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Sit Down and Fight: Walter Reuther and the Rise of the Auto Workers Union.(Brief article)(Video recording review)

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| July 01, 2011 | Hiett, John | (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Sit Down and Fight: Walter Reuther and the Rise of the Auto Workers Union. color & b/w. 60 min. Charlotte Zwerin, American Experience, PBS Home Video, shoppbs.org/ education. 2011. DVD ISBN 9781608831807. $44.95; limited public performance. HIST

Among the most successful union organizers in history, Walter Reuther (1907-70) led the United Auto Workers (UAW) to encompass over one million members and contracts with the Big Three automakers between 1935 and 1941. Reuther served as UAW president for 24 years, and through innovative tactics such as the sit-down strike and quick-strike "flying squadrons" to counter …

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