Detroit: Staley: The Fight for a New American Labor Movement Discussion
Meet a leader of one of the most hard fought struggles in recent labor history, at the A.E. Staley plant in the “War Zone” of central Illinois, and the authors of a new book about it.
What can Michigan workers—especially auto workers—learn from Staley now?
Saturday, October 24 4-6 pm
1930 Balmoral Dr. Palmer Woods, Detroit, MI, (313.893.1421)
Refreshments will be provided
Speakers:
Dan Lane, a main leader in Allied Industrial Workers Local 837.
Steven Ashby, led the Staley support committee in Chicago.
C.J. Hawking, a Methodist minister, moved to , to organize with the Staley workers.
Sponsored by Labor Notes and Autoworker Caravan
Buy a copy and get it signed at the meeting:
Staley: The Fight for a New American Labor Movement
by Steven Ashby and C.J. Hawking
University of Illinois Press, 2009
$25
For more information call Labor Notes at 313-842-6262.
