It's been a while and I am going to try to get back to semi-regular posting in these historic times but I wanted to draw attention to Harold Meyerson's love letter in the Washington Post to the United Auto Workers union and in particular the era of Walter Reuther. As friends know, I'm kind of obsessed with Reuther as one of the great heroes of U.S. progressivism who's been somewhat forgotten. Suffice it to say that from the 1930s through the 1960s if there was a progressive cause that needed fighting for, the UAW was involved in one way or another.For those who want to know more, check out Kevin Boyle's appropriately titled,The UAW and the Heyday of American Liberalism, 1945-1968.
More soon....