Strikes and lockouts
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on strikes and lockouts in general. Works on individual strikes are entered under the heading for the name of the strike, e.g. [Coal Miners' Strike, U.S., 1949-1950.]
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Ron Majors interview, 2021-11-16
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc032_05.mp3
Abstract
Ron Majors reflects on his decades working as a bus operator for WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority) and the importance of the union for strengthening the rights of workers. Though he joined Metro in 1980, two years after the 1978 Metro wildcat strike, he saw evidence of the strike's lasting legacy regarding labor militancy all around him. Ron talks about what it meant to always be 'strike ready' and how this affected labor relations. He also speaks about his Catholic...
Dates:
2021-11-16