Alvin F. Grospiron

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Alvin F. Grospiron (17 April 1916–January 1985) was president of Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union (OCAW) from 1965 to 1979. He had been Secretary-Treasurer of the international union under the O. A. Knight, who had led the union since its founding merger in 1955. He retired in 1979, and was succeeded by Robert Goss.

His work landed him on the master list of Nixon political opponents.

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  • Staff report (June 28, 1973). Lists of White House 'Enemies' and Memorandums Relating to Those Named. New York Times
  • Staff report (Jan. 01, 1979). Labor: A Year of Showdowns. Time magazine
  • CRAIG SLATIN. HEALTH AND SAFETY ORGANIZING: OCAW'S WORKER-TO-WORKER HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM. NEW SOLUTIONS: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy. Volume 11, Number 4 / 2001
  • STONE, Katherine. Handbook for OCAW Women Publisher: Denver: Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers, (1973). Preface by A. F. Grospiron. Foreword by Bella Abzug.
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