Reino Erkkila - Howard Kimeldorf Oral History Project - Oral History Transcript

Oral History interview with Reino Erkkila of ILWU, locals 10 and 34. Completed in September 1981. This interview is part of the Howard Kimeldorf Oral History Collection by the Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries. Laborarchives.org Reino Erkkila spent 40 years of his life in the ILWU from 1935-1975. Throughout his career, he advocated for workers rights while holding several positions within ILWU Local 10 (San Francisco Longshore) including dispatcher, president, secretary-treasurer and more. He also worked on safety committees and was selected to study labor conditions in other countries by the International Executive Board in 1960. His last 10 years were spent in ILWU Local 34 (San Francisco Ship's Clerks). This item contains two parts: oral history audio file and full text transcription (.pdf).