United States, 39.76, -98.5United States, Southern States, 33.346678, -84.119434Usery, W. J., 1923-1946/1985The photographs were culled from labor negotiator William J. Usery, Jr.'s papers found at the Southern Labor Archives of Georgia State University's Special Collections. The images depict Usery's stint as a welder; his union-related activities as Special Representative (1954-1956) and Grand Lodge Representative (1956-1969) of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers; his governmental service to the United States Department of Labor; and work with his own firm Bill Usery Associates.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/Held by: Southern Labor Archives, Georgia State University Special CollectionsInternational Association of MachinistsUnited States. Dept. of Labor. Office of the SecretaryArbitration, Industrial--United StatesMachinists--United States--Labor unionsMachinists--United StatesLabor leaders--United StatesUnited States--Politics and government--1969-1974United States--Politics and government--1974-1979W.J. Usery, Jr., papersStillImageSoundText