Once and Future Union

$39.95

The Rise and Fall of the United Rubber Workers, 1935-1995

by Bruce Meyer

Pages: 457; Size: 6″ x 9″
Series: Ohio History and Culture

SKU: 978-1-884836-84-8 Category: Tags: , , ,

Description

While never one of the biggest unions in the United States, the Akron, Ohio-based labor organization, the United Rubber Workers (URW), wielded power for decades that seemed far disproportionate to the union’s size. To tell the story of the URW is to tell a saga of conflict-internal and external. If the Rubber Workers were not battling a tire or rubber company at the bargaining table or on the picket line, then they were fighting within their ranks. Throughout the URW’s history, its members operated a democratic union where the rank and file always made sure their leaders knew who really was in charge. The membership expected a lot from their officers, and if they were less than satisfied, then the leader would hear about it (and sometimes lose his job because of it). When the URW merged with the larger United Steelworkers of America (USWA) union in 1995, it was clear the URW’s history needed to be chronicled.

About the author

Bruce Meyer

Bruce M. Meyer is the managing editor of Rubber & Plastics News (published by Crain Communications). He received his Bachelor’s degree from Kent State University in 1984.

Additional information

Binding

Jacketed Hardcover, Paperback

Series

Ohio History and Culture

Author(s)

Bruce Meyer

Pub Date

2002