Eldon, John, 1883-. Oral history interview with John Eldon, 1960, Mar. 16. - View Resource (original) (raw)

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Eldon, John, 1883-

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John Eldon was born in Cleator, England, a port town on the Irish Sea coast. He legft school at age 13, worked on farms an in iron ore mines until 1919, attended London Labor College from 1919 to 1921. In 1928 Mr. Eldon came to the United States, and from 1928-1937 he worked at Chrysler, Ford, Dodge, Murray Body, and Briggs where he was a member of Briggs Local 212. From October 25, 1937, until his retirememnt on May 17, 1959, he worked for UAW International, first in the Education Department an...

American Federation of Labor

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Labor organization. From the description of American Federation of Labor records, 1883-1925. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980267 ...

Chrysler corporation

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On Jan. 4, 1980, the Chrysler Corp. permanently closed its Hamtramck Assembly Plant, commonly called "Dodge Main", marking the end of nearly 70 years of continuous manufacturing operations at the facility. John Frances and Horace Elgin Dodge were pioneers in the automobile industry, beginning with a machine shop to supply auto plants with parts, working with both Ransom E. Olds and Henry Ford, and eventually building a new plant on a 30 acre site in Hamtramck in 1910. Wanting to build their own ...