Workers' compensation

Peter Eckstein Papers

drice — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 17:35:27 -0400

Peter Eckstein has been involved with labor unions in the state of Michigan since the 1960s. Eckstein served as the research director for Michigan UAW-CAP; executive director of the Governor’s Commission on Jobs and Economic Development, where he drafted several important pieces of worker’s compensation legislation; and finally as research director of the Michigan AFL-CIO. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in Economics and earned his Ph.D. in economics from Harvard. Mr. Eckstein also taught economics at several universities and worked on the political campaigns of Carl Levin, Jennifer Granholm and Howard Wolpe. Eckstein retired in 1999 but is still active in various political causes in
Michigan.

The material in this collection documents Eckstein’s time serving on different government committees, such as those relating to unemployment and worker’s compensation legislation. There is also some material related to his time working for UAW-CAP and on local, state, and national elections. Some of the folder headings were created by Eckstein and contain abbreviations such as WC for worker’s compensation, UC for unemployment commission or VC for venture capital. These abbreviations have been spelled out in full in the finding aid.

Sam Fishman Papers

drice — Fri, 03 May 2013 12:40:58 -0400

Sam Fishman was born January 24, 1924 and spent the majority of his adult life involved with the labor movement in Michigan. He was originally an assembler and machinist for the Ford Motor Company and eventually became an official in UAW Local 400. He later was elected Vice-President of UAW Local 99 and then President of UAW Local 36 at the Ford Assembly Plant. Fishman would go on to serve as head of the UAW Community Action Program (CAP) for 12 years until his election as president of the Michigan State AFL-CIO in 1983. Fishman was heavily involved with the Democratic Party and was a dominant figure in not only Michigan, but also national politics during the late 1970s and 1980s. Fishman passed away in 1987.

The materials in the collection represent Fishman’s time in the UAW and AFL-CIO. There are also materials related to the Democratic Party in local, state and national elections. The bulk of the materials range from 1980 to 1984, when Fishman headed the UAW CAP and the MI AFL-CIO, and correspond to the 1980, 1982 and 1984 elections. Additionally there are materials related to Fishman’s interests in the Social Democrats and Israel.

Ronald D. Glotta Papers

srafferty — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 15:23:55 -0500

Ron Glotta is a Detroit lawyer, who specializes in working with workers compensation and social security law. In addition to his active practice of law, Glotta was a member of the Motor City Labor League, a group that supported the League of Revolutionary Black Workers, Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement, and other organizing efforts. He is also a long-time member and Board Member of the National Lawyers Guild, Michigan Chapter.

The Ronald D. Glotta Papers comprise primarily materials related to his legal career. The collection contains material related to his legal cases on topics of workers compensation, tenant rights, and prison conditions. The primary cases consist of James Johnson Jr. v. Chrysler Corporation, the Ann Arbor Rent Strike, and Wayne County Jail, though there are others. Outside of legal case files, collection materials include correspondence, documents pertaining to the legal firm Glotta, Adelman, and Dinges, a few speeches given by Glotta, material related to Glotta’s work with the National Lawyer’s Guild - Detroit Chapter, and subject files on topics ranging from 1972 elections to the Law Student Civil Research Council (LSCRRC). The Glotta papers also include a book he wrote in 2007, The Road to Hell is Not Paved with Good Intentions and its corresponding 18 volume commentary.

UAW Local 1604 Records

drice — Fri, 01 May 2009 11:34:43 -0400

Originally Scovill Brass Workers Union, Local 569 of the International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers (CIO), United Auto Workers Local 1604 was chartered in 1950 and represented metal workers in Waterbury, Conn. Its records reflect routine operations and activities of the local as well as its relationships with Scovill Manufacturing Company and other companies; community organizations; and local, state, and national labor organizations.

UAW Local 7 Records

drice — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:58:25 -0500

Subjects include: Chrysler Jefferson Avenue assembly plant (Detroit); absenteeism; civil rights; 1950 Chrysler strike; factionalism; fair employment practices; skilled trades; Taft-Hartley Act

UAW Vice-President's Office: Donald Ephlin Records

drice — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:30:20 -0500

Donald F. Ephlin became active in the UAW at the General Motors Assembly Plant in Framingham, MA in the late 1940s, before joining the International Union staff in 1960. As administrative assistant to UAW President Leonard Woodcock from 1970 to 1977, and later Vice-President in charge of the Ford and subsequently the General Motors Departments, Ephlin played a key role in negotiations with both companies. He helped launch the Saturn Corporation and create a labor agreement which changed the face of labor relations in the automobile industry. Ephlin became widely recognized as an expert in labor-management problem solving and was instrumental in the development of employee involvement and in improving job security and the quality of work life for autoworkers.

The material in this collection reflects the range of issues that Donald Ephlin was involved in with the UAW, Ford Motor Company, General Motors and many industry, community and academic institutions. It represents primarily his work as a UAW International Vice President, but also includes documents from his membership on various boards and some personal materials relating to his years with the UAW.

(32547) Organizing blitz

gstrassel — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 10:53:21 -0500

Local 100 organizing blitz in Houston, Texas. Speakers at the 1996 event included John Sweeney and Senator John Kerry.

(32548) Organizing blitz

gstrassel — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 10:57:28 -0500

Local 100 organizing blitz in Houston, Texas. Speakers at the 1996 event included John Sweeney and Senator John Kerry.

John Kerry speaking at Local 100 event in Houston, Texas.

(32551) Justice for Janitors strike, Local 1877, Oakland CA, 1996

gstrassel — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 11:16:05 -0500

Local 1877 J4J strike, 1996.

Striking janitors, members of Service Employees Local 1877, picket office buildings in downtown Oakland, during their successful strike. Janitors won a new contract, with improved wages and medical coverage, and an expiration date which will enable them to negotiate jointly with janitors in Los Angeles and other west coast cities in the year 2000.

(32552) Justice for Janitors strike, Local 1877, Oakland CA, 1996

gstrassel — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 11:19:32 -0500

Local 1877 J4J strike, 1996.

(32553) Justice for Janitors strike, Local 1877, Oakland CA, 1996

gstrassel — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 11:22:11 -0500

Local 1877 J4J strike, 1996.