Working class families, Supermarkets, Food industry and trade--Employees, Working class--Songs and music, Labor union locals, Collective bargaining--Service industries, Strikes and lockouts, Nursing homes--Employees, Labor union members, Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926, and Labor disputes--West Virginia
Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926, Nursing homes--Employees, Labor union members, Supermarkets, Working class--Songs and music, Strikes and lockouts, Working class families, Food industry and trade--Employees, Labor union locals, Collective bargaining--Service industries, and Labor disputes--West Virginia
![["Sterling Ball (b. January 9, 1947, Parkersburg, WV) is a retired UFCW Local 347 president, labor organizer, songwriter and poet, a former Kroger worker, and veteran. In this interview he discusses the history of Local 347 (which has since merged with Local 400), his songs and poems, his experience in collective bargaining, labor actions, and strikes across West Virginia and Ohio, the future of the labor movement, and more. Ball is a lifelong resident of Parkersburg, WV.This interview is part of a collection of interviews with UFCW member Kroger workers conducted remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic."]](/thumb/4224BallSterlingIntTranscript12320 "Transcript of oral history of Sterling Ball")