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Labor’s Fight for Justice in the Workplace and Society: Lessons from the UAW

Join us for a discussion of this new book: Roy Reuther and the UAW: Fighting for Workers and Civil Rights, with the author Alan Reuther.

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Join us for a discussion of this new book – Roy Reuther and the UAW:  Fighting for Workers and Civil Rights – with the author, Alan Reuther.  This public event will include a presentation by Alan Reuther with historical photographs, commentary by UAW Region 9A director Brandon Mancillo, and a spirited conversation moderated by UAW organizer Zoe Carey.

We will examine lessons learned from the UAW’s historic fight to unionize the auto industry and to advance social justice beyond its core industrial base.  

In the current moment, how can the labor movement continue to organize workers?  What is its role and responsibility in social justice movements, defending democracy against an existential threat posed by rising authoritarianism, protecting immigrant workers facing cruel deportations, confronting the climate crisis, and addressing growing inequality?  These are the kinds of questions we will be exploring.  

Featuring

Speakers

Patricia Campos-Medina

  • Extension Associate Sr

Elaine Kim

  • Senior Extension Associate, Labor Leadership Initiatives

Brandon Mancilla

  • Director, UAW Region 9A
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