UAW Vice President's Office - Walter P. Reuther Library - Wayne ...
UAW Vice President's Office - Walter P. Reuther Library - Wayne ...
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Scope and Content<br />
The material in this collection reflects the range of issues that Donald Ephlin was involved in<br />
with the <strong>UAW</strong>, Ford Motor Company, General Motors and many industry, community and<br />
academic institutions. It represents primarily his work as a <strong>UAW</strong> International <strong>Vice</strong> President,<br />
but also includes documents from his membership on various boards and some personal<br />
materials relating to his years with the <strong>UAW</strong>. One series represents his work on the issue of<br />
quality of work life, though this is a recurrent issue throughout the collection. The papers consist<br />
of correspondence, department documents and memoranda, meeting minutes, contract<br />
negotiation documents and agreements, speeches and writings, publicity materials and press<br />
clippings, and records from many events and conferences.<br />
Important Subjects:<br />
Auto Imports<br />
Community Action Program (CAP)<br />
Economic Alliance<br />
Ford Contract Negotiations<br />
General Motors Contract Negotiations<br />
Labor Management Relations<br />
Quality of Work Life<br />
Plant Closing Task Force<br />
Poletown Plant<br />
Robotics<br />
<strong>UAW</strong> Community Action Program<br />
Workers Compensation Legislation<br />
Important Correspondents:<br />
Alan Altshuler<br />
James J. Blanchard<br />
John Bowles<br />
Bill Hoglund<br />
Dan Luria<br />
William Milliken<br />
Daniel Roos<br />
Art Shy<br />
Important Acronyms:<br />
AIF Annual Improvement Factor<br />
ASQC American Society for Quality Control<br />
BCBS Blue Cross Blue Shield<br />
BOC Buick Oldsmobile Cadillac Group of General Motors<br />
CAP Community Action Program<br />
CPC Chevrolet-Pontiac-Canada Group of General Motors<br />
EAP Employee Assistance Program<br />
EAM Economic Alliance for Michigan<br />
EPC Economic Policy Council<br />
EI Employee Involvement<br />
FEC Family Education Center<br />
GM General Motors<br />
GMC General Motors Corporation<br />
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