by Justin | Oct 25, 2021 | Administration Caucus, Jerry Tucker, New Directions Movement, One Member One Vote, Referendum Vote, UAW Corruption Scandal
Eyes will be on the upcoming election of the United Auto Workers in an unprecedented referendum. The results could be game-changing for how the UAW will operate in the future. It could also have a ripple effect throughout organized labor. There’s some poetic justice…
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…
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…
