[Interview of waiter and strike organizer Floyd Loew].

Floyd Loew, waiter and strike organizer, describes an altercation between the Waiters and Waitresses Union and members of the German American Bund when they tried to hire waitresses without going through the union. Loew also talks about how the union organized the hotels and convention halls in Detr...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Michigan Labor History Society (sponsoring body.)
Other Authors:	Loew, Floyd (Interviewee) Alpern, Ron (Interviewer) Babson, Steve (Interviewer) Elsila, Dave (Interviewer)
Language:	English
Series:	Detroit labor history tours.
Subjects:	Loew, Floyd > Interviews. Labor leaders > Interviews. Waiters > Selection and appointment. Waitresses > Selection and appointment. German American Bund. Hotels > Employees > Labor unions > Organizing > Michigan > Detroit. Convention facilities > Labor unions > Organizing > Michigan > Detroit. Strikes and lockouts. African American cooks > Labor unions > Organizing. Minority labor union members. Oral histories. Sound recordings.
Genre:	Interviews. Oral histories. Sound recordings.
Online Access:	Listen to sound recording - All users (Michigan State University Libraries)
Local Note:	MSU: Gift of John Revitte.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 audio file (41 min., 49 sec.))
Format:	Electronic Audio Software

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Listen to sound recording - All users (Michigan State University Libraries)