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 | Feb 4, 2021 | Labor History, Social Issues, UAW History, Walter Reuther
The United States now honors the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a day of remembrance each January. However, while he was alive, his public disapproval ratings were as high as 75%. Many Americans disliked him for a variety of his stances, from…
by Justin | Jan 24, 2021 | Administration Caucus, Gregg Shotwell, Opinion, UAW Corruption Scandal
I am writing this in January 2021 for a new generation of auto workers who don’t knowthe history they are piggy-backing. Who don’t know who hogtied them into thiscorkscrew position. It’s all becoming more clear as the federales crack down. But thenews isn’t new….
by Justin | Dec 20, 2020 | Administration Caucus, UAW Corruption Scandal, Walter Reuther
The two main factions that built the UAW in the 1930s and ’40s—Reuther’s social democrats and their communist-dominated opposition—were both comprised of highly talented idealists who saw the union as a vehicle to build a more egalitarian America. They attracted like…
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 | Jul 10, 2020 | Gregg Shotwell, Opinion
The pertinent question is: who will union members, police or otherwise, accept apartnership with? Will workers accept partnerships made with business moguls by bought-off union officials? Or will they strive for solidarity with other workers likethemselves?Will union…
