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Wayne State University Web site honors Walter P. Reuther on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
In conjunction with the lead story of The 897 Press newspaper, the Education Committee would like to remind the members of the information available to them on the Wayne State University and UAWire web sites .
Honoring Walter Reuther and the anniversary of his birth is presented to us to for us to remember one of the leaders who had fought for our rights and worked to end the economic and social injustices that workers were suffering from and the history of his work that enabled us to achieve those rights and goals. You can access this website at http://reuther100.wayne.edu/index.php
This article is from the UAW wire website and is provided to remind us of the importance of this great leader and to realize the potential of the leader in all of us. Links for educating our young people with lessons and resources is also available through both websites. You can access this information and much more www.UAW.com As we enter an era that seems to have forgotten the importance of unions and the freedoms that we have won over the years it is important that we carry on the tradition to share the information with our young people and new hires to ensure that they understand and work with us so we may never loose the those rights and benefits that we have achieved.
Wayne State University Library Web site honors Walter P. Reuther on 100th anniversary of his birth.
“You can’t opt out of life. You’ve got to make up your mind whether you’re willing to accept things as they are, or whether you’re willing to try to change them.”
UAW President Walter P. Reuther, 1968. Walter P. Reuther, thankfully, was not one to accept things as they are. He saw injustices and tried to right them.
Throughout his long career as a labor leader, he helped working people stand up for themselves and win dignity and fairness on the factory floor. He fought so that all workers, not just UAW members, would be able to reach for a middle-class standard of living. He stood alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to help open the eyes of white America to the injustices heaped upon African-Americans. He marched with Cesar Chavez to help stop the abuse of migrant farm workers.
This year, which marks the 100th anniversary of his birth, The Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs at Wayne State University in Detroit will honor America’s most accomplished labor leader with a Web site tribute, No Greater Calling. Inside the Web site, you’ll find a biography, photographs, speeches, and a search engine. Teachers will find the site exceptionally useful as there are Lesson Plan for students in the 5th through 8th grades.
Reuther led the UAW from 1946 until his death in 1970. He was born Sept. 1, 1907 in Wheeling, W.Va., and learned about trade unionism and social justice from his father, Valentine, an active member of the Brewery Workers union.
“No Greater Calling” refers to a quote by Reuther:
“There is no greater calling than to serve your fellow men. There is no greater contribution than to help the weak. There is no greater satisfaction than to do it well.”
In Solidarity,
The Education Committee
Palma Nemeth
Ken Tomaka
Jeannette May