Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
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Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: [The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority succeeded the National Capital Transportation Agency on February 20, 1967.]
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Carolyn Stieff interview, 2021-11-13
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc032_01.mp3
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Please note this interview was recorded over a telephone call. Carolyn Stieff reflects on her time as an active member of the WMATA union Amalgamated Transit Union 689. Thrust into the labor movement in 1974 while still in her first months on the job, she participated in the 1974 wildcat strike. After that experience Carolyn soon got involved in the union. She speaks about what it was like to be one of the first female bus drivers in DC, a role that brought her both harassment and praise...
Dates:
2021-11-13
Craig Simpson interview, 2021-11-13
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc032_02.mp3
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Please note this interview was recorded over a telephone call. Craig Simpson reflects on his life as a labor organizer, with special attention to the 1978 Metro Strike and the nearly three decades working with the labor movement as an employee of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Craig remembers the events between 1974 and 1978 that led to the 1978 Metro wildcat strike in precise detail. While the previous generation of bus drivers was entirely white men, the...
Dates:
2021-11-13
James Daniels interview, 2021-11-17
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc032_03.mp3
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Please note this interview was recorded over a telephone call. In this oral history, James Daniels reflects on his time working at WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority) and his work with the labor movement while at WMATA and beyond. He also speaks about his time growing up in South Carolina, where he lived until he was 12. The part of South Carolina he is from was still dependent on the cotton economy, and as a young child he picked cotton on a plantation. He remembers the...
Dates:
2021-11-17
Sandra Perrin interview, 2021-11-19
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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc032_06.mp3
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Please note this interview was recorded over Zoom. Sandra Perrin reflects on her experiences organizing and doing political work as part of the union that represented Metro workers. Her story begins with her childhood in Washington, D.C. Born to two working class parents, she developed a love of reading fueled by the bookmobile that would regularly visit her neighborhood. When her father died in a car accident, her mother became the wage earner. She speaks about her time at Howard...
Dates:
2021-11-19