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Author:
Robinson, Cyril D.
Title:
Marching with Dr. King : Ralph Helstein and the United Packinghouse Workers of America / Cyril Robinson.
Publisher:
Praeger,
Copyright Date:
c2011
Description:
xii, 256 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Subject:
Helstein, Ralph.
Labor leaders--United States--Biography.
United Packinghouse Workers of America--History.
Packing-house workers--History.--United States--History.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Early years -- The origin of the UPWA and Helstein taking the helm -- Jewish leadership in the union -- The 1948 strike and its aftermath and women workers' advancement -- Helstein under fire and the anti-red period -- Organizing Puerto Rican workers -- Automation, women's movement, and helstein's extra-union activities -- The merger with the amalgamated, highlander, economic benefits of unionization, and the revolt against Helstein -- Retirement, summing up, Helstein's death and memorial, and post-UPWA history.
ISBN:
0313384193 (ebook)
9780313384196 (ebook)
0313384185 (hard copy : alk. paper)
9780313384189 (hard copy : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)548555574
LCCN:
2011010792
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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