Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University — 5401 Cass Ave, Detroit, MI 48202
Hours of Operations
Reuther Library Reading Room closing at noon on Wednesday, November 11th
Posted November 9th, 2026 by krouan
The Reuther Library Reading Room will close at noon on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. We will reopen with our normal hours on Thursday, November 12th.
If you have questions or need assistance during our closure, please send them to our reutherreference@wayne.edu email.
In Memoriam: Dolores Huerta (1930-2026)
Posted November 4th, 2026 by eclemens
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The Walter P. Reuther Library was saddened to hear of the passing of activist and United Farm Workers co-founder, Dolores Huerta. Huerta passed away on October 28, 2026, at the age of 96. read more »
Reuther Library closed Tuesday, November 3rd
Posted October 27th, 2026 by krouan
The Reuther Library will be closed on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, for Election Day. We will reopen with our normal hours on Wednesday, November 4th.
If you have questions or need assistance during our closure, please send them to our reutherreference@wayne.edu email.
[Podcast] Organizing Associational Power: A Strikers’ Inquiry Into the 2022 UAW Strike Against the University of California
Posted September 10th, 2026 by teller
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Sociologists Thomas Gepts and Sarah Mason, PhD, discuss the six-week strike in 2022 of 48,000 UAW-represented academic workers across all 10 University of California campuses, explaining how differing strategies and organizing tactics employed at each campus yielded contrary results: at UC Berkeley, academic workers voted largely in favor of the new contract; at UC Santa Cruz they voted largely against. read more »
