Al Langley, Elmer Mevert, and Russell Miller - Howard Kimeldorf Oral History Collection - Oral History Transcript

Oral History interview with Al Langley, Elmer Mevert, and Russel Miller of ILWU, local 13. Completed on August 14, 1985. This interview is part of the Howard Kimeldorf Oral History Collection by the Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries. Laborarchives.org This interview is with three people: Al Langley, Elmer Mevert, and Russell Miller. They all participated in the 1934 West Coast Waterfront Strike and worked on the waterfront during World War II. Prior to moving to Los Angeles, Al Langley was president of Local 126 of the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, and Restructuring Iron Workers of Canada. Langley began working in the shipyards in Los Angeles in 1934 and became a full member of the ILWU in 1938. Russell Miller began working on the waterfront in 1929. Elmer Mevert became a registered member of the ILA in 1935. This item contains two parts: oral history audio file and full text transcription (.pdf).