AFL-CIO Metropolitan Detroit Records

Posted December 9th, 2008 by drice
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Accession Number: 
LR000053_MD
Use restriction: 
Box 73 is closed.
Extent: 
78 linear feet (156 MB)

The American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) Metropolitan Detroit is the central organization for all Michigan AFL-CIO unions that have locals in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb Counties. Their records pertain to activities specifically in Wayne County, prior to the merger of the three county councils in 1986, including those of its former presidents Frank Martel (1948-1956), Al Barbour (1958-1967) and its former vice-president Alex Fuller (1959-1967). The records reflect the important role played in offering financial assistance to organizing drives, ending factional and jurisdictional disputes, and supporting political candidates

Date: 
1918-1967
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