- Collection:
- Southern Labor Archives
- Title:
- Harold McIver oral history interview, 1995-09-26
- Creator:
- McIver, Harold, 1931-1996
- Contributor to Resource:
- Lutz, Christine
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia State University Library
- Date of Original:
- 1995-09-26
- Subject:
- Labor organizing
Iron and steel workers--Labor unions - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, 33.79025, -84.46702
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
audiocassettes
interviews - Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- Harold McIver was born on April 1, 1931 at his family’s home between Sylvester and Moultrie, Georgia. His father was very active in the Steelworkers Union. He worked in the steel industry and became a member of the United Steelworkers Union. In 1959 he was elected President of the Steelworkers’ Local. Later McIver became organizing director for the Industrial Union Department (IUD) of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Unions (AFL-CIO). He was active in working for better labor relations and was present in the action depicted in the movie Norma Rae. Mr. McIver passed away July 15, 1996.
McIver talks about his family background, including his family’s move to Atlanta and his father’s dedication to the labor movement. Both McIver men worked at Atlantic Steel and were active in organizing. He describes the worker grievances and strikes. On the need to organize the J.P. Stevens textile mill, McIver says, “They didn’t have holidays or insurance or pension plan or things like that, and we [steelworkers] had them.” He candidly discusses politics and legislation including Ronald Reagan, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and Bill Clinton. He also explains where the movie Norma Rae differs from what he remembers. Importantly, he speaks about labor unions and their relationship with civil rights and religious organizations. - Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/labor/id/6075
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/labor:6075/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright to this item is owned by Georgia State University Library. Georgia State University Library has made this item available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. For more information, see http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: McIver, Harold, interviewed by Chris Lutz, September 26, 1995, Voices of Labor Oral History Project, Southern Labor Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University.
- Extent:
- 01:17:20
- Original Collection:
- Voices of Labor Oral History Project
http://research.library.gsu.edu/VoicesofLabor
Southern Labor Archives - Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
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