by Justin | Jun 13, 2020 | Dodge, Education, UAW History
On this day in labor history, the year was 1974. That was the day workers at the Dodge Truck plant in Warren, Michigan went out on a wildcat strike. Workers were fed up with endless attacks from management and disappointing contract negotiations the year before....
by Justin | Jun 12, 2020 | Education, Jerry Tucker, New Directions Movement, UAW History
When the governing body of the United Auto Workers union meets on Dec. 5, an unusual tension is likely to pervade the session. For the first time in at least 30 years, union leaders will be confronting a genuine rebel in their midst. Jerry Tucker, a burly, bearded...
by Justin | Jun 11, 2020 | Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement (DRUM), Education, UAW History
The Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement (DRUM) was a radical organization of black autoworkers in Detroit, Michigan who were dissatisfied with working conditions at Chrysler and with the response of their union, the United Autoworkers (UAW). DRUM grew out of the Black...
