Al Church Oral History

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Title

Al Church Oral History

Description

This interview covers Al Church’s early years with the AFSCME. Church entered the service in 1942 and was discharged in 1946. He returned to Hibbing, MN and took a managerial position with a construction company until he found employment with the UPW-United Public Workers at the referral of a friend. Church discusses the UPW, its jurisdiction, and affiliation with the CIO. In 1950 the UPW was expelled from the CIO and Church eventually transitioned to work with the Government and Civic Employees Organizing Committee (GCEOC). The GCEOC merged with the AFSCME in 1956 and Church recalls the events after the merger and the formation of Council 65 which was chartered in 1959.

Oral History Item

Interviewer

Mason, Philip P.

Interviewee

Church, Al

Date Recorded

1976-06-14

Coverage

Detroit, MI; 1989-2006

Citation

“Al Church Oral History,” Michigan Oral History Database, accessed March 31, 2025, http://www.database.michiganoha.org/items/show/1877.

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