Short, Bob, 1932-United States, 39.76, -98.5United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Mabry, Herbert H., 1929-2011Short, Bob, 19322008-04-14Mabry discusses his early union involvement as a Sears Roebuck carpenter, his work as secretary, and later, director of the Georgia AFL-CIO, his labor advocacy with the Democratic National Committee, and his friendship and support of Jimmy Carter and Zell Miller. He also shares his thoughts on other former governors like Carl Sanders and Lester Maddox, as well as other Georgia union leaders like Al Kara and Herb Butler. Mabry gives an overview of the ways organized labor fits into to both the state and national political climate, including the effect of illegal immigration and NAFTA.Herb Mabry was born in Roswell, Georgia, in 1929. He studied labor law at the Woodrow Wilson College of Law in Atlanta. He entered union politics in 1950 while working as a carpenter for Sears Roebuck, when he joined the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (Carpenters' Union) Local 225 in Atlanta. In 1969, he became the president of that Union. At the 1970 convention, he was elected secretary of the Georgia AFL-CIO. He created controversy by supporting African-American Leroy Johnson, and was a friend and supporter of both Zell Miller and Jimmy Carter. In 1972, he was elected to the Union Executive Board. He was the first labor representative on the Democratic National Committee, and was influential in bringing the National Democratic Convention to Georgia in 1998. He was also involved in various union boards and political and social groups. Mabry retired in 1999 and passed away in 2011.Finding aid available in repository.Interviewed by Bob Short.video/mp4enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collectionhttp://sclfind.libs.uga.edu/sclfind/view?docId=ead/RBRL220ROGP.xmlCanada--1992 October 7AFL-CIODemocratic National Committee (U.S.)North American Free Trade Agreement (1992 December 17)Labor unions--GeorgiaLabor unions--Law and legislation--United StatesEmigration and immigrationLabor unionsLabor unions--Law and legislationPolitics and governmentGeorgia--Emigration and immigrationGeorgia--Politics and governmentGeorgiaUnited StatesHerb Mabry, 14 April 2008.MovingImage