Author: Mike SmithPublisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 9780814329955
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
This book portrays the brothers' lifelong commitment to each other and to workers' rights.
The Reuther Brothers
Author: Mike SmithPublisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 9780814329955
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
This book portrays the brothers' lifelong commitment to each other and to workers' rights.
The Reuther Brothers
Author: Mike SmithPublisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 0814339883
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Against the background of the Depression and the Civil Rights movement, The Reuther Brothers helps readers to understand the ongoing struggles for economic and social justice.
Reuther Brothers
Author: Mike SmithPublisher: Turtleback
ISBN: 9780613762267
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The tale of the Reuther brothers -- Walter, Roy, and Victor -- is more than a story of how one of America's great unions was created. It is also a powerful example of how teamwork, dedication, and concern for others can improve the lives of many people. This book portrays the brothers' lifelong commitment to each other and to workers' rights, while charting the career paths that ultimately led each one to his involvement with the United Automobile Workers (UAW). As president of the UAW from 1946-70, Walter Reuther became one of the most important labor leaders in American history. As sons of poor German immigrants in Wheeling, West Virginia, the three brothers had to work hard and help each other learn skills that would earn money for their family. Also, their father taught them the importance of education and being able to speak up for their rights. Walter was the first to enter the auto industry, having become an expert die maker. But as he and his brothers began to earn money, they did not ignore the poverty of others or the widespread social problems of their country. In a clear, lively narration that explains many important concepts to young readers, this book describes a string of fascinating events, including Walter and Victor's trip to Nazi Germany, their days spent teaching in a Soviet factory, and the strikes they organized in the United States. Against the background of the Depression and the Civil Rights movement, The Reuther Brothers helps readers to understand the ongoing struggles for economic and social justice.
The Brothers Reuther and the Story of the UAW
Author: Victor G. ReutherPublisher:
ISBN: 9780395243046
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
Autobiographical account of the lives of victor reuther and his brothers walter, roy and ted, and their leadership role in the united automobile workers trade union, representing the motor vehicle industry of the USA - covers the founding of the union, political aspects, labour relations in the ford company in Detroit, relations with political leadership, etc. Illustrations. Biography reuther brothers, trade unionists.
The brothers Reuther and the story of the UAW. A memoir. Illustrated with photographs
Author: The Brothers Reuther and the Story of the UAW
Author: Victor George ReutherPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Automobile industry workers
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
The Brothers Reuther and the Story of the Law
Author: Victor G. ReutherThe Brothers Reuther and the Story of the UAW
Author: Walter P. Reuther
Author: Kenneth Wade RobinsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
The Life and Times of Walter Reuther
Author: James TenEyckPublisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1683482077
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
The Life and Times of Walter Reuther: An Unfinished Liberal Legacy recounts the events and social movements that have shaped modern America and examines Reuther’s involvement in them. For over thirty years, Walter Reuther and his United Automobile Workers union were in the vanguard of voices advancing liberal economic and social policies that raised the standard of living for many Americans, extended the protection of the law, and provided a measure of security for the aged, infirm, disabled, and unemployed. In the narrative, Reuther serves as the lens through which a period of labor advances, civil rights struggle, and hot and cold wars are viewed from a liberal perspective. The book follows Walter and Victor Reuther on their European adventure to their ancestral homeland during the rise of Hitler and into the Gorky autoworks factory in Soviet Russia. The pair returned home to the labor battles in Flint and Dearborn that established a UAW presence in the factories and brought Walter Reuther to the bargaining table to negotiate the agreements that served as the treaty between labor and management for over two decades. Reuther’s story includes assassination attempts, confrontations with Senator Goldwater and Nikita Khrushchev, and a presence on the world stage and on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial when Martin Luther King recounted his dream. In the later chapters, the book looks beyond the life of the man and the events of his time and seeks to advance a liberal legacy that recently has been relentlessly attacked and too timidly defended.