Marching with Dr. King [electronic resource] : Ralph Helstein and the United Packinghouse Workers of America / Cyril Robinson.
Robinson, Cyril D.
2011
HD6509.H45 R63 2011eb
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Title Marching with Dr. King [electronic resource] : Ralph Helstein and the United Packinghouse Workers of America / Cyril Robinson.
Author Robinson, Cyril D.
ISBN 9780313384196 (electronic bk.)
9780313384189
Imprint Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2011.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xii, 256 p.) : ill.
Call Number HD6509.H45 R63 2011eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 331.88/164909092 B
Summary Overview: 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.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Early years
The origin of the UPWA : Helstein takes the helm
Jewish leadership in the union
The 1948 strike and its aftermath and women workers' advancement
Helstein under fire and the anti-red period
Organizing Puerto Rican workers
Automation, women's movement, and helstein's extra-union activities
Merger with the amalgamated, highlander, economic benefits of unionization, and the revolt against Helstein
Retirement, summing up, Helstein's death and memorial, and post-UPWA history.

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