Interview session 2, 2018 March 14
Scope and Contents
Partway through Tape 1, Side 1, to the end of Tape 2, Side 1. In the second interview session, conducted on March 14, 2018, Dale discusses her career history. She speaks further about her early life, particularly spending a year in Ecuador with the American Field Service when she was 16. She then speaks further about her college experience at the University of Oregon. She discusses attending law school at Loyola University in Los Angeles, California, then describes how, in 1978, she became an attorney for the Oregon Public Employees Union (OPEU), which later became SEIU Local 503. She speaks about her work with the union, about how the union developed as it affiliated with the Service Employees International Union, and about her achievements as the union’s executive after 1985. She discusses the issues and strategy behind a rolling strike in 1987, including pay equity and job security. She also talks about her marriage to Franklin Evans, and about his career as an architect.
Dates
- Creation: 2018 March 14
Creator
- From the Collection: Dale, Alice L. (Alice Lee), 1952- (Interviewee, Person)
- From the Collection: Matthews, Carolyn K. (Carolyn Kay), 1944- (Interviewer, Person)
- From the Collection: Pacific Northwest Labor History Association (Sponsor, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
1.25 audiocassettes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
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