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Interview session 2, 2018 June 11

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Scope and Contents

In the second interview session, conducted on June 11, 2018, Butler continues to discuss working as a telephone operator, including her job duties, people she worked with, and the break-up of the Pacific Bell telephone company. She discusses her involvement with the Communications Workers of America Local 7901, participating in a strike in 1983, and working with CWA National Organizing Director Larry Cohen. She speaks at length about her involvement with the CWA, including her election as vice president of the union in 1990. She also talks about her work to form the Portland coalition of Jobs with Justice, and about her relationship with Rich Peppers.

Dates

  • Creation: 2018 June 11

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

148 Megabytes (1 audio file (WAV, 1 hr., 21 min., 11 sec.))

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository

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