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"The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people." Cesar Chavez |
:: Monday, February 09, 2004 ::
Workshop celebrates labor’s victories By Leslie Jones McCloud
Calumet Township Trustee, Mary Elgin was also honored for her role in labor. She worked for at least 30 years at Ispat Inland and as member of United Steelworkers Union of America Local 1010.
She was a backer of the Equal Rights Amendment and worked to help women obtain maternity leave.
“When I change things for myself, I help everyone else,” she said.
The three-day event wasn’t well attended.
“The labor movement is crying out for workers,” said Ruth Needleman, professor of Labor Studies at Indiana University Northwest.
“Unions lost their way. ... and African-Americans have sat down. Younger people no longer see union as an expression of needs,” she said after a workshop.------------------------------------------- posted 6:56 AM :: reference link ::
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