Title
Donald Meaders Oral History Interview
Streaming Media
Description
Don Meaders describes his life and the circumstances that led him into a career in construction and leadership within the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, where he remains a retired member. He emphasizes his career-long work to get rank and file members into leadership positions within the union. He also discusses his disappointment in the international union’s takeover and dissolution of his local union in 2007.
Publication Date
3-30-2016
Keywords
United Brotherhood of Carpenters; construction. Journeyman; specialization in carpentry; rank and file leadership; Albuquerque; Los Alamos; life as a union member; JB Henderson; benefits of union membership; Union politics.
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
Hayden, Foley; Donald Meaders; and Richard Wood. "Donald Meaders Oral History Interview." (2016). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/wphnm/7
Comments
1280x720; 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.