Detroit

The League of Revolutionary Black Workers and the coming of revolution - Eric Perkins

Contemporary article on the League of Revolutionary Black Workers from Radical America which, though uncritical of their nationalistic sentiments, contains a lot of interesting information.

DRUM: vanguard of the black revolution

A short history of the Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement, detailing their beginnings as well as their opposition to the United Auto Workers union.

The butcher shop: Hamtramck Hospital

Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement's attack on the racist practices of the hospital at the Hamtramck Chrysler factory.

The carrot and the stick: December 11, 1968

DRUM's attack on the spectacle of the Chrysler Corporation's "milestone agreement" to "pour $1,000,000 into colored-owned banks in three US cities".

1911-1970s: Unions and workers: limitations and possibilities, by Martin Glaberman

Submitted by Mike Harman on Jul 22 2007 09:25

Detroit auto-worker Martin Glaberman analyses the bureaucratisation and decline of the US trade union movement. An interesting article interspersed with historical information and personal reminiscences

Detroit bus drivers on wildcat strike

Submitted by Steven. on May 24 2007 11:36

All of Detroit's bus drivers walked out yesterday over concerns about safety and crime.

An account of car factory sabotage

A brief account of sabotage at a car manufacturers in Detroit by Eugene, a carburator assembler.

Ford times time on the loo

Submitted by Steven. on Oct 31 2005 10:44

This article from the Detroit news shows petty measures introduced by Ford managers recently to raise productivity. The memo about toilet time is included below.

1968-1971: The League of Revolutionary Black Workers - A. Muhammad Ahmad

Submitted by libcom on Oct 28 2005 19:13

A short history of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers - a radical union of black auto workers. The articles includes other information about the car industry, race and struggle from 1910 onwards.