Roy Reuther: A Brotherly Spirit and Shrewd Mind

by Justin | Aug 30, 2020 | Labor History, UAW History

A strong believer in democratic participation, Roy Reuther ran voter registration drives and UAW-related political campaigns. In 1960, he was appointed head of the Kennedy National Voter’s Registration Committee, where he helped increase voter participation in...

Historian Erik Loomis on the National Miners Union Gallup Strike of 1933

by Justin | Aug 30, 2020 | Erik Loomis, Labor History

Follow Erik Loomis on Twitter Read Erik Loomis on Lawyers, Guns, & Money       Historian Erik Loomis on This Day in Labor History: August 29, 1933. The National Miners Union shut down mines in Gallup, New Mexico. This pit Mexican and white miners...

Historian Erik Loomis on the 1963 March on Washington

by Justin | Aug 28, 2020 | Erik Loomis, Labor History, Social Issues

Follow Erik Loomis on Twitter Read Erik Loomis on Lawyers, Guns, & Money     Historian Erik Loomis on This Day in Labor History: August 28, 1963. The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom takes place in Washington. Let’s talk about the forgotten...

Labor History — 1914 — John D. Rockefeller Sent the National Guard to Kill American Families

by Justin | Aug 28, 2020 | Education, Labor History

The Ludlow Massacre is a dark stain on the fabric of American history. In April 1914, members of Colorado’s National Guard mobilized by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. attacked and set fire to the town of Ludlow. Their intention — to brutally disperse a labor strike for...

Even After Death, Jerry Tucker Inspires Labor Activists

by Justin | Aug 26, 2020 | Jerry Tucker, Labor History, New Directions Movement, UAW History

In Jan­u­ary of 2013, an obit­u­ary of Jer­ry Tuck­er, who died of pan­cre­at­ic can­cer a year ago at age 73, char­ac­ter­ized the long­time labor activist as “the man who could have saved orga­nized labor.” Tuck­er might have balked at the sug­ges­tion that he...

Anniversary of the founding of the UAW in 1935.

by Justin | Aug 26, 2020 | Labor History, UAW History

Via the Motor Cities National Heritage Area On August 26, 1935, the United Automobile Workers of America was founded in Detroit. As factory production grew, auto workers faced increasingly dangerous, even fatal working conditions. When the Wagner Act passed in 1935,...