2010: The Reuther Year in Review

jruss — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 10:32:09 -0500

2010 was a big year for the Walter P. Reuther Library. The Reuther's major collection, the Archive of Labor and Urban Affairs (ALUA), turned 50, and the Reuther Library’s building, which houses ALUA and the Wayne State University Archives, was completed 35 years ago in 1975. While celebrating these two milestones, we accomplished many goals. read more »

Solidarność Exhibit — 2010

kchinery — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:31:41 -0400

Thirty years ago, Poland captured the world’s attention when the workers of the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk went on strike and launched a national rebellion. Solidarność, the free trade union born during the strike, developed into a social movement that established a democratic government in Poland and eventually led to the end of the Cold War in Eastern Europe. The Reuther Library’s latest exhibit, "Solidarność: Poland’s Struggle for Freedom, 1980-1990," provides an historical account of Solidarność from the events leading up to the first strike in 1980 through the 1989 election in Poland. read more »

Solidarity (Polish labor organization)

2010: The Reuther Year in Review

Solidarność Exhibit — 2010