Title
Marcus Griego Oral History Interview
Streaming Media
Description
Marcos Griego proudly carries his 50 year membership card with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Griego joined the Union in 1964 and has been paying dues for 54 years. He worked with his tools at jobsites across New Mexico including the Farmington Power Plant where he and his crew built scaffolding for the other tradesmen working in the plant. Griego also worked as the Assistant Business Agent and Trustee for Local 1319. He started the NM Chapter and served as President of the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (AFL-CIO) whose purpose included voter sign up and GOTV efforts. Griego shares his interest in Labor history as well as his efforts to battle against anti-Labor legislation. Interview by Diane Pinkey.
Publication Date
3-15-2018
Keywords
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Locals 1319 and 407 New Mexico, Business Agent and Trustee, commercial work, building permits, Right to Work, prevailing wage, journeyman training, Chuck Reynolds, woman apprentice, working with my tools.
Disciplines
Labor History
Publisher
Digital Initiatives and Scholarly Communication, University Libraries, University of New Mexico
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Pinkey, Diane and Marcus Griego. "Marcus Griego Oral History Interview." (2018). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/wphnm/42
Comments
1920x1088; MP4; No institutional restrictions are placed on the use of this collection. Use of material is allowed for educational and research purposes. The University Libraries do not hold copyright.