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"The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people." Cesar Chavez |
:: Sunday, May 02, 2004 ::
Can unions find footholds in a right to work Mississippi? Picayune Item, MS
One of history's ironies is that the charismatic Reuther, who was almost beaten to death at one Detroit plant for handing out union leaflets during the Great Depression, was enlisted by CEOs during World War II improve efficiency at aircraft and defense plants.
'His example meant so much in the Southern states,' said Clarence Brown, a Steelworkers organizer based in Birmingham, Ala. 'He understood that unions understand profits and productivity.'
Brown attended integrated union meetings during the 1960's as a young Alabama steelworker. 'But black and white workers were segregated on the steel mill floor,' Brown said. Reuther lobbied Southern labor unions to integrate the workplace as well as the union hall.------------------------------------------- posted 6:19 AM :: reference link ::
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