Tag: Millie Jeffrey

UAW Women’s History Month Spotlight: Millie Jeffrey

March is Women’s History Month. From the sit-down strikes of 1936-37 through the war years of Rosie the Riveter, from the postwar fight for jobs to today’s campaigns for pay equity and safe workplaces, women have played a key role in UAW history. Side by side, women and men are building a stronger union every day. We salute UAW women everywhere. Here’s the story of one noteworthy UAW woman: Millie Jeffrey Jeffrey in 1960 from the Reuther Photo Archives at Wayne State Millie Jeffrey was a long time union and political activist who became the first director of the UAW ... Read more

UAW Women’s History Month Spotlight: Millie Jeffrey

March is Women’s History Month. From the sit-down strikes of 1936-37 through the war years of Rosie the Riveter, from the postwar fight for jobs to today’s campaigns for pay equity and safe workplaces, women have played a key role in UAW history. Side by side, women and men are building a stronger union every day. We salute UAW women everywhere. Here’s the story of one noteworthy UAW woman: Millie Jeffrey Jeffrey in 1960 from the Reuther Photo Archives at Wayne State Millie Jeffrey was a long time union and political activist who became the first director of the UAW ... Read more

UAW Women’s History Month Spotlight: Millie Jeffrey

March is Women’s History Month. From the sit-down strikes of 1936-37 through the war years of Rosie the Riveter, from the postwar fight for jobs to today’s campaigns for pay equity and safe workplaces, women have played a key role in UAW history. Side by side, women and men are building a stronger union every day. We salute UAW women everywhere. Here’s the story of one noteworthy UAW woman: Millie Jeffrey Jeffrey in 1960 from the Reuther Photo Archives at Wayne State Millie Jeffrey was a long time union and political activist who became the first director of the UAW ... Read more