- Collection:
- Southern Labor Archives
- Title:
- Press Conference, Station WXYZ, Detroit, Michigan; Guest: Luther C. Steward, Audiotape 6/1
- Date of Original:
- 1952-09-07
- Subject:
- Labor movement
Wages
Collective bargaining
Civil service
Civil service--Personnel management--Law and legislation
National Federation of Federal Employees
Detroit Free Press Co.
United States. Congress
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) - People:
- Steward, Luther Corwin, 1877-
- Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- open reel audiotapes
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- In this recording, the program Press Conference on WXYZ, Detroit, MI, with guest Luther C. Steward, President of the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE). Three editors of the Detroit Free Press ask Steward questions about the NFFE, federal employees, and the problems of big government. Steward debunks myths about federal employees receiving higher compensation than those in private industry and about the perceived inefficiency of government in comparison to big business, especially taking into consideration the legislation that impacts have government works. He also refutes the idea that most NFFE members must be Democrats.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/labor/id/18017
- IIIF manifest:
- []
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- This item is only accessible from the Special Collections and Archives reading room.
Digital access to these materials is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions for personal, noncommercial, and educational use. The written permission of the rights holders may be required for other uses. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. - Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: L2004-02_AV0040, National Federation of Federal Employees Records, Southern Labor Archives, Special Collections and Archives. Georgia State University, Atlanta.
- Original Collection:
- Audio Tapes 1
Southern Labor Archives
https://archivesspace.library.gsu.edu/repositories/2/resources/491
Separated to labor non-print collection
National Federation of Federal Employees Records - Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
-
