 |
| ALPA Publications | 02/27/2014 - 14:47 |
| Wayne State University Student Activities Counseling: Student Organizations Files | 02/25/2014 - 12:25 |
| Orville F. Linck Papers | 02/21/2014 - 15:17 |
| Wayne State University Air Force ROTC Records | 02/19/2014 - 16:54 |
| Wayne State University Office of Graduate Studies Records | 02/19/2014 - 16:49 |
| Wayne University Office of Student Personnel Records | 02/14/2014 - 14:36 |
| Leslie O'Day Benyo Papers | 02/13/2014 - 17:17 |
| ALPA Miami EAL MEC Records, Parts 1-2 | 02/11/2014 - 18:34 |