Blogs
Holiday Closure: Winter Break 2018/2019
Posted December 17th, 2018 by mcourtney
The Reuther Library will be closed this December 22-January 1. We will resume normal hours on January 2nd.
We wish you all a safe and restful break, and we look forward to serving you in the new year. Please feel free to submit reference questions at Ask an Archivist and we will make sure to answer them read more »
Guest Post: SS Wayne Victory
Posted November 29th, 2018 by astankrauff
My experience with the SS Wayne Victory Ship began as a piece of dumb luck. My boss had submitted his resignation to Wayne State University and I was tasked with cleaning out his office. read more »
Documentary Screening: Voices of the UFW in Texas, December 4
Posted November 27th, 2018 by mcourtney
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Voices of the United Farm Workers in Texas (2016)
Documentary Screening
12-1:30pm
Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs
5401 Cass Ave.
Join the Reuther Library on December 4 for a screening of Voices of the UFW in Texas, a new documentary detailing the 1966-1967 melon workers' strike and organizing drives in Texas over the next 4 decades. read more »
Lillian Roberts's willing sacrifice for public employees
Posted November 26th, 2018 by scaloia
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Lillian Roberts almost spent Christmas in jail.
The series of events leading up to December 1968 began more than a year before. New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller decided to make the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) the sole collective bargaining representative for state employees, rather than allowing those employees to make their own choice. Rockefeller promised to hold a representation election after a year, but he failed to keep his word. read more »
