[Interview of Lester Washburn, union organizer and former officer in the Allied Industrial Workers (AIW) union].

Lester Washburn, union organizer and former officer in the Allied Industrial Workers (AIW) union, talks about labor law, negotiations, union organizing, and the successes and failures of organized labor. Washburn reminisces about his childhood, life in Lansing, MI, going to work at the R.E. Olds Mot...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Washburn, Lester, 1906-1992 (Interviewee) Germanson, Kenneth (Interviewer)
Language:	English
Subjects:	Washburn, Lester, > 1906-1992 > Interviews. Labor leaders > Michigan > Interviews. Washburn, Lester, > 1906-1992 > Childhood and youth. Reo Motor Car Company. International Union, Allied Industrial Workers of America. Labor movement > Michigan. General strikes > Michigan > Lansing. Labor unions > Organizing > Middle West. Oral histories.
Genre:	Interviews. Oral histories.
Online Access:	Listen to sound recording - All users (Michigan State University Libraries)
Local Note:	MSU: Gift of Lisa Fine.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 audio file (2 hr., 50 min., 28 sec.))
Format:	Electronic Audio Software

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