https://reuther.wayne.edu/taxonomy/term/529 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/2691 <p>Union activist Benjamin (Ben) Legere (1887-1972) worked in the theater as an actor, playwright, and director. He participated in both the American and Canadian labor movements as a member of the General Executive Board of the Canadian One Big Union and an organizer for the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Legere’s papers reflect his activities in the American and Canadian labor movements, California politics and the theater.</p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/2691#comments Industrial Workers of the World Labor unions Robbins, Matilda Textile Workers&#039; Strike, Lawrence, Mass., 1912. Workers’ theater Fri, 07 Aug 2020 09:00:42 -0400 aergas 2691 at https://reuther.wayne.edu https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/14346 <p>While the 1920s are often described as "lean years" of progressive action, Andreas Meyris explains how the Brookwood Labor College in Katonah, New York served as a conduit for transnational radicalism in the 1920s while also training labor journalists and up-and-coming labor leaders like Walter Reuther and Rose Pesotta, setting the stage for the explosion of industrial unionism during the 1930s. <span class='read-more'><a href="https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/14346" target="_blank"><strong>&nbsp;read&nbsp;more&nbsp;&raquo;</strong></a></span></p> AFL-CIO CIO Fascism International labor activities Journalism Labor Labor education Labor leaders--United States Labor unions--organizing Muskie, Edmund S., 1914-1996 Radicalism Reuther, Roy, 1909-1968 Reuther, Victor G., 1912 Reuther, Walter, 1907-1970 Socialism Workers’ theater Tue, 11 Dec 2018 16:24:51 -0500 teller 14346 at https://reuther.wayne.edu