Eugene Macellari Oral History
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Dublin Core
Title
Eugene Macellari Oral History
Description
Eugene Macellari moved to Boise, Idaho in 1950 and took his apprenticeship as a lithographer there. Macellari went to work in a mixed shop where just the litho department was ALA under Portland Local 36. Macellari describes the strike in 1957, which lasted for three months and was broken resulting in Macellari losing his job and relocating to Seattle. In Seattle he found employment as a stripper of North Pacific Bank Note Company and worked hard to establish an ALA Local , and became president of the local in 1961. Macellari’s story then turns to how he came to learn about negotiations, unions, and labor-management relations especially under the guidance of International Representative James O’ Neill. Macellari discusses the internal politics of the ALA, the origins of the movement toward merger, and talks about areas of International concern.
Oral History Item
Interviewer
Hoffman, Alice M.
Interviewee
Macellari, Eugene, 1927-
Date Recorded
1974-02-04
Coverage
Chicago, IL; 1925-1950
Collection
Citation
“Eugene Macellari Oral History,” Michigan Oral History Database, accessed December 28, 2024, http://www.database.michiganoha.org/items/show/1796.