Telegram from Ben Woodard to William H. Taylor

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Description

This is a telegram from Ben Woodard, President of Local 599 of the United Automobile, Aircraft, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW-CIO), Flint, Michigan, November 9, 1943, to William H. Taylor of the National War Labor Board (NWLB) urging that the NWLB hold hearings as soon as possible on equal pay for women.

Ben Woodard, president of United Auto Workers Local 599, sent this telegram to the National War Labor Board urging a hearing on equal pay

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the National War Labor Board (World War II).

National Archives Identifier: 596502

Full Citation: Telegram from Ben Woodard to William H. Taylor; 11/9/1943; Records of the National War Labor Board (World War II), Record Group 202. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/telegram-from-ben-woodard-to-william-h-taylor/, February 2, 2026]

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