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Sit Down and Fight
Walter Reuther and the Rise of the Auto Workers Union
By Zwerin, Charlotte
- ISBN
- 978-1-60883-180-7
- Publisher
- American Experience PBS Home Video
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Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2011 | Media
Among the most successful union organizers in history, Walter Reuther (1907–70) led the United Auto Workers (UAW) to encompass over one million members and contracts with the Big Three automakers between 1935 and 1941. Reuther served as UAW president for 24 years, and through innovative tactics such as the sit-down strike ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
School Library Journal
Starred Review on July 1, 2010
Gr 9 Up—The 1900s was "America's Century" for a number of reasons, not the least being our incredible ability to be the world's most prolific manufacturing center in history. And no product has been more closely associated with our culture than our automobiles. This brilliant documentary portrays the auto industry workers' tough battle to unionize during the lean years of the Great Depression and propel the major manufacturers to the positions of prominence they once (and might again) enjoy. The sto...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
