Lutz, ChristineUnited States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Merritt, Joe1995-06-29Joe Merritt was born in 1900 in Brookwood, Ga. He first joined a union in 1939 as an iron worker in Norfolk, Va. He moved to Savannah, Ga. and became the president, and subsequently the business agent for a union there, Local 709. The international union then gave Merritt a position as an acting general organizer and then full scale organizer, which entailed duties all over the United States.In this interview, Merritt begins by discussing his early union experiences. He also discusses quickly becoming very involved in the union. Merritt discusses his evolution from working for a local union to working for the International. He also discusses the political campaigns he was invested in during his time in the International and the details of his work for the International.audio/mpegengAtlanta, Ga. : Georgia State University Libraryhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Voices of Labor Oral History Projecthttp://research.library.gsu.edu/VoicesofLaborSouthern Labor ArchivesLocal governmentLabor UnionsLabor unions--Officials and employeesIronworkJoe Merritt oral history interview, 1995-06-29Sound