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Marching with Dr. King
Cyril Robinson
其他書名
Ralph Helstein and the United Packinghouse Workers of America
出版
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
, 2011-07-22
主題
Political Science / Labor & Industrial Relations
History / United States / 20th Century
History / Modern / 20th Century / General
Political Science / General
ISBN
0313384193
9780313384196
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=junEEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
This book shows how a Jewish lawyer utilized his philosophy of prophetic Judaism (a belief in social justice) and his training as a lawyer to become the head of a trade union that formulated policies embodying these social beliefs, bringing many benefits to its members.
In 1946, Ralph Helstein was the general counsel for the United Packinghouse Workers Union (UPWA), which had become a predominantly black worker organization. At the time there was a divisive left-right split in the union. As the only individual both sides trusted, Helstein was elected president of the union, thus beginning an era of positive change for the UPWA and its workers.
Beyond Helstein's efforts for the UPWA,
Marching with Dr. King: Ralph Helstein and the United Packinghouse Workers of America
also examines the involvement of Helstein in the civil rights movement, his personal association with Martin Luther King, Jr., and how his actions as union president championed the rights of African Americans, women, and even an immigrant group outside the United States—the sugar workers in Puerto Rico. This text presents a unique perspective on the life of a labor leader, revealing the connection between Helstein's religious and philosophical ideas with his leadership of the UPWA union.