AFT-sponsored series of interviews with leading figures in the union. Topics discussed include the rise of the militant teacher, early collective bargaining and strikes, AFT political structure, Shanker vs. Selden fight and Oceanhill-Brownsville.
Interview of chair and co-chair of the National Committee for the Extension of Labor Education touching primarily on the Committee’s efforts in the late 1940’s to get federal legislation passed to establish a labor education service.
An interview with Hilma Geffen, a Holocaust survivor, conducted by Dr. Jon Fishbane. Hilma Geffen was born in Berlin in 1925 and was an only child. Her father served in the German Army during World War I and was awarded the Iron Cross. In 1931 the…
This interview with Hodges Mason, one of the first black presidents of a UAW local, takes place in two parts. Part I deals with the participation of blacks in sit-down strikes, the 1938 strike at Bohn Aluminum, and blacks and left-wing activities.…